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December 2023

Reassessment — Notice — Res judicata — General principles — Consistency in decision making — Same decision-making authority rendering two decisions inconsistent with each other for different assessment years facts and circumstances being similar — Order and notice set aside

By K B Bhujle | Ritu Punjabi, Advocates
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61 Prem Kumar Chopra vs. ACIT

[2023] 456 ITR 8 (Del)

A.Ys.: 2015–16 and 2016–17

Date of Order: 25th May, 2023

Ss. 147, 148, 148A(d) and 151 of ITA 1961

Reassessment — Notice — Res judicata — General principles — Consistency in decision making — Same decision-making authority rendering two decisions inconsistent with each other for different assessment years facts and circumstances being similar — Order and notice set aside.

The petitioner, a senior citizen, being the proprietor of M/s. Chopra Brothers is an authorised dealer for Kirloskar Electric Motors and is engaged in trading industrial electric motors, mono-block pumps and generator sets, etc. For the A.Y. 2015–16, the petitioner filed a return of his income, declaring the income of Rs.19,94,970 which was processed u/s. 143(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. On 7th April, 2021, the Assessing Officer, respondent No. 1 issued a notice u/s. 148 of the Act, which on being challenged by the petitioner, was set aside in terms of the decision in the case of Mon Mohan Kohli vs. Asst. CIT [2022] 441 ITR 207 (Delhi).

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