CIT v. Micro Labs Ltd.
348 ITR 75High Court2012#5608 most cited
What is CIT v. Micro Labs Ltd. authority for?
The notice issued under section 153A of the Income-tax Act, 1961, is invalid if no search warrant was issued in the name of the assessee. A notice under section 153C can only be assumed by the AO if incriminating material relevant to the assessee was found during a search and seizure operation in another case and there was no search warrant in the assessee's name.
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CIT v. Micro Labs Ltd. · section 153A · section 153C · search warrant · incriminating material · search and seizure · assessment procedure · jurisdictional high court
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