Section 153A Additions Invalid: Loose Document Lacks Evidentiary Value Without Proper Inquiry, Highlights Need for Thorough Investigation.

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....Assessment u/s 153A - the proposition made by the revenue towards making addition on the basis of the figures mentioned on the said loose dumb document cannot be considered to be valid evidence in the absence of any enquiry made by the authorities which ought to have done in the manner as already dealt with us hereinabove. No authority acting judicially would have acted on the basis of a loose paper having no evidentiary value had there been minimum application of mind.....