Section 153A: Bombay High Court Explains Law On Scope Of Search Assessments

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CIT vs. Murli Agro Products Ltd (Bombay High Court)

S. 153A: No addition can be made in respect of an unabated assessment which has become final if no incriminating material is found during the search

(iii) Once it is held that the assessment finalized on 29.12.2000 has attained finality, then the deduction allowed u/s 80HHC would attain finality. In such a case, the AO, while passing the independent assessment order u/s 153A could not have disturbed the assessment order which has attained finality, unless the materials gathered in the course of the proceedings u/s 153A establish that the reliefs granted under the finalized assessment were contrary to the facts unearthed during the course of s. 153 A proceedings. In the present case, there is nothing on record to suggest that any material was unearthed during the search or during the s. 153A proceedings which would show that the relief u/s 80HHC was erroneous. In such a case, the AO, while passing the assessment order u/s 153A could not have disturbed the assessment order finalised on 29.12.2000 relating to s. 80HHC deduction and consequently the CIT could not have invoked jurisdiction u/s 263

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