Reopening of assessment - Obviously, in the garb of purported ...

Court Limits Assessing Officer's Power to Reassess: Cannot Revisit Settled Assessments Without Justification.

June 29, 2016

Case Laws Income Tax HC

Reopening of assessment - Obviously, in the garb of purported exercise of the power to reassess, the AO cannot be permitted to review his own order or the order passed by his predecessor. - HC

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Reopening of assessment - Obviously, in the garb of purported ...

Court Limits Assessing Officer's Power to Reassess: Cannot Revisit Settled Assessments Without Justification.

June 29, 2016

Case Laws Income Tax HC

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