The Delhi High Court has held that only 'original reasons' which formed the basis for initiating reassessment proceedings under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act can be taken into consideration by the Assessing Officer, for coming to the conclusion that income had escaped assessment. A division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dharmesh Sharma observed that there …
The Delhi High Court has held that AO did not have the tangible material on record that could have persuaded him to form the belief that income, otherwise chargeable to tax, had escaped assessment.The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia, the AO, did not employ diligence while triggering the reassessment proceedings against the petitioner or assessee. The …
