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Proceedings u/s 148 Invalid; Proper Procedure u/s 153C Ignored in Income Tax Case.
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....Validity of initiation of proceedings u/s 148 - what cannot be done directly cannot be done indirectly - If any material was found relating to the assessee during the course of search on third parties then the correct course of action would have been to proceed against the assessee under section 153C of the Act and there was no justification for the A.O. to initiate the proceedings under section 147 r.w.s 148 of the Act. - AT....