Court Rules Search Alone Justifies Notice u/s 153A of Income Tax Act; No Need to Transfer Seized Material.

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....Assessment u/s 153A - Validity of notice issued - the only pre-condition for issuance of the notice u/s 153A is the search itself. Thus unable to accept the argument of the petitioners to the effect that the transfer of the seized material is a pre-condition to the issuance of the notice u/s 153A as such a conclusion would tantamount to re-writing of the provision to read in such a condition, which is legally impermissible. - HC....