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CIT v Atul Mohan Bindal

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[VERIFY] · Supreme Court of India

taxation-lawreassessmentreason-to-believesection-147
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
2009
Subjects
Law of Taxation
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Reassessment under S.147/148 requires the AO to have 'reason to believe' that income has escaped assessment; mere change of opinion is not permissible.

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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