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Sanjay Garg Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) Assessee challenged assessments framed u/s 153A r.w.s. 143(3) on the ground that mandatory approval u/s 153D was granted mechanically without proper application of mind. AO had made an addition of Rs.50,00,000/- as unexplained money u/s 69, which was confirmed by CIT(A)-24, New Delhi vide order dated 28.02.2025. Before Tribunal, […]
ITAT Hyderabad rules Excel sheets from an accountant’s laptop aren’t ‘books’ or ‘assets,’ quashing reassessment notices against Exel Rubber for mechanical sanction and insufficient evidence.
The ITAT Delhi has set aside tax additions made to Divya Exim Pvt. Ltd. and other assessees. The tribunal ruled that in completed assessments, additions cannot be based solely on third-party statements without corroborating incriminating material found during a search.
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Cochin has quashed an assessment order against Al Zarafa Travel & Manpower Consultants, ruling that the Assessing Officer’s jurisdiction was invalid.
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Raipur Bench, has quashed the assessment against Pawan Kumar Agrawal, ruling that the mandatory prior approval under Section 153D of the Income Tax Act.
The ITAT Raipur quashed the reopening of an assessment under Section 147, ruling that search-based cases on third-party material must be initiated under Section 153C.
ITAT Delhi held that assessment order passed on the basis of consolidated approval under section 153D of the Income Tax Act in mechanical manner without application of mind is void-ab-initio and hence assessment is liable to be quashed. Accordingly, appeals are allowed.
ITAT Delhi held that assessment order u/s. 144 of the Income Tax Act is in violation of mandatory provisions of section 153D since mechanical approval is granted without application of mind. Accordingly, order is set aside.
ITAT Delhi quashes assessments under Section 153A due to “mechanical” Section 153D approval by the Additional CIT. The tribunal emphasized that this approval is a mandatory safeguard, not a mere formality, and its lack of application of mind renders assessments void.
The ITAT Mumbai ruled in favor of Vikram Khandelwal, deleting additions on interest expenses and capital gains after finding that share transactions were genuine and backed by stock exchange records.
