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S. 153C : Assessment-Income of any other person-Search Presumption operates only against person from whose possession document found-Loose paper-Statement of person against whom search conducted-Cross examination not allowed-Addition is held to be not justified. [S. 132(4A), 292C]

Kantibhai P. Patel v. Dy.CIT (2021) 85 ITR 317 (Ahd.)(Trib.) Chhotalal P. Patel v. Dy.CIT (2021) 85 ITR 317 (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 153A : Assessment-Search-Dumb documents-Addition is held to be bad in law.

Dy. CIT v. Sonal Uday Vora (Smt.) (2021) 85 ITR 276 (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 153A : Assessment-Search-Dumb documents found inn third party premises-Addition is held to be not valid. [S. 132, 153(1)]

Dy. CIT v. Sonal Uday Vora (Smt.) (2021) 85 ITR 276 (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Death of assessee-Notices and reassessment orders passed in name of deceased assessee quoting his Permanent Account Number is held to be not valid. [S.148]

Lalita Agarwal v. ACIT (2021) 85 ITR 376 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Change of opinion-Full and true disclosure-Reassessment is held to be bad in law. [S. 54EC, 54F, 148]

Jagdish U. Thackersey v. Dy.CIT (2021) 85 ITR 633 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Income of any other person-Search-Reassessment is not valid when the assessment out have been done under section 153C of the Act as per non obstante provision-Cross examination denied-Addition as cash credit is held to be not justified. [S. 68, 132, 153C]

Kalyanji Velji HUF v. Dy.CIT (2021) 85 ITR 500 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Capital gains-Report from investigation wing-No tangible material-Reassessment is held to be in valid. [S. 50C, 148]

Shujaat Ali Khan v. ITO (2021) 85 ITR 661 / 209 TTJ 907/ 203 DTR 47 (Jaipur)(Trib.)

S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-No failure to truly and fully disclose all material facts Necessary For Assessment-Notice not valid. [S. 143(2), 148]

Dy.CIT v. Peerless General Finance and Investment Co. Ltd. (No. 2) (2021) 85 ITR 252 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 144C : Reference to dispute resolution panel-Assessment-Limitation-Amalgamation of companies-Draft assessment order passed in name of amalgamated company-Not a curable defect-Order void ab initio. [S. 143(3), 144C(15)(b), 153, 292B]

Vedanta Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 85 ITR 565 / 200 DTR 153 / 210 TTJ 993 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 143(3) : Assessment-Bogus purchases-Addition based on the report of Inspector-Remand report no adverse comment-Deletion of addition is held to be justified-No defects in the books of account-Addition cannot be made.

ITO v. Abhishek Agarwal (2021) 85 ITR 494 (Delhi)(Trib.)