Section 153C of Income Tax Act: Rigorous Assessment Process for Third-Party Searches Explained.

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....Assessment u/s 153C - Assessment based on search on third party - The construction of Section 153 A and 153 C is consciously different and is seen to apply different yardsticks to an entity searched and a third party, such yardstick being more exacting in the case of the former. The process of assessment is demanding and an assessee, once in receipt of a notice, is bound by the stringent procedure under the Act, till finalisation of the process. - HC....