M/S SUPER MALLS PRIVATE LIMITED versus PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 8, NEW DELHI

M/S SUPER MALLS PRIVATE LIMITED versus PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 8, NEW DELHI

Where the Assessing Officer for the searched person and the other person is the same, recording a satisfaction note that the seized documents belonged to the other person fulfills the requirements of Section 153C and transmission to another Assessing Officer is unnecessary; in the present case the satisfaction note so recorded was valid and the Supreme Court dismissed the appeals, remitting the matters to ITAT to decide the merits afresh.

Parties
Appellant/assessee: M/s Super Malls Private Limited; Respondent/revenue: Principal Commissioner of Income Tax 8, New Delhi
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
05 March 2020
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal in Supreme Court; Remitted to ITAT for Fresh Disposal on Merits
Outcome
Appeals dismissed
Legal Topics
Section 153 C, Section 132(1), Section 133 a, Section 153 a, Section 158 BD, Chapter XIV B, Search and Seizure, Satisfaction Note, Assessment
Tax Law Income Tax Procedure Section 153 C Section 132(1) Section 133 a Section 153 a Section 158 BD Chapter XIV B +3 more

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Parties

M/s Super Malls Private Limited

Appellant/assessee

Principal Commissioner of Income Tax 8, New Delhi

Respondent/revenue

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal in Supreme Court; Remitted to ITAT for Fresh Disposal on Merits

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the satisfaction note under Section 153C was valid where the Assessing Officer of the searched person and the other person (assessee) was the same
  2. 2 Whether transmission of seized documents to another Assessing Officer is required when the Assessing Officer is the same for both searched person and other person
  3. 3 Whether mandatory requirements of Section 153C were complied with in the facts of the case

Ratio Decidendi

Where the Assessing Officer for the searched person and the other person is the same, recording a satisfaction note that the seized documents belonged to the other person fulfills the requirements of Section 153C and transmission to another Assessing Officer is unnecessary; in the present case the satisfaction note so recorded was valid and the Supreme Court dismissed the appeals, remitting the matters to ITAT to decide the merits afresh.

Court Disposition

Appeals dismissed

Orders

  • Appeals dismissed by the Supreme Court
  • Matter remitted to the ITAT to decide and dispose of the appeals afresh on merits, at the earliest, in accordance with law