Saksham Commodities Ltd. v. Income Tax Officer

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What is Saksham Commodities Ltd. v. Income Tax Officer authority for?

Recording satisfaction under Section 153C for initiating proceedings against a third person is not a mechanical exercise; it requires a finding that seized material has a direct bearing on the third person's income, and improper satisfaction vitiates the assessment. Abatement under the second proviso to Section 153A is an inevitable consequence of a search, irrespective of the Assessing Officer's opinion on the material's impact.

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Saksham Commodities Ltd. · Section 153C satisfaction · Section 153A abatement · bearing on income · third party assessment · search assessment · vitiated assessment · mechanical exercise · Section 132

Also reported as

464 ITR 12024 SCC OnLine DEL 3851

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Saksham Commodities Ltd. v. Income Tax Officer

G S Automobiles Private Limited, Delhi vs. DCIT, Central Circle-6, Delhi

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 4289/DEL/2025[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi30 Dec 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Satbeer Singh Godara & Shri S. Rifaur Rahmang.S. Automobiles Private Limited, Vs. Dcit, Central Circle 6, B – 26, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase Ii, Delhi. Delhi – 110 020. (Pan : Aadcg1150B) (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Neeraj Mangla, Ca Revenue By : Shri Jitender Singh, Cit Dr Date Of Hearing : 19.11.2025 Date Of Order : 30.12.2025 O R D E R Per S. Rifaur Rahman: 1. The Assessee Has Filed Appeal Against The Order Of The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), Delhi – 24 [“Ld. Cit(A)”, For Short] Dated 19.06.2025 For The Assessment Year 2015-16 Raising Following Grounds Of Appeal :- “1. That The Orders Passed By Ld. Ao U/S 153C Of The Act As Well As Appellate Order Passed By Ld. Cit(A) Are Bad In Law & Are Passed In Contravention Of Prevailing Law As Well As Facts Of The Case, Therefore Liable To Be Annulled. 2. That Assumption Of Jurisdiction Of Ld. Ao In Consequence Of Order Passed By Ld. Pcit U/S 127(3) Of The Act Of The Act Is Illegal & Not Tenable Under The Law Because Of Said Order Being Mechanical & Being Passed

For Appellant: Shri Neeraj Mangla, CAFor Respondent: Shri Jitender Singh, CIT DR
Section 127(3)Section 153CSection 153DSection 68Section 69C

…r AYs 2016-17 to 2021-22. Therefore, AY 2015-16 in the present case is outside the provisions of section 153C of the Act. In this regard, he relied on the judgement of Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court in the case of Saksham Commodities Ltd reported in (2024) 161 Taxmann.com 485 (Delhi). 4. On the other hand, ld. DR of the Revenue relied on the findings of the lower authorities. 5. Considered the rival submissions and material placed on record. We observed that the search in the case of Ashish Begwani Group of cases was carried on 22.10.2016 and based on above search, the case of the assessee was initiated u/s 15…