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2016 (8) TMI 277 - HC - Income TaxLegality and validity of reopening of assessment - information received from DGIT - reasons to believe - Held that:- There was independent application of mind on behalf of the assessing authority in arriving at the conclusion that income had escaped assessment and therefore, the contentions raised by the petitioner are devoid of merits. Dealing with the contentions of the petitioner that the information received from DGIT, Investigation Branch, Ahmedabad, can never be said to be additional information. We are of the opinion that the information which has been received is on 26.3.2015 from the DGIT, Investigation Branch, Ahmedabad, whereby it has been revealed that present petitioner is also the beneficiaries of those Kayan brothers, who are in the activity of entry operation throughout the country and therefore, it cannot be said that this is not justifiable material to form a reason to belief by the Authority and therefore, this being a case, the Authority is justified in issuing notice under Section 148 of the Act to reopen the assessment and therefore, the challenge contained in the petition being devoid of merits, same deserves to be dismissed. As we found that for the exercise of power of reopening of assessment after a period of 4 years, a proper procedure is observed by the Authority, specific approval has been obtained from the competent Authority and upon perusal of original file, we have satisfied ourselves that the approval has been accorded in a proper manner by the competent Authority and since the notice is issued based upon substantial compliance of statutory provision, the Authority has acted well within the bounds of his powers and the Authority has issued notice. We found that the order which has been passed of rejecting the objections raised by the petitioner is also a well reasoned order passed after due exercise of jurisdiction and therefore, same is not, therefore, required to be interfered with. - Decided against assessee
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