CIT v. Lachman Das Bhatia
396 ITR 691High Court2017#1990 most cited
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The invocation of section 153A for search assessments is unjustified for assessment years where no incriminating documents are found during the search and the assessments for those years were not pending on the date of the search. Completed assessments can only be disturbed if incriminating material relevant to the completed assessment is found during the search.
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CIT v. Lachman Das Bhatia · 396 ITR 691 · Section 153A · Section 132 · search assessment · no incriminating material · completed assessment · pending assessment · undisclosed income · block assessment · Delhi High Court
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