Assessee entitled to Interest on cash seized during search for the period after completion of Assessment

The petitioner is assessed to income tax. On 16.02.2005 a search under section 132(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961was conducted at his residential premises in the course of which cash amounting to Rs. 8,83,800/- was found. Out of the cash found an amount of Rs. 6,33,800/- was seized. The petitioner attempted to explain the source of the cash found in his letters to the income tax authorities. The returns filed on 08.09.2006 for the assessment years 1999-2000 to 2004-05 were accepted and assessments were completed under section 153A of the Act. There was no tax liability pursuant to the assessme...