Court Rules Reopening of Tax Assessment u/s 147 Requires Reasonable Grounds, Not Proof of Income Omission.

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....Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - The inquiry at this stage is only to see whether there are reasonable grounds for the Income Tax Officer to believe and not whether the omission/failure and the escapement of income is established. It is necessary to keep this distinction in mind. - it cannot be said that there is a total non-application of mind on the part of the Assessing Officer while recording the reasons for reopening of the assessment. It also cannot be said that his conclusion was merely based on the observations and information received from the Investigation Wing - HC....