2019 (3) TMI 1658

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....y the appellant are as follows:- "(1) The Learned Assessing Officer has erred in law and on facts in initiating reopening assessment proceedings by issuing notice u/s 147/148 and finalising the assessment us 143(3)/r.w.s. 147. (2) The learned Assessing Officer has erred in law and on facts in passing the order dt. 28/08/2014 : (i) By rejecting the objects raised by the assessee against reasons recorded for reopening u/s 148 and (ii) In not considering the submissions that the reopening is on some other officer's information and not that of the Assessing Officer issuing notice and Hon.CIT in rejecting the above submissions of the assessee. (3) The Learned Assessing Officer has erred in law and....

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.... the actual assessment was on the same book profits under section 115JB. These material facts are not in dispute, and, in response to our specific question, learned Departmental Representative specifically confirmed this position. 4. The short question that we need to address ourselves to is whether, on these undisputed facts, reopening proceedings, to assessee income escaping assessment, can be legally sustained. The authorities below have held that the impugned reassessment proceedings are valid and lawful. 5. Having heard the rival contentions and having perused the material on record, we find that the legal position is well settled, in this respect, by Hon'ble jurisdictional High Court's judgments in the cases of India Gelatine & ....