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Can WhatsApp Chats Alone Justify Tax Additions? Tribunal Says No

Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...

April 13, 2026 1308 Views 0 comment Print

Controversy on Section 153D Approvals Without Application of Mind

Income Tax : Examine the legal disputes surrounding Section 153D approvals for tax assessments, including court rulings on mechanical approvals...

September 14, 2025 1725 Views 0 comment Print


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Mere WhatsApp Chats Cannot Justify Year-Wide Production Addition: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that WhatsApp chats indicating suppressed production for one month could not be extrapolated to the entire fin...

June 25, 2026 2148 Views 0 comment Print

Section 153C Proceedings Invalid as AO Failed to Record Separate Year-Wise Satisfaction: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that a common satisfaction note covering multiple assessment years without year-wise incriminating material co...

June 24, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT Deletes ₹4.02 Crore ‘On-Money’ Addition; Third-Party Statements and Dumb Documents Not Enough

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that contradictory third-party statements and unverified allegations cannot form the sole basis for taxing alleg...

June 22, 2026 510 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC Sets Aside ITAT Order as Section 153D Approval Was Not Specifically Examined

Income Tax : The Kerala High Court remanded the matter after finding that the ITAT failed to expressly adjudicate the challenge to the validity...

June 17, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

Search-Based Addition Cannot Be Made Through Reassessment; ITAT Quashes Entire Assessment

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that reassessment proceedings under Section 147/148 were invalid where the case was based on search material ...

June 16, 2026 792 Views 0 comment Print


One-Size-Fits-All Approval Invalid – Absence of Mindful 153D Approval Vitiates Entire Assessment

September 13, 2025 771 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi quashed a tax assessment against Melody Enterprises, ruling that the approval granted under Section 153D was mechanical, invalid, and lacked proper scrutiny.

ITAT Delhi Quashes Search Assessments Over Mechanical 153D Approval

September 11, 2025 570 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi quashes search assessments, ruling that a consolidated approval under Section 153D for multiple years is invalid and demonstrates a lack of independent application of mind.

ITAT Delhi Quashes Assessments – Mechanical Approval u/s 153D Held Invalid

September 1, 2025 588 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi annuls Mahagun Group assessments, ruling that the mandatory approval u/s 153D was given mechanically and without proper application of mind, defeating the legislative intent.

Composite & Mechanical approval u/s 153D invalidates assessments

September 1, 2025 465 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi ITAT has invalidated assessments under Section 153C, ruling that a consolidated and mechanical approval under Section 153D is not valid. The approval must be specific to each year.

ITAT Quashes Assessments Over Mechanical Section 153D Approval

August 25, 2025 690 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT invalidates Bajaj Group assessments for AYs 2011-2019 ruling the Section 153D approval was a mechanical omnibus sanction without due diligence.

Mechanical approval u/s 153D vitiates entire assessment: ITAT Delhi

August 11, 2025 819 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi ruled that a mechanical approval under Section 153D of the Income Tax Act, granted without proper application of mind for multiple years, makes the entire assessment invalid.

ITAT Delhi Quashes Assessment for Mechanical Section 153D Approval

July 11, 2025 798 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi has nullified a tax assessment against SEH Realtors Pvt. Ltd., ruling that the Section 153D approval was granted mechanically without due application of mind.

Single sanction u/s. 153D for different Assessment Year granted in stereotype manner is invalid

June 28, 2025 537 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that approval accorded u/s. 153D in stereotype manner and single approval has been granted for various Assessment Years is invalid sanction. Thus, order passed based on invalid sanction accorded u/s. 153D is liable to be quashed.

Partner’s Withdrawal from Firm Not Deemed Dividend U/S 2(22)(e): ITAT Delhi

June 18, 2025 708 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that amount withdrawn by the assessee in the capacity of the partner from the partnership firm cannot be treated in the nature of loan and advance and cannot be covered within meaning of deemed dividend under section 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act.

Proceedings u/s. 153A bad-in-law as no certificate issued as per rule 112F: ITAT Mumbai

June 16, 2025 717 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that proceedings u/s. 153A of the Income Tax Act is bad in law since case falls within parameters of rule 112F r.w. third proviso to section 153A, however, no certificate was issued by investigating officer even when cash was found during election period.

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