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Income Tax Search & Seizure: Powers, Procedures & Taxpayer Rights

Income Tax : The framework clarifies that search operations can be initiated only when authorities have credible information and recorded reaso...

April 9, 2026 1383 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Search That Should Never Have Happened: Pramod Swarup Agarwal v. PDIT

Income Tax : The Court held that search action under tax law requires concrete material and cannot be based on assumptions. Lack of valid “re...

March 18, 2026 675 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Warns Against Using Income Tax Search Material & AI Judgments in GST Cases

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that presumptions under Sections 132(4A) and 292C of the Income Tax Act apply only to income-tax proceedings. GST a...

December 21, 2025 7563 Views 0 comment Print

Block Period Income Taxed at 60%: When Does Surcharge Become Mandatory?

Income Tax : Explains how Section 113 mandates surcharge on undisclosed income despite missing references in earlier Finance Acts. Clarifies le...

December 9, 2025 2028 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Search: A Step-by-Step Procedure

Income Tax : Learn the step-by-step procedure followed by Income Tax authorities during search and seizure operations, including legal safeguar...

September 14, 2025 2376 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT issues Income Tax Search & Seizure Manual 2025

Income Tax : CBDT’s 2025 Search & Seizure Manual guides tax officers on lawful, tech-driven investigations under Sections 132–132B of the I...

October 25, 2025 17283 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024: Block Assessment provisions for Section 132 & 132A Searches

Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...

July 23, 2024 2277 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh Tax Raid Exposes Rs. 13 Crore Scam – Ministry Report

Income Tax : In-depth analysis of the Income Tax Department crackdown in Chhattisgarh, uncovering a Rs. 13 crore scam involving a PEP, associat...

February 9, 2024 1320 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Raids: Unearthing a Rs. 1,000 Crore Scam in Mumbai’s Electrical Industry

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance reveals Income Tax Department's massive search operation exposing a major tax evasion scheme in Mumbai's elect...

January 11, 2024 1968 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Raids in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Income Tax : Income Tax Department's recent searches reveal tax evasion schemes by contractors, leading to unaccounted cash and asset creation....

October 17, 2023 1563 Views 0 comment Print


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Income Tax Search Assessment Quashed as 60-Day Limitation Applied After Stay Was Vacated

Income Tax : The issue was whether a search-based assessment could be completed within 12 months after a Supreme Court ruling. The Court held t...

January 29, 2026 567 Views 0 comment Print

Post-Search Statements is not Incriminating Material for Section 153A

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT quashes ₹11 crore in tax additions, ruling that additions in a search case cannot be made without finding incriminati...

September 1, 2025 960 Views 0 comment Print

SC clarifies “reasons to believe” in Search & limits judicial review of raid grounds

Income Tax : Supreme Court in Laljibhai Mandalia case upholds tax search, clarifies reasons to believe and limits judicial review over the suff...

June 12, 2025 1587 Views 0 comment Print

Power to Assess Block Period of 10 Years Not Applicable for Searches Before 1-4-2017

Income Tax : Rupesh Kantilal Savla Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) - Power to assess block period of ten years could not be attracted in case of a Income...

January 2, 2025 1224 Views 0 comment Print

Mere name in panchnama cannot be treated as authorisation to conduct search

Income Tax : Explore Section 153A of Income Tax Act, its implications, and judicial interpretations. Learn about search proceedings, panchnama,...

May 21, 2024 5202 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT notifies ITR-B for Income Tax Block Search Assessment Return

Income Tax : CBDT introduces ITR-B for search and seizure cases under section 158BC of the Income Tax Act, effective from 1st September 2024....

April 7, 2025 5472 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Dept searches a group from Erode in Tamil Nadu

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department carried out searches on 14.12.2020 in a group case from Erode in Tamil Nadu, covering 15 premises at Ero...

December 17, 2020 1293 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Chandigarh

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 13.12.2020 in the case of a Chandigarh based listed pharmac...

December 16, 2020 1032 Views 0 comment Print

Detection of undisclosed income of more than Rs. 450 crore in searches in Tamil Nadu

Income Tax : The related concerns of the assessee group are involved in financing, money lending and real estate development. The unaccounted t...

November 29, 2020 975 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department searches at Chennai based IT Infra group

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department has carried out searches at 5 locations in Chennai and Madurai on 4.11.2020 in the case of a Chennai bas...

November 7, 2020 1152 Views 0 comment Print


Income Tax Dept searches 2 prominent groups of Raipur & Korba

December 29, 2021 993 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 22.12.2021 on two prominent groups of Raipur and Korba, engaged in the business of manufacturing of iron & steel products, coal washery and transportation, etc. The search action covered more than 35 premises spread over Raipur, Korba, Bilaspur and Raigarh districts of Chhattisgarh.

Income Tax Search and Seizure: Controversy in computing period of limitation to frame search assessments

December 29, 2021 6057 Views 0 comment Print

The period of limitation for completion of assessment u/s 153A of the Income Tax Act’ 1961 for the searches conducted on or before 31st Day of March’2021 is governed by the provisions of Section 153B of the act. Even though the Section 153A of the Income Tax Act’ 1961 has been made non applicable for the searches initiated on or after the 1st Day of April’2021.

Income Tax Department Searches two Business Groups of Rajasthan

December 29, 2021 741 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Rajasthan The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 22.12.2021 on two groups and their business entities. One group is engaged in the business of manufacturing electrical switches, wires, LEDs, real estate and hotel business in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand whereas, the other group is engaged […]

Income Tax Dept searches 2 business groups of Nandurbar & Dhule districts

December 29, 2021 963 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 22.12.2021 on two business groups of Nandurbar and Dhule districts of Maharashtra. These groups are engaged in the business of civil construction and land development. The search operation covered more than 25 premises spread across Nanndurbar, Dhule and Nashik.

Provisions for Jewellery found under Search

December 25, 2021 22707 Views 0 comment Print

Generally, addition of jewellery found during the course of search has been a litigated issue in India from a very long time. The jewellery found during search generally presumed to belongs to searched assessee and his family. The Assessee is required to explain the source of Acquisition of Jewellery.

Income Tax Dept searches in Uttar Pradesh & Karnataka

December 24, 2021 1164 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operation on 18.12.2021 on various persons and their business entities, engaged in the business of civil construction and real estate and running educational institutes in UP and Karnataka. A Kolkata based entry operator has also been covered in the search operation.

Income Tax Dept searches two prominent Asansol based groups

December 21, 2021 939 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operation on 16.12.2021 on two prominent Asansol based groups, engaged in business of iron and steel products, infrastructure, cement, poly fabs, agro-tech & food processing, etc. The search action covered more than 30 premises spread over West Bengal.

Income Tax Dept searches Neyveli based group in Tamil Nadu

December 21, 2021 789 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operation on 16.12.2021 on a Neyveli based group, engaged in the business of chit funds, finance and real estate. The group also runs educational institutions through its trusts. The search action covered around 30 premises located at various places like Neyveli, Chennai, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, etc.

Income Tax Department searches 4 ARCs in Mumbai

December 15, 2021 2184 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 08.12.2021 on four Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs). Total of 60 premises spread over Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, etc. have been covered.

Income Tax Dept searches 4 Bangalore based Credit Co-Op Societies

December 14, 2021 5766 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 02.12.2021 on four Bangalore based Credit Cooperative Societies (CCS) and their associates.

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