Reopening Assessment Under Section 147 Requires Verified Reasons, Not Mere Suspicion, Says ITAT

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....The ITAT held that the reopening of assessment under section 147 lacked valid reasons to believe, as the AO's satisfaction was based solely on unverified information from the Investigation Wing, amounting to mere suspicion rather than concrete reasons. The AO failed to independently apply mind or link the purported information to actual facts, rendering the reassessment jurisdiction invalid. The addition under section 69A for unexplained investment in shares was quashed since the appellant did not earn long-term capital gains but incurred a short-term capital loss, negating the basis for reopening. The tribunal emphasized that reasons recorded for reopening must be examined on their own and cannot be supplemented or altered subsequently. Consequently, the ITAT quashed the reassessment order and the appellate order upholding the addition, allowing the appellant's appeal.....