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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 Dept searches leading Gutkha distributor in Gujarat

November 24, 2021 879 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches on a leading Gutkha distributor in Gujarat The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on a leading Gutkha distributor of Gujarat on 16.11.2021. The search action covered more than 15 premises at different locations in Ahmedabad. ​During the course of the search action, various incriminating documents and […]

Income Tax Dept searches chemicals & real estate group of Gujarat

November 21, 2021 1152 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Gujarat The Income Tax Department has carried out a search and seizure operation on a prominent group engaged in manufacturing of chemicals and development of real estate on 18.11.2021. The search action covered more than 20 premises spread over Vapi and Sarigam in Gujarat, Silvassa and also in Mumbai. […]

Income Tax dept searches Kolkata based cement & real estate group

November 18, 2021 1122 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 16.11.2021 on a prominent Kolkata based group engaged in manufacturing of cement and real estate. The search action covered 24 premises spread over Kolkata, Delhi and places in the states of Assam and Meghalaya.

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Delhi and Haryana

November 17, 2021 537 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Delhi and Haryana The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 09.11.2021 in the case of a Fintech company providing instant short term personal loan through Mobile App. The searches were conducted on the business and residential premises in Delhi and Gurugram. During the search, it […]

Income Tax Dept conducts searches in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana

November 17, 2021 567 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 10.11.2021 on three different groups at 30 different premises in Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam. These groups are mainly engaged in real estate business of development of residential plots and construction of apartments.

Income Tax search in Pune – Unaccounted income of Rs. 120 crore Detected

November 17, 2021 846 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Pune The Income Tax Department carried out a search and seizure operation on 11.11.2021 on a group at Pune which is engaged in manufacturing of heavy machinery like excavators, cranes, concrete machinery which are used in mining, piling and port, etc. Search operation has covered around 25 locations across […]

Income Tax Department searches two groups in Gurugram

November 17, 2021 1848 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 10.11.2021 on two groups, one engaged in real estate and hospitality and the other, a tools and equipment manufacturing group at Gurugram.

Income Tax Search cannot be authorised based on documents received Post Search

November 10, 2021 3015 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding the limitations of authorizing an Income Tax Search based on received documents post search, a comprehensive study.

Income Tax Dept searches Cooperative Bank in Maharashtra

November 8, 2021 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 27.10.2021 at the Headquarter and one of the branches of an Urban Credit Cooperative Bank located in Maharashtra. The residence of the Chairman and one of its directors were also covered.

Income Tax dept searches Dry Fruit Trader; Detects 200 crore income  

November 7, 2021 2376 Views 0 comment Print

The search action has resulted in seizure of unaccounted cash of Rs. 63 lakh and jewellery of Rs. 2 crore. Fourteen bank lockers have been placed under restraint. The search action has led to the detection of unaccounted income exceeding Rs. 200 crore. 

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