Reopening of assessment under Section 147 upheld; revenue not required to disclose additional particulars of relied documents The SC dismissed the Special Leave Petition and affirmed the HC order, upholding the validity of the reopening of assessment under section 147. The court ...
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Reopening of assessment under Section 147 upheld; revenue not required to disclose additional particulars of relied documents
The SC dismissed the Special Leave Petition and affirmed the HC order, upholding the validity of the reopening of assessment under section 147. The court held that requiring the Revenue to disclose further particulars about the nature or contents of documents relied upon for reopening would effectively rewrite statutory conditions; section 147 authorizes issuance of a reopening notice with specified conditions and the courts must interpret those provisions as written while safeguarding citizens' rights. The HC's approach refusing compelled disclosure of additional document details was confirmed.
The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition. Pending applications were disposed of accordingly. (Case citation: 2017 (7) TMI 621 - SC)
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