Reopening Assessments u/s 147 of Income Tax Act: Courts Urged to Ensure Compliance with Prescribed Procedures.

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....Validity of reopening of assessment - The very purpose and object of the proviso under Section 147 is to ensure that the assessee pays the income tax in the manner prescribed under the Statute and therefore, the Courts are expected to be cautious, while dealing with such intricacies and the disputed facts, which all are to be adjudicated by the competent authority by following the procedures as contemplated. - HC....