ITAT Allows Telescoping of ₹1.25 Cr Marriage Expense

DCIT Vs Datla Vivekananda Raju (ITAT Visakhapatnam) The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Visakhapatnam bench, recently delivered a significant verdict in the case of DCIT vs. Datla Vivekananda Raju, dismissing an appeal filed by the Revenue. The Tribunal’s decision, pronounced on June 9, 2025, upheld the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)], which had granted the assessee the benefit of telescoping for unexplained marriage expenditure against unaccounted income admitted by a group company. The case originated from a search action conducted under Section 132 of the ...