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of <h1>ITAT rules against AO's interest disallowance, emphasizes ownership requirement for section 153C notices</h1> <h3>Asstt. Commissioner of Income-tax, Central Circle-4, Hyderbad Versus Sri Narendra Kumar Gupta</h3> Asstt. Commissioner of Income-tax, Central Circle-4, Hyderbad Versus Sri Narendra Kumar Gupta - TMI Issues:Initiation of proceedings u/s 153C of the IT Act, Disallowance of interest expenditure without incriminating material.Initiation of proceedings u/s 153C of the IT Act:The case involved appeals against a common order of the CIT(A)-I, Hyderabad, pertaining to one assessee. The AO had made additions by disallowing interest paid without specific incriminating material in the assessment orders for six years. The assessee challenged the initiation of proceedings u/s 153C, arguing that no belongings were seized in the search operation related to another individual. The CIT(A) held that additions without specific reference to seized material were not legally sustainable. The AO was deemed unjustified in making additions without incriminating material. The revenue appealed the CIT(A)'s decision, stating that the additions were not based on seized material as required by section 153C.Disallowance of interest expenditure without incriminating material:The ITAT upheld the CIT(A)'s order, emphasizing that the AO must frame assessments based on incriminating material found during the search under section 153C. The disallowance of interest expenditure lacked supporting information in the seized material. Legal precedents were cited to support the requirement that seized items must belong to the assessee for proceedings under section 153C. The ITAT concluded that the condition precedent for issuing notice under section 153C was not met, rendering the provisions of the section vitiated. Consequently, the ITAT upheld the CIT(A)'s decision to delete the disallowances made by the AO for all six assessment years. The appeals filed by the revenue were dismissed, as the issues in subsequent years were materially identical to the initial assessment year.This detailed analysis of the judgment addresses the issues of the initiation of proceedings under section 153C of the IT Act and the disallowance of interest expenditure without incriminating material, providing a comprehensive overview of the legal reasoning and outcomes of the case.
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