Sahara India v. CIT & Others
What is Sahara India v. CIT & Others authority for?
Prior approval under Section 142(2A) serves as an essential safeguard against arbitrary action by the Assessing Officer, placing a heavy duty on the Chief Commissioner or Commissioner to ensure the approval is not a mere ritual, requiring evidence of examination of the draft order even if specific reasons are not recorded.
judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2015 to 2025.
Also referred to as
Sahara India v. CIT · section 142(2A) prior approval · Chief Commissioner duty · Commissioner approval · arbitrary assessment protection · examination of draft orders · not empty ritual · assessing officer power · section 153D approval · assessment procedure safeguard
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