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2016 (5) TMI 91 - AT - Income TaxRevision u/s 263 - addition on the basis of seized documents - Held that:- It is admitted fact that during the course of search, the seized paper as was recovered, was a cancelled/crossed document. Therefore, there is no question of considering the same against the assessee, that too when the same is not signed by the assessee-company. Furthermore, when the original seized document pages 34-35 of annexure A-9 was considered and discussed in detail and it is held by the appellate authorities that no addition could be made on the basis of the same cancelled document against the assessee, there is no question of considering the same against the assessee on the basis of copy of the same seized document. When the matter in issue has already been examined by the appellate authorities, prior to the proceedings under section 263 of the Act, the learned Principal Commissioner of Income-tax should not have resorted to the present proceedings under section 263. When the order of the Assessing Officer is merged with the orders of the appellate authorities, therefore, proceedings under section 263 of the Act on the same matter in issue could not be resorted to in view of the Explanation (c) of sub section (1) of section 263 of the Act. In this case, the Assessing Officer examined the seized document at the assessment stage and his order has been set aside by the appellate authorities, therefore, there is no question of considering his order to be erroneous in so far as prejudicial to the interests of the Revenue. In this case, when the seized document itself was not relied upon by the appellate authorities, the copy of the same agreement as was received through independent sources, as stated by the learned Principal Commissioner of Income-tax would not make any difference in favour of the Revenue. - Decided in favour of assessee.
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