https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=472296 Section 153D prior approval for search assessments requires the approving authority to independently examine draft assessment orders, assessment records and relevant search material for each assessment year. A composite approval issued without evidence of record movement, separate year-wise consideration, reasons or verification indicates a routine and mechanical exercise rather than informed statutory approval. Approval granted in this manner is invalid for want of application of mind, and assessment orders founded on it are vitiated and liable to be quashed. en-us Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:42:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=472296 Section 153D prior approval for search assessments requires the approving authority to independently examine draft assessment orders, assessment records and relevant search material for each assessment year. A composite approval issued without evidence of record movement, separate year-wise consideration, reasons or verification indicates a routine and mechanical exercise rather than informed statutory approval. Approval granted in this manner is invalid for want of application of mind, and assessment orders founded on it are vitiated and liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Income Tax Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=472296