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2016 (4) TMI 561 - HC - Income TaxReopening of assessment - petitioner's grievance is that the impugned notice dated 27th March, 2015 is completely without jurisdiction particularly on the ground that the impugned notice is issued beyond the period of 4 years from the end of the relevant Assessment Year 2008-09 - Held that:- The Assessing Officer has proceeded on a fundamentally erroneous assumption that the notice under Section 148 of the Act cannot be a subject matter of challenge disregarding the binding decision of the Apex Court in G.K.N. Driveshaft Ltd. Vs. Income Tax Officer, [2002 (11) TMI 7 - SUPREME Court]. In fact, the entire procedure of an assessee objecting to the reasons in support of the impugned notice recorded by the Assessing Officer is to ensure that the Assessing Officer has second look at the reasons recorded by him on consideration of the objections. In view of the fact that the Assessing Officer has completely misunderstood the scope of an order disposing of the objections to the reopening notice, we set aside the order dated 8th February, 2015. However, we restore the petitioner's objections to the impugned notice dated 27th March, 2015 for fresh disposal to the Assessing Officer to pass a final order after due consideration of the objections filed by the petitioner in accordance with law. Mr. Mohanty, learned Counsel for the Revenue states that the objections would be disposed of within a period of 4 weeks from today.
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