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2016 (6) TMI 803 - AT - Income TaxRevision u/s 263 - taxability of deemed dividend under Section 2(22)(e) of the Act in the proceedings u/s 153A - Held that:- In present case the issue of deemed dividend does not arise from the provisions of Section 153A of the Act and there is no seized material unearthed at the relevant time. Thus it is beyond Assessing Officer’s power to address the said issue in proceedings initiated under Section 143(3) read with Section 153A of the Act. The CIT was wrong in directing the examination of taxability of deemed dividend under Section 2(22)(e) of the Act, in the proceedings u/s 153A of the Act while passing order under Section 263 of the Act when the proceedings under Section 153A itself has not unearthed the said issue. Thus, the CIT do not have power under Section 263 of the Act to give its own opinion when there is no new material unearthed. The issue taken up by the CIT was not within the purview of the Assessing Officer at the inception of assessment proceedings. - Decided in favour of assessee
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