Court Rules Reassessment u/s 147 Invalid; Insufficient Evidence for Notice u/s 148A Criticized.

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....Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - validity of notice u/s 148A - alleged income which is said to have escaped assessment is much below Rs. 50,00,000 - Only on the basis that the cash deposits chargeable to tax have escaped assessment, without anything more, the authority was not justified in jumping to the conclusion that the assessee may have more bank accounts. If such an interpretation is placed on the provision of Section 148A (d) of the Act with reference to expression ‘material available on record’, then in that case, it will open flood gate and even without availability of any material, the authority would be initiating proceedings u/s 148 of the Act, which will completely frustrate the object of incorporation of Section 148A in the Act. - HC....