Court Rules Reopening Tax Assessment u/s 147 Invalid; Change of Opinion Without New Evidence.

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....Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - change of opinion - The Assessing Officer simply has accorded a fresh consideration and come to a conclusion that the assessee ought to have claimed benefit of deduction under section 35ABB which would have resulted in reducing the allowance under section 32 - In the absence of any tangible material, the present case is nothing but a case of change of opinion and thus does not satisfy the jurisdictional foundation under section 147 of the Act. - HC....