ITAT Rules Vague Reopening u/s 147 Invalid; Upholds Legitimacy of Share Sale Transactions as Investments.

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....Validity of reopening of the case u/s. 147 - Reasons to believe - addition as unexplained cash credit u/s. 68 against sale of shares / investments along with share premium - The ITAT found that the reasons recorded for reopening were vague and lacked specificity, and the approval obtained was mechanical. Additionally, it concluded that the transactions in question were sales of shares held as investments, supported by evidence provided by the appellant. Consequently, the ITAT ruled in favor of the appellant, allowing the appeals and rejecting the additions made by the AO.....