Madras HC Upholds IT Assessment Centralisation for Coordinated Investigation

Jose Charles Martin Vs PCIT (Madras High Court) The appellants challenged the transfer of their income tax assessments from Coimbatore to Kolkata u/s 127 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which allows such transfers for coordinated investigation in case of group entities. The Court relied on its earlier judgment in W.A. No. 760 of 2025, & on the Delhi High Court decision in Dollar Gulati v. Principal CIT (471 ITR 96), upheld by the Supreme Court. It was noted that documents seized from multiple premises belonging to a group of companies made centralisation of assessment essential.  No mala fid...