Block assessment: pending proceedings abate when an Assessment Year falls in the block period, subject to factual prerequisites.

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....Block assessment scope under Chapter XIV-B is governed by the definition of "block period"; where an Assessment Year falls within that period Section 158BA(2) causes pending proceedings to abate insofar as they relate to the block period. The court held that (re)assessment for AY 2022 23 falls within the block period conceptually, but denied writ relief because factual prerequisites were not established-no material showed the search disclosed the petitioner's total undisclosed income or linked company searches to his individual income-so the AO retains jurisdiction under Chapter XIV B if statutory conditions are met.....