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Section 148: Reassessment — No new facts — merely to investigate and make enquiry — Not justified — Arbitration Award — Consent term — Amount received in full and final settlement of all disputes and claims raised in regards to firm / Will etc. — Income not chargeable to tax

By K. B. Bhujle | Ritu Punjabi, Advocates
Reading Time 17 mins
26 Ramona Pinto vs. Dy. Dy. CIT – 23(3), Mumbai

ITXA No. 2610 Of 2018, (Bom.) (HC)

A.Y.: 2010–2011

Date of Order: 8th November, 2023.

Section 148: Reassessment — No new facts — merely to investigate and make enquiry — Not justified — Arbitration Award — Consent term — Amount received in full and final settlement of all disputes and claims raised in regards to firm / Will etc. — Income not chargeable to tax. 

The Assessee — Appellant has preferred an appeal against the impugned order dated 2nd April, 2018, passed by the Tribunal. The following substantial questions of law was admitted:

(i) Whether the Tribunal ought to have held the Respondent No. 1 had assumed jurisdiction under section 147 of the Act without fulfilling the jurisdictional pre-conditions and hence, the reassessment proceedings were without jurisdiction?

(ii) Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Tribunal ought to have held that the amount of R28 crores received by the Appellant as per the arbitr