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November 2023

Reassessment — Notice — New procedure — Initial notice — Assessee’s explanation on the ground set down in initial notice accepted — Order for the issue of notice based on new ground — Order invalid — Writ — No question of remanding the matter to AO for passing speaking order — Order u/s. 148A(d) and direction of Court (Single Judge) remanding matter to AO set aside.

By K B Bhujle, Ritu Punjabi
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55 Excel Commodity and Derivative Pvt Ltd vs. UOI

[2023] 455 ITR 341 (Cal)

A.Y.: 2018–19; Date of Order: 29th August, 2022

Ss. 147, 148, 148A(b) and 148A(d) of ITA 1961

Reassessment — Notice — New procedure — Initial notice — Assessee’s explanation on the ground set down in initial notice accepted — Order for the issue of notice based on new ground — Order invalid — Writ — No question of remanding the matter to AO for passing speaking order — Order u/s. 148A(d) and direction of Court (Single Judge) remanding matter to AO set aside.

On a writ petition challenging the order u/s. 148A(d) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Single Judge of the Calcutta High Court held that the order dated 7th April, 2022, was devoid of reasons and without any discussion on the contentions raised by the assessee in its objections to the show-cause notice issued by the Assessing Officer u/s. 148A(b) and quashed the order but remanded the matter back to the Assessing Officer to pass a fresh speaking order.

The Division Bench allowed the appeal filed by the assessee and held as under:

“i) The term “informati

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