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Mr. Trilok Chand Chaudhary Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Conclusion: AO made assessment under section 153A in case of assessee by using the material found in the course of search at the premise of third party which was not permitted in view of the express provision of the law as proceedings should be initiated u/s 153C […]
Omprakash Gupta Vs ACIT (Central)- II (ITAT Indore) Conclusion: No addition could be made in case of concluded assessments and non abated assessments in absence of an incriminating material discovered during search. Held: In the assessment order, AO observed that once search was conducted and notice was issued u/s 153A, AO was bound to issue […]
While on search nothing adverse was found so as to prove that documents filed during original assessment proceedings were false or untrue, AO on same set of material could not take a different view than already taken at the time of original assessment merely because a search had taken place.
Since no incriminating material was unearthed by AO during the course of search operation under section 132, therefore no addition could be made during the relevant assessment year under section 153A by reopening the assessment on the matter, which was examined earlier during original assessment.
Assessment made by AO under section 153A was was barred by limitation as though assessment order was dated 28-3-2013, however, it was served on assessee on 18-4-2013, i.e., after expiry of period on which assessment order was liable to be time-barred as per section 153, i.e., 31-3-2013.
M/s Shree Krishna Vatika Construction Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Jaipur) From the record we also found that the assessee had attended the proceedings under the bonafide belief that the losses as claimed (which was same in both returns filed u/s 139(1) and 153A) were duly being assessed by the AO, and this intention of […]
Section 153A: Completed assessment cannot interfered absence discovery incriminating material during search
Purnima Komalkant Sharma Vs DCIT (Gujarat High Court) In the given case, the petitioner is an individual and engaged in the business of real estate and transportation and ship breaking. The return of income was accepted without any scrutiny. Thereafter, a search action took place at the premises of the petitioner. Upon conclusion of such proceedings, […]
Since assessment originally made was unabated on the date of search and assessment under section 153A was framed without any incriminating material found during the course of search,therefore, the same was not valid.
Addition in respect of completed assessments u/s 153A be made solely on the basis of post search enquiry when no incriminating material was unearthed during search is not valid.