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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 1560 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 2712 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


Latest News


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


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 12 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 201 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 162 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 183 Views 0 comment Print

No reassessment beyond 3 years without proper sanction of prescribed higher authority

Income Tax : Reassessment proceedings was invalid for a notice issued beyond three years without the sanction of the prescribed higher authorit...

April 15, 2026 246 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 71205 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


No Incriminating Evidence, No Addition: Delhi High Court’s Ruling

July 17, 2024 2187 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC rules in PCIT Vs Pavitra Realcon Pvt. Ltd., ITA 579/2018, emphasizing the need for corroborative evidence in tax assessments and procedural fairness.

Unsigned Excel Sheet Insufficient for Section 153C Proceedings without Corroboration

July 15, 2024 2367 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court dismisses Revenue’s appeal as unsigned excel sheet lacks corroboration in S. 153C Income Tax Act proceedings. Read full judgment here.

AO Cannot Reopen Assessments U/s. 153A Without Incriminating Evidence: Kerala HC

June 26, 2024 762 Views 0 comment Print

Read the Kerala High Court judgment on income tax assessments involving Sunny Jacob Jewellers. Analysis includes AO’s authority under Section 153A, impact of incriminating materials, and appellate decisions.

Income Tax Addition cannot Be based Solely on unsubstantiated Loose Slips

June 25, 2024 3156 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Bangalore ruled that income tax additions can’t be based solely on unsubstantiated loose slips, emphasizing the need for corroborative material evidence.

Delhi HC Invalidates Reassessment Notice, Upholds Section 149(1)(b) Time Limits

June 14, 2024 2976 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court rules that reassessment actions post-2021 searches must meet the First Proviso to Section 149(1) of the Income Tax Act, quashing Dinesh Jindal case notice.

Section 153C Assessments Beyond 10 Years Block Period Invalid: Delhi HC

June 13, 2024 1542 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court rules Section 153C assessments beyond the 10-year limit unsustainable, quashing notices for AY 2013-14. Key judgment impacts reassessment proceedings.

Date of Satisfaction Recording for Searched Person is deemed Date of Search for Non-Searched Person

June 7, 2024 1056 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that date of recording of satisfaction in the case of searched person qua non-searched person becomes date of search in case of non-searched person

No Section 68 Addition Without Seized Material Link & corroborative evidence

June 5, 2024 1335 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed analysis of ITAT Mumbai case of Parag Motilal Savla vs ITO, focusing on lack of substantial evidence for cash loan allegations.

Absence of incriminating material vitiates entire search assessment proceedings

June 4, 2024 1779 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Courts ruling in PCIT Vs. Pavitra Realcon Pvt. Ltd. highlights that undisclosed income assessment cant be based solely on statements made during a search.

Assessment order passed in the name of a deceased individual is invalid: ITAT Jaipur

May 30, 2024 2571 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur directs AO to quash Assessment Order under section 143(3) of Income Tax Act as notice to deceased assessee is deemed invalid. Detailed analysis and case precedents provided.

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