High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice: AO Failed to Inquire Properly Despite Access to All Facts.

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....Validity of reopening of assessment u/s 147 - AO had within his possession all the primary facts and it was for him to make necessary inquiry and draw proper inferences. The AO has not discharged his duty and in fact has relied upon financial statements and other documents furnished by Petitioner itself for his reason to believe escapement of income. It cannot be said that income chargeable to tax for the AY under consideration has escaped assessment by reason of the omission or failure on the part of Petitioner to disclose fully and truly all material facts.- notice u/s 148 rejecting the objections of Petitioner to the reasons to believe notice and the draft assessment order are quashed. - HC....