Reassessment Invalid: ITAT Delhi Rules Section 153C Procedures Essential for Unexplained Cash Credit Cases.

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....Validity of assessment made u/s 147 instead of u/s. 153C - Addition as unexplained cash credit u/s. 68 - Upon examination, the ITAT Delhi found that the seized material, along with statements by involved parties, constituted incriminating evidence, warranting proceedings under section 153C. Citing precedent from various judicial decisions, the ITAT Delhi concluded that the failure to follow the procedure under section 153C invalidated the reassessment under section 147/148. Consequently, the ITAT Delhi upheld the decision of the CIT(A) to quash the reassessment.....