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we find that the assessee had placed all the material before the Assessing Officer and where there was a doubt, even that was clarified by the assessee in its letter dated November 8, 1995. If the Assessing Officer, while passing the original assessment order, chose not to give any finding in this regard, that cannot give him or his successor in office a reason to reopen the assessment of the assessee or to contend that because the facts were not considered in the assessment order, a full and true disclosure was not made. Since the facts were before the Assessing Officer at the time of framing the original assessment, and later a different view was taken by him or his successor on the same facts, it clearly amounts to a change of opinion. This cannot form the basis for permitting the Assessing Officer or his successor to reopen the assessment of the assessee.” In view of above dictum of law the issue of reopening in the facts of the presentcaseis no more res-integra. Therefore, the impugned notice is required to be quashed and set aside, as none of the reasons assigned by the Assessing Officer for re- opening the assessment was tenable in the eye of law, the conditions precedent to invoke the powers for re-opening assessment as provided in Section 147 of the Act is absent, therefore we find that the Assessing Officer acted illegally and issued Notice of re-assessment on the self same material forming second opinion without having any tangible material to exercise jurisdiction. 15. In view of the foregoing reasons, this petition succeeds and is accordingly allowed. The notice dated 27.09.2012 for re-opening the assessment for A.Y. 2006-07 under Section 148 of the Act, 1961 is hereby quashed and set aside. Rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent. No order as to costs.

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Sec. 147 of Income Tax Act, 1961— Re-assessment — The assesseewas a charitable institution registered under the provisions of the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950. The assesseewas imparting education by running School/Educational Institution. The assessee filed its return of income for A.Y. 2006-07 on 31.12.2006 declaring deficit after claiming expenses incurred for the objects of the Trust. The assessee also filed its audited annual accounts and tax audit report along with the return of income.The Assessing Officer passed an assessment order under Section 143(3) of the Act, 1961 accepting the return of income filed by the assessee vide assessment order dated 31.03.2008. Thereafter, notice under Section 148 of the Act, 1961, dated 27.09.2012 was issued for re-opening of the assessment for the A.Y. 2006-07. The assessee filed objections to the Notice for re-opening on 11.11.2013. The impugned notice was required to be quashed and set aside, as none of the reasons assigned by the Assessing Officer for re- opening the assessment was tenable in the eye of law, the conditions precedent to invoke the powers for re-opening assessment as provided in Section 147 of the Act was absent, therefore,court find that the Assessing Officer acted illegally and issued Notice of re-assessment on the self-same material forming second opinion without having any tangible material to exercise jurisdiction.The notice dated 27.09.2012 for re-opening the assessment for A.Y. 2006-07 under Section 148 of the Act, 1961 is hereby quashed and set aside. the petition was succeeded and was accordingly allowed. --- N.H. KAPADIA EDUCATION TRUST vs. Asstt. CIt.[2020] 23 ITCD Online 81 (GUJ)

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