Vikram Sujitkumar Bhatia v. ITO

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What is Vikram Sujitkumar Bhatia v. ITO authority for?

Assessment orders under Section 153A or 153C must be declared void ab initio if the assessment is made without adhering to the mandatory provisions of Section 153C.

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Judgments citing Vikram Sujitkumar Bhatia v. ITO

A.C.I.T., Central Circle-4(3), Kolkata vs. Jaideep Halwasiya, Kolkata

In the result, the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed and the cross objection by the assessee is allowed

ITA 2284/KOL/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata13 Feb 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Rajesh Kumar, Am & Shri Sonjoy Sarma, Jm Jaideep Halwasiya Acit, Central Circle-4(3) 3Rd Floor, P-34, India Aaykar Bhavan Poorva, Exchange Place, 110 Shantipally, Kolkata-700107 Vs. Kolkata-700001, West Bengal West Bengal (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan No. Aawph1706L Co No. 50/Kol/2024 (Arising Out Of Ita No. 2284/Kol/2024 For A.Y. 2015-16) Jaideep Halwasiya Acit, Central Circle-4(3) 3Rd Floor, P-34, India Aaykar Bhavan Poorva, Exchange Place, 110 Shantipally, Kolkata-700107 Vs. Kolkata-700001, West Bengal West Bengal (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri S.K. Tulsiyan, Ar Revenue By : Shri Guru Bhashyam, Dr Date Of Hearing: 23.01.2025 Date Of Pronouncement : 13.02.2025

For Appellant: Shri S.K. Tulsiyan, ARFor Respondent: Shri Guru Bhashyam, DR
Section 132(1)Section 143(3)Section 153ASection 153CSection 153C(1)

…Smt. Pavithra Sugichandran Vs. DCIT [2024] 168 taxmann.com 413 (Madras), Decision of Gujarat High Court in case of Mukesh Manekchand Sheth Vs. ACIT 116 taxmann.com 618 (Gujarat) and decision of Supreme Court in case of ITO Vs. Vikram Sujitkumar Bhatia [2023] 453 ITR 417 (SC). The ld. AR therefore, prayed that since the seized materials having bearing on the determination of the total income of other person i.e. Shri Jaideep Halwasiya for the purpose of invoking provisions u/s 153C of the Act, were received by ITA No.2284/KOL/2024 & CO No. 50/KOL/2024 Jaideep Halwasiya; A.Y. 2015-16 the ld. AO of the assessee vid…

Ram Mohan Rao Darumagari, Secunderabad vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward-15(1), Hyderabad

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

ITA 467/HYD/2019[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Hyderabad22 Jan 2025AY 2008-09

Bench: Shri Vijay Pal Rao, Vice-A N D Shri Madhusudan Sawdiaआ.अपी.सं /Ita No.467/Hyd/2019 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2008-09) Shri Ram Mohan Rao Vs. Income Tax Officer Darumagari, Secunderabad Ward-15(1) Pan:Agapd7084P Hyderabad (Appellant) (Respondent) आ.अपी.सं /Ita No.466/Hyd/2019 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2008-09) Late Vanaja Darumagari Vs. Income Tax Officer L/R Shri Ram Mohan Rao Ward-15(1) Darumagari, Secunderabad Hyderabad Pan:Akqpd6499Q (Appellant) (Respondent) िनधा""रती "ारा/Assessee By: Shri Arun Lal, Ca राज" व "ारा/Revenue By:: Shri Kumar Pranav, Cit(Dr) सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing: 21/11/2024 घोषणा की तारीख/Pronouncement: 22/01/2025 आदेश/Order Per Vijay Pal Raothese Two Appeals By The Husband & Wife Are Directed Against Two Separate Orders Dated 10/01/2019 Of The Learned Cit (A)-7, Hyderabad For The A.Y.2008-09. The Issues

For Appellant: Shri Arun Lal, CAFor Respondent: : Shri Kumar Pranav, CIT(DR)
Section 132Section 139Section 148Section 69

…on'ble Gujarat High Court. v) Samanthapudi Lavanya vs. ACIT Central Circle, ITAT Visakhapatnam. 7. The learned AR has also referred to the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Income Tax Officer vs. Vikram Sujitkumar Bhatia reported in (2022) 453 ITR 417, dated 6/4/2023 and submitted that, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that, the amendment in the provisions of section 153C vide Finance Act, 20215 would be applicable to the searches conducted before 1/6/2015 i.e. the date of amendment. Therefore, once the seized material pertains to or any information Page 6 of 24 ITA Nos 466 and 467 of 2019…

Late Vanaja Darumagari L/R Ram Mohan Rao Darumagari, Hyderabad vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward-15(1), Hyderabad

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

ITA 466/HYD/2019[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Hyderabad22 Jan 2025AY 2008-09

Bench: Shri Vijay Pal Rao, Vice-A N D Shri Madhusudan Sawdiaआ.अपी.सं /Ita No.467/Hyd/2019 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2008-09) Shri Ram Mohan Rao Vs. Income Tax Officer Darumagari, Secunderabad Ward-15(1) Pan:Agapd7084P Hyderabad (Appellant) (Respondent) आ.अपी.सं /Ita No.466/Hyd/2019 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2008-09) Late Vanaja Darumagari Vs. Income Tax Officer L/R Shri Ram Mohan Rao Ward-15(1) Darumagari, Secunderabad Hyderabad Pan:Akqpd6499Q (Appellant) (Respondent) िनधा""रती "ारा/Assessee By: Shri Arun Lal, Ca राज" व "ारा/Revenue By:: Shri Kumar Pranav, Cit(Dr) सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing: 21/11/2024 घोषणा की तारीख/Pronouncement: 22/01/2025 आदेश/Order Per Vijay Pal Raothese Two Appeals By The Husband & Wife Are Directed Against Two Separate Orders Dated 10/01/2019 Of The Learned Cit (A)-7, Hyderabad For The A.Y.2008-09. The Issues

For Appellant: Shri Arun Lal, CAFor Respondent: : Shri Kumar Pranav, CIT(DR)
Section 132Section 139Section 148Section 69

…on'ble Gujarat High Court. v) Samanthapudi Lavanya vs. ACIT Central Circle, ITAT Visakhapatnam. 7. The learned AR has also referred to the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Income Tax Officer vs. Vikram Sujitkumar Bhatia reported in (2022) 453 ITR 417, dated 6/4/2023 and submitted that, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that, the amendment in the provisions of section 153C vide Finance Act, 20215 would be applicable to the searches conducted before 1/6/2015 i.e. the date of amendment. Therefore, once the seized material pertains to or any information Page 6 of 24 ITA Nos 466 and 467 of 2019…

ACIT, Central Circle-1(1), Ahmedabad vs. M/S. Blueray Trading Pvt Ltd., Maharastra

The appeal of the Revenue is allowed for statistical purpose, whereas the CO filed by the assessee is dismissed

ITA 2212/AHD/2018[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad26 Nov 2024AY 2010-11

Bench: Mrs. Annapurna Gupta & Shri T.R. Senthil Kumarwith Co No. 144/Ahd/2019 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2010-11 Vs. M/S. Blueray Trading Pvt. Ltd., Asst. Commissioner Of 306, Snehdisha, Parab Wadi, Income-Tax, Highway Road, Thane, Central Circle 1(1), Maharashtra Ahmedabad Pan : Aafcm 8859 D अपीलाथ"/ "" यथ"/ (Respondent & Cross-Objector) (Appellant) Assessee By : Shri K.C. Thaker, Ar Revenue By : Shri V. Nandakumar, Cit-Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 17.10.2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 26.11.2024

For Appellant: Shri K.C. Thaker, ARFor Respondent: Shri V. Nandakumar, CIT-DR
Section 250Section 68

…as to be framed on the third-person; that subsequently, an amendment was effected to the said section substituting the word “belonging” with the order “pertaining” to a third person. Hon’ble Apex Court, he pointed out, in the case of Vikram Sujitkumar Bhatia, 453 ITR 417 (SC) had interpreted the meaning of the terms “belonging” and “pertaining” and held no difference to the meaning of the said terms and accordingly laid down that the word “belonging” has the same meaning as that to the word “pertaining”; that therefore even prior to 1.6.2015, when the material pertaining to a third-person was found during the sea…

Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle 1(2), Chennai vs. Bondalapati Shivaji Rao, Chennai

In the result, appeal filed by the assessee stands allowed and appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 1103/CHNY/2023[2019-20]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai18 Sept 2024AY 2019-20

Bench: Shri Aby T. Varkey & Shri Amitabh Shuklaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.1044/Chny/2023 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2019-20 V. Shri Bondalapati Shivaji Rao, The Dcit, 121, Shankar Nagar, M.G. Road, Central Circle-1(2), Pammal, Chennai-600 075. Chennai. [Pan: Aahpb 0083 D] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) आयकर अपील सं./Ita No.1103/Chny/2023 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2019-20 V. The Dcit, Shri Bondalapati Shivaji Rao, Central Circle-1(2), 121, Shankar Nagar, Chennai. M.G. Road, Pammal, Chennai-600 075. [Pan: Aahpb 0083 D] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ"/Respondent)

For Appellant: Shri B. Ramakrishnan, FCAFor Respondent: Shri V. Nandakumar, CIT
Section 127Section 132Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 153C

…ng the notice for this AY, the assessee has claimed that the impugned assessment order stood vitiated in law. In support thereof, the Ld. AR has relied on the following decisions:- − CIT v. Jasjit Singh (458 ITR 437) (SC) − ITO v. Vikram Sujitkumar Bhatia (453 ITR 417) (SC) − Pr.CIT Vs Ojjus Medicare (P) Ltd (465 ITR 101) (Del HC) − A.R. Safiullah v. ACIT (W.P (MD) No.4327 of 2021) (Mad HC) − SSP Aviation Ltd. v. DCIT (346 ITR 177) (Del HC) − Pepsi Foods Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (367 ITR 112) (Del HC) − CIT v. RRJ Securities Ltd. (380 ITR 612) (Del HC) − PCIT v. R.L. Allied Industries (ITA No.370/2015) (Del HC) − CIT…

Bondalapati Shivaji Rao, Chennai vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle - 1(2), Chennai

In the result, appeal filed by the assessee stands allowed and

ITA 1044/CHNY/2023[AY 2019-20]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai18 Sept 2024

Bench: Shri Aby T. Varkey & Shri Amitabh Shuklaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.1044/Chny/2023 निर्धारण वर्ष/Assessment Year: 2019-20 Shri Bondalapati Shivaji Rao, 121, Shankar Nagar, M.G. Road, Pammal, Chennai-600 075. [Pan: Aahpb 0083 D] (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) The Dcit, Central Circle-1(2), Chennai. (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) V. The Dcit, Central Circle-1(2), Chennai. (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) आयकर अपील सं./Ita No.1103/Chny/2023 निर्धारण वर्ष/Assessment Year: 2019-20 V. Shri Bondalapati Shivaji Rao, 121, Shankar Nagar, M.G. Road, Pammal, Chennai-600 075. [Pan: Aahpb 0083 D] (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) Assessee By : Shri B. Ramakrishnan, Fca Shri S. Dwarakesh, Ca Shri Shrenik Chordia, Ca Department By : Shri V. Nandakumar, Cit सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 08.08.2024 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 18.09.2024 आदेश / Order Per Aby T. Varkey, Jm: These Appeals Preferred By The Assessee & The Revenue Are Against The Order Of The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)- 18, Chennai (Hereinafter In Short `The Ld.Cit(A)') Dated 26.07.2023 Passed For Assessment Year (Hereinafter In Short `Ay') 2019-20.

For Appellant: Shri B. Ramakrishnan, FCAFor Respondent: Shri V. Nandakumar, CIT
Section 127Section 132Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 153C

…t issuing the notice for this AY, the assessee has claimed that the impugned assessment order stood vitiated in law. In support thereof, the Ld. AR has relied on the following decisions:- CIT v. Jasjit Singh (458 ITR 437) (SC) ITO v. Vikram Sujitkumar Bhatia (453 ITR 417) (SC) Pr.CIT Vs Ojjus Medicare (P) Ltd (465 ITR 101) (Del HC) A.R. Safiullah v. ACIT (W.P (MD) No.4327 of 2021) (Mad HC) SSP Aviation Ltd. v. DCIT (346 ITR 177) (Del HC) Pepsi Foods Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (367 ITR 112) (Del HC) CIT v. RRJ Securities Ltd. (380 ITR 612) (Del HC) PCIT v. R.L. Allied Industries (ITA No.370/2015) (Del HC) CIT v. Gopi Apart…