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Usually not if the reassessment concerns a pre-insolvency tax claim that was omitted from an NCLT-approved resolution plan and extinguished under it—but the answer is not automatic. The plan’s wording, how the tax claim was handled, when proceedings began, compliance with tax-law requirements and the precedent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction can change the result.
What approval of a resolution plan means for old tax claims
In Ghanashyam Mishra & Sons (P) Ltd. v. Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Co. Ltd., decided on 13 April 2021, the Supreme Court held that claims not forming part of an approved resolution plan stand extinguished, and proceedings concerning those claims cannot be initiated or continued. The Court treated the 2019 amendment to section 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) as clarificatory and effective from the Code’s commencement. Read the Supreme Court decision.
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That principle can protect a company from an attempt to pursue an omitted pre-insolvency tax claim after plan approval. It does not establish that every assessment or reassessment concerning an earlier tax period is barred. The actual claim, the insolvency process and the approved plan’s terms must be examined.
How courts have treated reassessment after plan approval
High Court decisions illustrate why the result depends on the facts and the plan, rather than on the tax period alone.
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| Decision | What the court did | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Uttam Galva Metallics Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Bombay High Court, 28 August 2024 |
Applied Ghanashyam Mishra to reassessment proceedings concerning pre-CIRP periods and quashed notices where the plan expressly barred claims or proceedings relating to periods before its effective date. | The plan’s language and the relation between the notice and the covered periods were material. Read the Bombay High Court decision. |
| Dishnet Wireless Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Madras High Court, 17 June 2022 |
On the circumstances before it, declined to treat the IBC as a bar to reopening. The tax dues were not contemplated in the plan and the reassessment had not crystallized; the court also discussed notice to the Department. | This is a qualified contrary outcome, not a reason to assume that all old tax claims survive plan approval. It highlights the relevance of claim treatment and procedural posture. Read the Madras High Court decision. |
| McNally Bharat Engineering Co. Ltd. Decision dated 19 December 2024 |
A further High Court example addressing reassessment after plan approval and applying the plan’s express terms. | It reinforces the need to read the particular plan rather than rely on a broad rule detached from its wording. Read the decision hosted by IBBI. |
These decisions should not be treated as interchangeable. Which court’s precedent applies, the plan’s provisions and the record of the tax claim can all matter.
What to check in a live reassessment notice
Before concluding that a notice is barred—or that the Department can proceed—compare the insolvency record with the tax proceedings. In particular, check:
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- Approval and effective dates: when the NCLT approved the resolution plan and the date the plan defines as its effective date.
- Plan language: what it says about old taxes, claims, assessments, inquiries, and initiating or continuing proceedings.
- Department’s participation: whether the Department was notified, submitted a claim, or had an amount provided for under the plan.
- Procedural timeline: the relevant assessment year or tax year, and the dates of any section 148A or section 148 notices and later orders.
- Applicable law and limitation: whether the required tax-law procedure, approvals and time limits were satisfied for the year concerned.
- Applicable precedent: which High Court’s decision governs the dispute and whether a later appeal or ruling affects the position.
A notice relating to a period before the insolvency process is not, by that fact alone, enough to decide whether the Department may act. The central question is how the claim and proposed proceedings fit with the approved plan, considered alongside the applicable tax procedure.
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For years governed by the Income-tax Act, 1961, section 147 provides the reassessment power subject to sections 148–153. Its text includes a four-year restriction after a completed assessment in the circumstances specified in the section. The relevant version, dates and facts determine the applicable notice requirements and limitation; the general rule is not enough to calculate a deadline. See the Income Tax Department’s text of section 147.
The Income Tax Department’s transition guidance says that reassessment provisions in the Income Tax Act, 2025 apply to tax years beginning on or after 1 April 2026. Earlier tax years remain under the 1961 Act; pending proceedings and qualifying fresh proceedings for earlier assessment years can continue under that Act, subject to its requirements and limitation. This guidance addresses the transition between tax Acts; it does not decide whether the IBC or a resolution plan bars a particular claim. See the Department’s reassessment FAQs.
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If a company has received a live notice, an Indian tax and insolvency professional can assess the plan, insolvency claim record, notice dates, statutory requirements and controlling precedent together. Those details determine whether there is a basis to challenge the proceeding; the case law does not make every post-approval notice concerning an earlier period automatically void.
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