Court Rules Reopening of Tax Assessment Invalid Due to Typo Error in Notice; Action Deemed Time-Barred.

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....Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - Period of limitation to issue notice - typographical error in the notice issued wherein the assessment year has been mentioned as 2015-16 instead of 2010-11 - By the said corrigendum, it cannot be said that it has sought to cure a procedural irregularity as contemplated under Section 292- B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and it has to be held that they have invoked the jurisdiction to reopen the assessment for the year 2010-2011 only after issuance of the said corrigendum on 11.04.2017 which is clearly time barred. - HC....