Tax Assessment Proceedings Void Due to Unauthorized Search, Court Quashes Notice and Orders as Invalid.

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....Validity of Assessment u/s 153A - no search conducted u/s 132 and 132A as against the petitioner - Incriminating material from laptop - Electronic evidence admissibility - The High court concluded that the proceedings initiated u/s 153A, including the assessment order and demand notice based on the flawed panchnama and unauthorized search, were without jurisdiction and authority. Consequently, the court quashed the notice, assessment order, and demand notice, declaring the proceedings non-est and void ab initio.....