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Issues: (i) Whether, in assessment proceedings under section 153A, the assessee could raise a fresh claim which was not made in the original assessment proceedings; (ii) Whether the disallowance made under section 14A was liable to be interfered with.
Issue (i): Whether, in assessment proceedings under section 153A, the assessee could raise a fresh claim which was not made in the original assessment proceedings.
Analysis: The assessment or reassessment made pursuant to section 153A was held not to be a de novo assessment. The Tribunal's view, based on the principle that the completed assessment could not be reopened to entertain a claim not made in the original proceedings, was accepted. The court followed the reasoning of the Rajasthan High Court in Jai Steels and held that the assessee could not seek allowance of a deduction or expenditure claim not asserted in the original assessment.
Conclusion: The issue was decided against the assessee and in favour of the Revenue.
Issue (ii): Whether the disallowance made under section 14A was liable to be interfered with.
Analysis: The challenge to the disallowance under section 14A was considered along with the overall correctness of the assessment. The court found no error in the Tribunal's confirmation of the disallowance and no substantial question of law arose warranting interference.
Conclusion: The issue was decided against the assessee and in favour of the Revenue.
Final Conclusion: The appeal failed as both substantial questions of law were answered in favour of the Revenue, leaving the assessment and the Tribunal's order undisturbed.
Ratio Decidendi: An assessment under section 153A is not a fresh de novo assessment, and a claim not made in the original completed assessment cannot ordinarily be introduced for the first time in such proceedings.
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