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PER ANUBHAV SHARMA, JM:
This appeal is preferred by the assessee against the order dated 25.08.2025 of the Ld. CIT(A)-25New Delhi (hereinafter referred as Ld. First Appellate Authority or in short Ld. ‘FAA’) in DIN: ITBA/APL/M/250/2025-26/1079958419(1) arising out of the order dated 20.03.2024 u/s 153C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) passed by the DCIT, CC-27, New Delhi, for AY: 2014-15.
The case were heard together as they involved common question of law and facts. The department has challenged the impugned order of ld. First Appellate Authority which has held that the assessment years involved fall beyond the block period for which assessment u/s 153C of the Act could have been concluded. Although ld. DR has relied the grounds what we find material is that admittedly the background to the search assessment u/s 153C of the Act are search and seizure proceedings u/s 132 of the Act carried out on 18.10.2019 at the premises of Shri Alok Agarwal & Others of Alankit Group. Admittedly the alleged escaped income does not exceeds Rs.50,00,000/- and the satisfaction note of non-searched person was recorded on 24.06.2022. Therefore, the relevant search assessment year happens to be AY; 2023-24 by this yardstick 6 years period as referred in Section 153C(1) of the Act would be from AY: 2017-18 to AY: 2023-24. While the present assessment year fall beyond the block of 6 years.
The law as stands settled by decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in CIT vs. Jasjit Singh (2023) 458 ITR 423 (SC) and Hon’ble Delhi High Court decision in case of CIT Vs. RRJ Securities Ltd. (2016) 380 ITR 612 (Del) and PCIT (Central-1) Vs. Ojjus Medicare Pvt. Ltd. (2024) 465 ITR 101 (Del) is that the date of reckoning of calculating 6 assessment years for reopening post search assessment in case of Non searched person would be when the seized material was handed over to the assessing officer of the non-searched person or the recording of satisfaction note u/s 153C of the Act by concerned assessing officer of the searched person.
In the light of the aforesaid discussion, the conclusion drawn by ld. CIT(A) requires no interference. The grounds have no substance the appeals of the department are accordingly dismissed.