https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=98288 Sanction for reopening was held invalid where the competent authority merely affixed rubber-stamp endorsements such as "Yes I am satisfied" without showing independent application of mind. The Tribunal treated the approval requirement under section 151 as a substantive safeguard, and applied the principles in S. Goyanka Lime & Chemical and Pioneer Town Planners to hold that mechanical sanction cannot validate reassessment. As the notices under section 148 were issued on the basis of such defective approval, they were bad in law and the consequential reassessment orders for the relevant assessment years were quashed. en-us Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:51:09 +0530 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:51:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=98288 Sanction for reopening was held invalid where the competent authority merely affixed rubber-stamp endorsements such as "Yes I am satisfied" without showing independent application of mind. The Tribunal treated the approval requirement under section 151 as a substantive safeguard, and applied the principles in S. Goyanka Lime & Chemical and Pioneer Town Planners to hold that mechanical sanction cannot validate reassessment. As the notices under section 148 were issued on the basis of such defective approval, they were bad in law and the consequential reassessment orders for the relevant assessment years were quashed. Highlights Income Tax Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:51:09 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=98288