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As per provisions of section 153C of the Act, notice required to be issued to the other person would be a notice under section 153C of the Act, but even then assessment is to be framed in accordance with the procedure prescribed under section 153A of the Act.
Delhi High Court held that re-assessment proceedings set aside as assessment in respect of the AY 2015-16 falls beyond the period of ten years as stipulated u/s. 149 read with Section 153C of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Lucknow rules no additions allowed under sections 153A or 153C without incriminating evidence during search in Smt. Shashi Agarwal’s case.
ITAT Delhi held that error of bringing an amount of Rs.12,10,692/- to tax instead of the undisclosed amount of Rs.27,00,00,000/- is assessment made without proper enquiry and hence assessment order is erroneous and prejudicial to revenue so revision order u/s. 263 sustained.
Merely relying on the statement of a third party without any corroborating evidence could not justify income tax additions. In the absence of incriminating material found during a search, AO could not enhance the taxable income in proceedings under section 153A.
Andhra Pradesh High Court held that levy of penalty under section 271D of the Income Tax Act untenable since AO didn’t record any satisfaction to the effect that provisions of section 269SS of the Income Tax Act are violated.
ITAT Delhi held that the issuance of notice u/s. 148 based on cryptic reasons combined with a mechanical approval of the Pr.CIT u/s. 151 of the Income Tax Act do not pass the test of judicial scrutiny. Thus, reassessment quashed.
ITAT Bangalore held that approval given under section 153D of the Income Tax Act at the fag end of assessment in a mechanical manner and without application of mind is invalid and bad in law.
ITAT Bangalore held that granting an opportunity to cross examine essential when addition is made on the basis of 3rd party statements. Non-granting any opportunity of cross examination violates the principle of natural which vitiates the validity of addition.
ITAT held that disallowances based on estimations do not constitute underreporting of income and thus are not grounds for a penalty under Section 270A.
