CIT v. RRJ Securities Ltd.

380 ITR 612High Court2016#80 most cited

What is CIT v. RRJ Securities Ltd. authority for?

Completed assessments can be interfered with under Section 153A or 153C only on the basis of incriminating material unearthed during the search, necessitating a direct correlation between the discovered material and the power to assess or reopen concluded assessments.

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Also referred to as

CIT v. RRJ Securities Ltd. · Section 153A · Section 153C · incriminating material · reopening completed assessments · correlation between discovered material and assessment · power to assess · validity of search assessments · block assessment · satisfaction note

Also reported as

62 Taxmann.com 3912015 SCC OnLine DEL 13085128 DTR 57

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. RRJ Securities Ltd.

ACIT, New Delhi vs. Vrinda Farms Private Limited, Delhi

In the result, appeal of the revenue is dismissed and the CO of the assessee is dismissed as infructuous

ITA 4694/DEL/2024[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi28 Nov 2025AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri M. Balaganesh & Ms Madhumita Royacit, Vs. Vrinda Farms Pvt. Ltd, Central Circle-4 43, Community Centre, New Delhi Sakir Nagar So, New Friends Colony So, South East Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan: Aaacv0355L Co-10/Del/2025 (In Ita No. 4694/Del/2024) (Assessment Year: 2012-13) Vrinda Farms Pvt. Ltd, Vs. Acit, 43, Community Centre, Central Circle-4 Sakir Nagar So, New New Delhi Friends Colony So, South East Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan: Aaacv0355L

For Appellant: Shri Biren Shah, CA (though VC)For Respondent: Shri Dayainder Singh Sindhu, CIT DR
Section 132Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148Section 149Section 149(1)Section 153ASection 153CSection 153C(1)

…isdictional High Court has referred to the decision in the case of Ojju Medicare Pvt. Ltd. (Supra). The Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the case of Ojjus Medicare Pvt. Ltd. (Supra) has considered its earlier decision in the case of M/s. RRJ Securities Ltd. [2016] 380 ITR 612(Delhi) dated 30.10.2015 wherein the Hon'ble Court had held as under:- "the date of handing over of material, will be construed as the reference date for initiation of action u/s 153C of the Act, as against date of initiation of search, construed the reference date for initiation of action u/s 153A of the Act. Vrinda Farms Pvt. Ltd 17. Thus, in v…

Southern Agrifurane Industries Pvt. Ltd., Chennai vs. ACIT, Central Circle-2(2), Chennai

In the result, both the appeals filed by the Revenue and the

ITA 1237/CHNY/2025[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai21 Nov 2025AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Aby T. Varkey & Shri Amitabh Shuklaआयकर अपीलसं./Ita Nos.1254, 1255, 1258, 1260/Chny/2025 निर्धारणवर्ष/Assessment Years: 2014-15 To 2017-18 The Dcit, Central Circle-2(2), Chennai. (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) V. M/S. Southern Agrifurane Industries Pvt Ltd., Mgm Centre No.1, 9Th Cross Street, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. [Pan: Aagcs 9705 F] (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) आयकर अपीलसं./Ita Nos.1233, 1235, 1237, 1238 /Chny/2025 निर्धारणवर्ष/Assessment Years: 2014-15 To 2017-18 M/S. Southern Agrifurane- V. The Dcit, Industries Pvt Ltd Central Circle-2(2), Chennai. Mgm Centre No.1, 9Th Cross Street, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. [Pan: Aagcs 9705 F] (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) Department By Assessee By सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) : Mrs. C. Yamuna, Cit & Mr. Bipin, Cit : Mr. N. Arjun Raj, Advocate : 08.10.2025 : 21.11.2025

Section 132Section 143(1)Section 143(2)Section 14ASection 153CSection 250Section 80G

…e reopened, the decision of the Supreme Court in Commissioner of Income Tax-III, Pune Vs. Sinhgad Technical Education Society (Supra) settles the issue and holds this to be an essential requirement. The decision of this Court in CIT-7 Vs RRJ Securities (2016) 380 ITR 612 (Del) and ARN Infrastructure India Ltd. Vs ACIT [2017] 394 ITR 569 (Del) also held that in order to justify the assumption of Jurisdiction under section 153C of the Act the documents settled must be incriminating and must relate to each of the AYs whose assessments are sought to be reopened." 6.4.7 At this juncture, it is appropriate to bring on…

Southern Agrifurane Industries Pvt. Ltd., Chennai vs. ACIT, Central Circle-2(2), Chennai

In the result, both the appeals filed by the Revenue and the

ITA 1235/CHNY/2025[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai21 Nov 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Aby T. Varkey & Shri Amitabh Shuklaआयकर अपीलसं./Ita Nos.1254, 1255, 1258, 1260/Chny/2025 निर्धारणवर्ष/Assessment Years: 2014-15 To 2017-18 The Dcit, Central Circle-2(2), Chennai. (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) V. M/S. Southern Agrifurane Industries Pvt Ltd., Mgm Centre No.1, 9Th Cross Street, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. [Pan: Aagcs 9705 F] (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) आयकर अपीलसं./Ita Nos.1233, 1235, 1237, 1238 /Chny/2025 निर्धारणवर्ष/Assessment Years: 2014-15 To 2017-18 M/S. Southern Agrifurane- Industries Pvt Ltd Mgm Centre No.1, 9Th Cross Street, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. [Pan: Aagcs 9705 F] (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) V. The Dcit, Central Circle-2(2), Chennai. (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) Department By Assessee By सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : Mrs. C. Yamuna, Cit & Mr. Bipin, Cit : Mr. N. Arjun Raj, Advocate : 08.10.2025 : 21.11.2025

Section 132Section 143(1)Section 143(2)Section 14ASection 153CSection 250Section 80G

…termination of total income, it would be unjustified in mechanically reopening or assessing all the AYs in question. 28. In this context, we take note of the pertinent observations made by the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the case of CIT Vs RRJ Securities Ltd (380 ITR 612) wherein the Court held that merely because an article or thing may have been recovered in the course of a search which belongs to `other person' would not mean that the assessments of the 'other person' has to 'necessarily' be reopened under Section 153C unless the material obtained is shown to have a bearing on the determination of the total in…