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Delay in Recording Satisfaction Note Under Section 153C Can Invalidate Search Proceedings

Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that satisfaction for initiating action against other persons in search cases must be recorded promptly. ...

March 11, 2026 1566 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Compounding of Offences under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : CBDT issues new compounding guidelines simplifying process, eligibility, charges, and procedures under the Income-tax Act from Oct...

October 30, 2025 1968 Views 0 comment Print

Compounding of offence under the Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : CBDT's new Compounding of Offence Guidelines (2024) simplify the process but maintain strict compliance rules. Learn about eligibi...

October 17, 2025 2940 Views 0 comment Print

Time-Barred Assessment under Section 153C: Judicial Precedents

Income Tax : AY 2015-16 assessment under Section 153C held time-barred. Judicial rulings confirm six-year limit runs from handing over of seize...

September 5, 2025 2718 Views 0 comment Print

Consolidated Satisfaction Note under Section 153C Held Invalid

Income Tax : Learn why a consolidated satisfaction note for multiple assessment years is legally invalid under Section 153C of the Income Tax A...

September 5, 2025 1764 Views 0 comment Print


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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 2127 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 153C Assessment Quashed Over Unsigned Seized Document: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that an unsigned agreement without corroboration cannot be treated as incriminating material. Proceedings under ...

April 18, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

On-Money Addition Based on Excel Sheet Deleted: No Corroborative Evidence

Income Tax : The Tribunal deleted additions where the Revenue failed to prove actual cash transactions. It emphasized that suspicion and assump...

April 18, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Quashed as Wrong Provision Invoked Instead of Section 153C: ITAT Jaipur

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that reopening under Section 147 was invalid where it was based on third-party search material. It ruled that Se...

April 17, 2026 432 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Fails on Both Counts: Invalid Sec 148A Notice and Time-Barred Sec 148 Render Assessment Void

Income Tax : The issue was whether a notice granting less than the statutory minimum time is valid. The tribunal held that giving less than 7 d...

April 16, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Quashed Section 153C Proceedings Due to Delay in Recording Satisfaction Note

Income Tax : The Court held that a 21-month delay in recording the satisfaction note violates the requirement of immediacy. It ruled that such ...

April 15, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Government extends timelines for Income Tax Assessment (Read Notification)

Income Tax : Central Government has decided to extend the time limits to 30th June, 2021 in the following cases where the time limit was earlie...

April 27, 2021 71211 Views 4 comments Print

Selection of Case of Search Years in ITBA Assessment module

Income Tax : Availability of Miscellaneous Functionalities related to ‘Selection of Case of Search Year’ and ‘Relevant Search...

September 12, 2019 2466 Views 0 comment Print


Section 153C Proceedings invalid in Absence of Incriminating Material: Delhi HC

May 14, 2025 1086 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court quashes tax notices against R.C. Jewellers, rules Section 153C proceedings require incriminating material linking seized items to assessee’s income.

Section 153C(1): Hand‑Over Date in Satisfaction Note Deemed Receipt Date for Limitation Purposes

May 14, 2025 1092 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court sets aside Section 153C notice for AY 2015-16, ruling assessment time-barred based on date documents were handed over by the search AO.

No reassessment proceedings as the limitation period u/s 149 was expired

May 14, 2025 4266 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee challenged this, arguing the procedure under Section 148A was not followed. The Supreme Court ruled that notices after 31.03.2021 had to follow the amended Section 148A.

Without verification, documents signed by third party cannot be held to be colourable devise

May 12, 2025 1107 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that without considering the merits of the dispute and without verifying the veracity of the documents, the documents signed by third party cannot be directly held to be colorable devise. Accordingly, matter remanded to AO for due verification.

Addition based on loose papers without independent corroborative material not sustained

May 10, 2025 1902 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that loose papers cannot be considered as admissible evidence for making an addition unless backed by independent corroborative material. Accordingly, addition made under section 69B of the Income Tax Act liable to be deleted.

VDIS Scheme benefit granted even in absence of original certificate of jewellery

May 8, 2025 603 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that in absence of original certificate, benefit of jewellery and ornaments declared in VDIS Scheme 1997 is granted based on affidavit and valuation report of the jewellery declared under VDIS.

10-Year Reassessment Period Unjustified as Conditions Under Section 153A(1) Not Met

May 8, 2025 3153 Views 0 comment Print

Held that the AO seeks to disallow expenses on account of doubting the genuineness for the reason that the same were not incurred wholly or exclusively for the purpose of the petitioner’s business.

Assuming jurisdiction u/s. 153C beyond block of ten years not tenable-in-law: Delhi HC

May 6, 2025 696 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that since AY 2012-13 falls beyond the block of ten years that are required to be reckoned from the end of the AY 2022-23 assuming jurisdiction u/s. 153C in respect of AY 2012-13 is invalid. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Revision order u/s. 263 passed in name of non-existent entity cannot be sustained: ITAT Ahmedabad

May 6, 2025 366 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that revisionary order passed under section 263 of the Income Tax Act in the name of non-existent entity (amalgamated company) is liable to be quashed. Accordingly, the appeal of the assessee is allowed.

Delhi HC Quashes Reassessment Notice Beyond 10 Years for AY 2014-15

May 4, 2025 630 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court quashed a reassessment notice issued to Janus Infrastructure Projects for AY 2014-15, as it exceeded the 10-year limit under Section 149 of the Income Tax Act, as amended in 2021.

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