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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 393 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 498 Views 0 comment Print

GST Search and Seizure: The “Reasons to Believe” Rule

Goods and Services Tax : Learn about legal requirement of reasons to believe for GST search and seizure. Article discusses judicial precedents and procedur...

September 20, 2025 2433 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 2214 Views 0 comment Print

Interest on Seized Assets and Money under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This case study examines if a company can claim interest on assets and money seized by the Income Tax Department after an assessme...

August 18, 2025 2001 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 16782 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 2118 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 1287 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 1911 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 1515 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 444 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 909 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 1506 Views 0 comment Print

Survey Statements cannot be Sole Basis for Addition: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held survey statements cannot solely justify income addition without corroborative evidence. Case: DCIT Vs Ahinsa Infr...

February 6, 2025 951 Views 0 comment Print

HC Quashes Appeal as No Incriminating Material Found During Income Tax Search

Income Tax : Delhi High Court dismisses the Income Tax Departments appeal against Meera Gupta for Assessment Years 2009-10, 2011-12 & 2013-14, ...

August 11, 2023 630 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 5205 Views 0 comment Print

Guidelines for procedures to be followed during GST Search Operation

Goods and Services Tax : Specific instances have come to the notice of the Board and Central Vigilance Commission wherein proper procedures have apparently...

February 2, 2021 5637 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 1275 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 1017 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 963 Views 0 comment Print


Income Tax Department conducts search operations in West Bengal

December 6, 2021 2331 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department initiated a search and seizure operation on a prominent Kolkata-based Group, engaged in manufacturing of TMT Bars and structural construction materials etc. on 01.12.2021.  The search action covered more than 20 premises spread over West Bengal and Odisha. The action unearthed various methods of tax evasion adopted by the group. A large number of […]

Income Tax Department conducts search operations in Delhi

December 6, 2021 789 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department initiated search action on 24.11.2021 on a taxpayer in Delhi who has created a beneficiary trust and an underlying company in low tax overseas jurisdiction. The residence and business premises of the assessee were covered in the search action.

Income Tax Department conducts search operations in Madhya Pradesh

December 4, 2021 1554 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department initiated search and seizure operations on two major business groups of Indore on 25.11.2021. The first group is engaged in the business of mining, media and providing cable TV services and the second group is running a coaching academy. The search action has covered more than 70 premises in Madhya Pradesh and 5 other states. […]

Income Tax Dept searches leading dairy & milk products group in Pune

December 2, 2021 1731 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts search operations in Pune, Maharashtra The Income Tax Department has initiated search and seizure operations on a leading group of Pune, engaged in dairy farming and milk products, on 25.11.2021.  The search action covered more than 30 premises spread over 6 cities in India. During the course of search action, several incriminating documents and evidences of […]

Income Tax Dept searches a real estate group in Mumbai & Navi Mumbai

December 2, 2021 1137 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts search operations on a real estate group in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai Region of Maharashtra The Income Tax Department initiated search and seizure operations on a real estate group, engaged in the construction of residential and commercial projects, in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai Region on 25.11.2021. The group is mainly carrying out […]

Income Tax Department conducts search operations in Rajasthan

December 1, 2021 648 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department initiated search and seizure operations on a group engaged in manufacturing and export of jewellery and coloured gemstones at Jaipur on 23.11.2021. The search action covered more than 50 premises at different locations in and around Jaipur.

Income Tax Dept searches two major real estate developers of Ludhiana

November 27, 2021 843 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department initiated search and seizure operations on two major real estate developers of Ludhiana on 16.11.2021. The search action covered around 40 premises in Ludhiana.

Whether any incriminating material found during Search on any other person can be considered in Section 153A assessment of assessee

November 27, 2021 9546 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding the assessment under Section 153A of the Income Tax Act. Can incriminating material found during a search on another person be considered?

Income Tax Dept search business concerns controlled by a neighbouring country

November 26, 2021 753 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts search operations in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi on certain Indian companies and their associate concerns, controlled by a neighbouring country The Income Tax Department has carried out search and seizure operations on certain Indian companies and their associate concerns, controlled by a neighboring country on 16.11.2021. These companies are engaged in the […]

Income Tax Dept searches two real estate groups based in Delhi-NCR

November 25, 2021 2172 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out a search and seizure operation on two real estate groups based in Delhi-NCR on 17.11.2021. These groups are engaged in the construction of commercial and residential projects.

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