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Assessment Reopening u/s 147 Barred by Limitation; CBDT Notifications Cannot Extend Time Limit Per Section 149(1) Proviso.

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....Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - barred by limitation - in view of express language of 1st proviso to Section 149(1), legislative mandate required that no notice could be issued under the new provision, if such notice could not be issued at that time on account of being beyond the time specified under the said section as it stood before the commencement of the Finance Act 2021, i.e a period of six year - even though CBDT issued both the notifications of 31.03.2021 and 27.04.2021, they could have no power to extend the time period under the first proviso to section 149(1) of the Act - HC....