https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=14492 The court allowed the writ petitions, directing the release of the books of account and documents seized on September 26, 1995, within one month, with the provision for retaining photostat copies. The court deemed the continued retention beyond 180 days illegal due to the failure to communicate approval and reasons for retention, as required by law under section 132(8) of the Income-tax Act. en-us Tue, 31 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:13:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=14492 The court allowed the writ petitions, directing the release of the books of account and documents seized on September 26, 1995, within one month, with the provision for retaining photostat copies. The court deemed the continued retention beyond 180 days illegal due to the failure to communicate approval and reasons for retention, as required by law under section 132(8) of the Income-tax Act. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 31 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=14492