https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103807 The first proviso to section 153C shifts the commencement of the six- and ten-year assessment block for a non-searched person from the search date to the date on which that person's jurisdictional Assessing Officer receives the seized material. Applying this legal fiction, satisfaction notes and notice issued in FY 2021-22 made AY 2022-23 the relevant year, limiting the ten-year block to AYs 2013-14 through 2022-23. AY 2012-13 therefore fell outside the permissible period, rendering its assessment invalid and resulting in dismissal of the Revenue's appeal. The parties remain bound by the outcome of the pending SLP concerning the governing precedent. en-us Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:38:35 +0530 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:38:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103807 The first proviso to section 153C shifts the commencement of the six- and ten-year assessment block for a non-searched person from the search date to the date on which that person's jurisdictional Assessing Officer receives the seized material. Applying this legal fiction, satisfaction notes and notice issued in FY 2021-22 made AY 2022-23 the relevant year, limiting the ten-year block to AYs 2013-14 through 2022-23. AY 2012-13 therefore fell outside the permissible period, rendering its assessment invalid and resulting in dismissal of the Revenue's appeal. The parties remain bound by the outcome of the pending SLP concerning the governing precedent. Highlights Income Tax Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:38:35 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103807