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Abhisar Buildwell - Search assessment

Supreme Court of India·2023·ITR
Facts

Assessment under Section 153A following a search where the original assessment for the year was already unabated/completed.

Issue

Can AO make additions without incriminating material found during search?

Held

For unabated assessments, additions in Section 153A proceedings must be based on incriminating material found during search.

Ratio

Section 153A is not a roving inquiry; it must rest on search-found material for unabated years.

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