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Search & Seizure Procedures under New Income Tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : The Income Tax Act, 2025 reintroduces a dedicated block assessment mechanism for search cases. The framework simplifies post-searc...

June 5, 2026 972 Views 0 comment Print

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 2049 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 888 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 7779 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 2394 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 17853 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 2469 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 1356 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 2049 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 1623 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 681 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 1044 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 1677 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 1287 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 5352 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 5748 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 1341 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 1047 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 993 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 1182 Views 0 comment Print


Income Tax Department conducts searches in Bihar & Jharkhand

November 1, 2021 708 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operation on a prominent road construction contractor in Bihar and Jharkhand. The search action was initiated on 27.10.2021 at various premises located in Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and West Bengal. The searches revealed that the group has been suppressing its profits by inflating expenses on purchase of […]

Notices, Appeal, Revisions, Search & Seizure under Income Tax

November 1, 2021 4278 Views 0 comment Print

NOTICE: If any person is receiving notice then they need to act on the notice. Recently CBDT which is known as Central Board of Direct Tax has launched the scheme that is termed as Centralized Communication Scheme, the scheme says that all the communication shall be made in electronic mode. There are different types of […]

Income Tax Dept searches two groups based in Punjab

October 26, 2021 645 Views 0 comment Print

The search action in case of the first group was initiated on 21.10.2021. This group is engaged in Cycle business. The group has been found to be involved in suppression of income by showing bogus intra-group transactions within group concerns.

Income Tax dept searches in Nashik- Seized Cash Rs. 23.45 crore

October 25, 2021 1245 Views 0 comment Print

Further, substantial amount of unaccounted cash was found stored in several private vaults. So far, unaccounted cash of Rs. 23.45 crore has been seized. One locker is under prohibitory orders.

I-T dept searches Digital Marketing & Waste Management groups

October 17, 2021 2046 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches on groups engaged in the business of Digital Marketing & Waste Management The Income Tax Department initiated search and seizure operations in two groups based in several States on 12.10.2021. The first group is engaged in digital marketing and campaign management wherein the search operations have been carried out at […]

Income-tax searches reveal large scale under-invoicing of imports

October 16, 2021 1518 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on an importer and trader of laptops, mobile phones and peripheral parts. The search operations commenced on 10.10.2021 and were spread across the National Capital Region, Haryana and West Bengal.

Income Tax searches in Maharashtra reveal unaccounted income of over Rs. 184 crore

October 15, 2021 1587 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department’s searches in Maharashtra reveal unaccounted income of over Rs. 184 crore The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on two real estate business groups of Mumbai and certain individuals/ entities associated with them. The search operations commenced on 07.10.2021 and have been carried out at about 70 premises spread […]

Income Tax Department searches 3 major contractors in Bengaluru

October 12, 2021 984 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations in the case of three major contractors based out of Bengaluru engaged in the execution of irrigation and highway projects. The searches commenced on 07.10.2021 have been carried out at 47 premises spread across 4 states.

Income Tax Dept searches in Kanchipuram, Chennai & Vellore

October 11, 2021 978 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Kanchipuram, Chennai and Vellore The Income Tax Department conducted searches on 05/10/2021 in two cases of Kanchipuram, one being a Chit Fund and Financing Group and the other a retailer of Silk Sarees and other garments. The search operations were carried out at 34 premises located in Kanchipuram, Chennai […]

Cash seizure of over Rs. 142 crore in Income Tax searches in Hyderabad

October 9, 2021 1131 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search & seizure operations on 06.10.2021 on a major Pharmaceutical group based out of Hyderabad. This Pharmaceutical group is engaged in the business of manufacturing of intermediates, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and formulations.

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