https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=99408 An appellate authority dealing with one assessment year cannot issue directions affecting reopening for earlier years, because its jurisdiction is confined to the year under appeal. The Tribunal held that the Commissioner (Appeals) went beyond the scope of the appeal by directing reopening of earlier assessment years, so that direction was beyond competence and had to be expunged. The separate validity of reopening under section 150 was left unexamined, as the matter was resolved on lack of appellate jurisdiction alone. en-us Sat, 02 May 2026 07:40:45 +0530 Sat, 02 May 2026 07:40:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=99408 An appellate authority dealing with one assessment year cannot issue directions affecting reopening for earlier years, because its jurisdiction is confined to the year under appeal. The Tribunal held that the Commissioner (Appeals) went beyond the scope of the appeal by directing reopening of earlier assessment years, so that direction was beyond competence and had to be expunged. The separate validity of reopening under section 150 was left unexamined, as the matter was resolved on lack of appellate jurisdiction alone. Highlights Income Tax Sat, 02 May 2026 07:40:45 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=99408