High Court Upholds AO's Authority to Reopen Assessments u/s 153A for Undisclosed Income Despite Previous Returns.

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....Validity of assessment u/s 153A - AO would be competent to reopen the assessment proceeding already made and determine the total income of the assessee. The Assessing Officer, while exercising the power under Section 153A of the Act, would make assessment and compute the total income of the assessee including the undisclosed income, notwithstanding the assessee had filed the return before the date of search which stood processed under Section 143(1)(a) of the Act. - Order of ITAT deleting the additions set aside - HC....