Mere Change Of Opinion Not A Ground To Reopen Assessment Under Sec.147 Income Tax Act : Madras HC [Read Judgment]
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Mere Change Of Opinion Not A Ground To Reopen Assessment Under Sec.147 Income Tax Act : Madras HC [Read Judgment]

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Reiterating that the mere change of opinion of the assessing officer is not a ground to re-open assessment under Section 147 Income Tax Act, the Madras High Court allowed a writ petition filed against the re-opening of assessment.The order was passed in the case City Union Bank Ltd vs The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax and others by Justice G R Swaminathan of Madurai bench.The reason. Reiterating that the mere change of opinion of the assessing officer is not a ground to re-open assessment under Section 147 Income Tax Act, the Madras High Court allowed a writ petition filed against the re-opening of assessment. The order was passed in the case City Union Bank Ltd vs The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax and others by Justice G R Swaminathan of Madurai bench. "The use of the words 'reason to believe' in Section 147 has to be interpreted schematically as the liberal interpretation of the word would have the consequence of conferring arbitrary powers on the assessing officer who may even initiate such re-assessment proceedings merely on his change of opinion on the basis of same facts and circumstances which has already been considered by him during the original assessment proceedings," it was held therein.

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Noting that neither the Assessing Officer nor the CIT have taken into consideration the explanation offered by the Assessee during the assessment proceedings in relation to the difference in the sale consideration and the stamp duty valuation of immovable property, the Mumbai ITAT deleted the penalty levied u/s 270A of the Income tax Act for under-reporting of income. Accordingly, the …

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