https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104528 Following a search under section 132, assessment of search-related escaped income must proceed through the special reassessment mechanism under section 148 rather than the general scrutiny-assessment route under section 143(3). Consequently, a regular assessment made under section 143(3) for the relevant post-search assessment was treated as unsustainable in law and quashed, rendering the remaining grounds academic. The principle limits recourse to ordinary scrutiny assessment where the prescribed search-linked reassessment framework applies. en-us Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:13:26 +0530 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:13:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104528 Following a search under section 132, assessment of search-related escaped income must proceed through the special reassessment mechanism under section 148 rather than the general scrutiny-assessment route under section 143(3). Consequently, a regular assessment made under section 143(3) for the relevant post-search assessment was treated as unsustainable in law and quashed, rendering the remaining grounds academic. The principle limits recourse to ordinary scrutiny assessment where the prescribed search-linked reassessment framework applies. Highlights Income Tax Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:13:26 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104528