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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


Prior Approval Under Section 153D is Mandatory & should not be mechanical

May 30, 2024 4878 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the legal battle between ACIT and Serajuddin & Co. Kolkata, as the High Court evaluates ITAT’s approval process under Section 153D of the Income Tax Act.

Additions solely based on undated, unsigned & unrelated loose papers not justified

May 27, 2024 1791 Views 0 comment Print

Discover how the ITAT Delhi deleted the addition u/s 69 in Vipul Gupta vs DCIT, highlighting the significance of evidence and agreements in tax assessments.

When Material from a Search Triggers Reassessment: Section 153C, Not 148, Applies

May 23, 2024 2925 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed analysis of the Rajasthan High Court decision in Tirupati Construction Company vs ITO, highlighting the legal nuances of reopening assessments under Sections 148 and 153C.

No Additions Based on Email Without Corroborative Evidence: ITAT Delhi

May 22, 2024 1026 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Amit Katyal Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) where no corroborative evidence was found to prove a Rs. 5 crore payment, leading to deletion of the addition.

AO cannot reopen the assessment only on suspicion: ITAT Mumbai

May 22, 2024 4503 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules in favor of V. K. Nanavaty Share and Stock Brokers Pvt. Ltd, quashing the reopening of assessment as wholly without jurisdiction under section 148 of the Income Tax Act.

Delhi HC dismisses Writ Petition challenging Section 153C order

May 17, 2024 1092 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court case involves an assessee contesting ₹1.62 crore addition to income tax under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act for AY 2014-15.

Material gathered in search with no correlation to assessee cannot be said to pertain to assessee

May 14, 2024 1131 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that the documents which were seized during the course of search does was unsigned Agreement to sell (ATS) which does not contain name of assessee, the said material cannot be said to pertain/pertains to assessee.

Assessment Based on Mere Unverified Third Party Statement Bad in Law: ITAT Mumbai

May 5, 2024 6612 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Kundal Raghubir Bhandari Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) case reveals flaws in assessment based on unverified third-party statements. Learn more about this significant legal ruling.

Time-Barred Section 153C Notice Renders Assessment Order Void: ITAT Chennai

May 5, 2024 2259 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai ITAT ruled that the notice issued by the Assessing Officer (AO) under section 153C of the Income Tax Act for the subject assessment year was barred by limitation and void ab initio

Reasoned order of settlement commission cannot be interfered: Delhi HC

April 30, 2024 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that acceptance of settlement and order passed by the Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) based on full and true disclosure not to be interfered under Article 226 of the Constitution.

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