Notification No- S.O.2106 – Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the institution mentioned below has been approved by the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, the prescribed authority for the purposes of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, read with rule 6 of the Income-tax Rules, 1962, under the
Circular No. 417-Income Tax The Board have decided that the guidelines for valuation of coffee plantations laid down in Circular No. 357, dated 26-5-1983 for wealth-tax purposes may be made applicable for valuation of such assets in respect of pending cases in the State of Karnataka under the Estate Duty and Gift-tax Acts also.
The High Court held that there was nothing illegal in the issuance of the search warrant, the consequent search, the seizure during the search and taking over of the documents by the Income Tax Department under Section 132-A and dismissed the petition.