HC held that the Assessing Officer (AO) lacked valid ...

Assessing Officer's Assessment Reopening Invalidated Due to Lack of Substantive Evidence and Jurisdictional Grounds

May 14, 2025

Case Laws Income Tax HC

HC held that the Assessing Officer (AO) lacked valid jurisdictional grounds for reopening the assessment. Despite having territorial jurisdiction, the AO failed to establish a substantive reason to believe income had escaped assessment. The notice was deemed invalid as it was based solely on information from an insight portal without concrete evidence connecting the alleged accommodation entries to the petitioner's audited accounts. The court found the reopening notice constituted a fishing inquiry without demonstrating a prima facie case of income escaping assessment, thereby rendering the reopening notice legally untenable and unsustainable.

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HC held that the Assessing Officer (AO) lacked valid ...

Assessing Officer's Assessment Reopening Invalidated Due to Lack of Substantive Evidence and Jurisdictional Grounds

May 14, 2025

Case Laws Income Tax HC

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