Ambiguous reassessment notices and mismatched approval amounts invalidate proceedings for lack of application of mind.

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....Reassessment notice describing an assessee both as the searched person and as a non-searched person was invalid because it failed to identify the basis on which reassessment was initiated, demonstrating non-application of mind. Approval for reassessment was also invalid where the escaped-income amount in the approval materially differed from the amount in the recorded reasons, showing that the approving authority had not properly considered the proposal. The assessment order was consequently quashed, while remaining grounds were left open.....