HomeDirect Tax‘Reason to Believe’ vs ‘Information Suggesting Escapement’: Supreme Court to Decide Core...

‘Reason to Believe’ vs ‘Information Suggesting Escapement’: Supreme Court to Decide Core Reassessment Standard Under Income Tax Act

Published on

🚀 Stay Connected With JurisHour

WhatsApp X Telegram

In a case that could redefine the contours of reassessment proceedings under the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Supreme Court of India is set to examine whether the traditional requirement of “reason to believe” has truly been replaced by the broader standard of “information suggesting escapement of income” under the amended law. The controversy arises from…

Membership Required

You must be a member to access this content.

View Membership Levels

Already a member? Log in here
Mariya Paliwala
Mariya Paliwalahttps://www.jurishour.in/
Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.

Latest articles

Input Service Benefits Can’t Be Denied: CESTAT Allows Export Refund Despite MMTC Acting as Canalising Agency

The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...

Bombay Court Grants Bail in Rs. 2.97 Crore E-Cigarette Smuggling Case

A Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court at Uran, Maharashtra, has granted bail to...

Mere ‘Wrong Statements’ in Court Pleadings Can’t Trigger Perjury Prosecution: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that courts cannot direct criminal prosecution merely because a...

Murder Cases by Juveniles Above 16 Are ‘Heinous Offences’: Supreme Court 

The Supreme Court has held that an offence of murder punishable under Section 302...

More like this

Input Service Benefits Can’t Be Denied: CESTAT Allows Export Refund Despite MMTC Acting as Canalising Agency

The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...

Bombay Court Grants Bail in Rs. 2.97 Crore E-Cigarette Smuggling Case

A Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court at Uran, Maharashtra, has granted bail to...

Mere ‘Wrong Statements’ in Court Pleadings Can’t Trigger Perjury Prosecution: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that courts cannot direct criminal prosecution merely because a...