Addition cannot be made by AO merely based upon DVO’s report in absence of any material pointing to under valuation

All the appeals arise out of the common order made by the ITAT. The Revenue contends that the direction of the ITAT to delete the amounts sought to be brought to tax under Section 153A of the Income Tax Act was unjustified. The assessees had purchased eight different properties; they are related to each other. The search operations were conducted in the premises of M/s Mehra Art Palace and its partners Arun Mehra, Subhash Mehra and Sushil Mehra on 27.03.1996. Mehra Art Palace was used to export as well as sell handicrafts in the domestic market. The allegations

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