Reassessment Order Challenged: ITAT Mumbai Finds CIT (A) Lacked Independent Judgment, Orders Fair Reconsideration.

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....In the case of 2024 (5) TMI 1099 before ITAT Mumbai, the issue was the validity of a reassessment order. The CIT (A) passed an order that contained different grounds than those raised by the assessee, indicating a lack of independent application of mind. The assessment order referred to in the caption did not match the one in the body of the order. The facts in the assessment order differed from those mentioned by the CIT (A). The grounds of appeal were also different between what the assessee submitted and what the CIT (A) included in the order. The ITAT found the CIT (A) had engaged in a 'cut & paste' exercise without proper consideration, leading to an unsustainable and perverse order. Consequently, the ITAT allowed all grounds of appeal.........