Validity of reopening of assessment u/s 147 - One wonders ...
Case Laws Income Tax
December 20, 2021
Validity of reopening of assessment u/s 147 - One wonders whether the sanctioning authority under Section 151 also would have even applied his mind because the reasons recorded as noted above itself displays non application of mind by the Assessing Officer. Therefore, either no sanction as contemplated under Section 151 of the Act has been obtained or the same was granted mechanically without application of mind to the facts because if only the Assessing Officer had placed the entire file before the sanctioning authority he would have pointed out the error in the reasons for re-opening - HC
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