Court Invalidates Reassessment Notice Due to Lack of New Material, Citing Change of Opinion in Tax Case.

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....Validity of reopening of assessment - clandestine and unaccounted sales - The High Court reviewed a petition challenging the rejection of objections to a notice for reassessment under the Income Tax Act. The petitioner argued that the reassessment was based on a change of opinion rather than a mistake. The court examined the assessment procedure and found that the reasons for reopening the assessment did not indicate the discovery of new material but rather a potential change of opinion. - Consequently, the court quashed the impugned order and notice, ruling in favor of the petitioner.....