BHAGWANDAS H JUMANI,CHENNAI vs. ITO N.C. WARD 10(1), CHENNAI
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, ‘B’ BENCH, CHENNAI
Before: SHRI MAHAVIR SINGH, VICE- & SHRI ARUN KHODPIA
PER MAHAVIR SINGH, VP:
These three appeals by the assessee are arising out of
separate orders passed by the Ld Commissioner of Income
Tax (Appeals)-12, Chennai, in ITA Nos. 255/CIT(A)-12 / 2013-
14, dated 11.07.2018; 254/CIT(A)-12 / 2013-14, dated
27.12.2017 & 253/CIT(A)-12 / 2013-14, dated 20.03.2018
The assessments were completed by the Assistant
Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-XIII, Chennai for the
relevant assessment year 2003-04 u/s.143(3) r.w.s 147 /
142(2A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter “the Act”) vide
order dated 01.07.2008; for the assessment year 2004-05 vide
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order dated 28.12.2006 & for the assessment year 2005-06
vide order dated 01.07.2008. Since, the facts & issues involved
in these appeals are common, for the sake of convenience, we
proceed to dispose off the above appeals by this consolidated
order.
ITA No.2701/Chny/2018 (A.Y.2003-04): 2. The first issue in this appeal of the assessee is as regards
to order of the CIT(A) confirming action of the Assessing
Officer in making addition of unexplained investments in mutual
funds / deposits amounting to Rs.20,03,417/- u/s.69 of the Act.
Brief facts relating to this issue are that the assessee
trades in shares and mutual funds and a survey u/s.133A of the
Act was conducted by the Income-tax department on
assessee’s business premises on 09.02.2005. During the
course of survey, the Revenue noticed that the assessee has
made unaccounted investments in shares and mutual funds in
the name of Vishwambar Jumani (a fictitious name) and
Mrs.A.Sumathi, assessee’s maid servant. According to the
Revenue, fictitious bank accounts were maintained and
transactions were routed through these accounts. The
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Department also found during the course of survey, certain
cheque books, passbooks and other documents pertaining to
various banks held in the name of the assessee Mr.
Bhagawandas H.Jumani, his family members and others,
including Mr. Vishwambar Jumani and Mrs. A.Sumathi, who
were inventorised vide Ann/PC/Bank Accts/NS dated
09.02.2005. The assessee could not provide any details of
Vishwambar Jumani, including address or any other contract
number or could not provide any details regarding transactions held in the name of Vishwambar Jumani. Similarly,
Mrs.A.Sumathi, who worked with the assessee as servant
maid. The Assessing Officer noted during course of
assessment proceedings that the assessee could not explain
any of the account held in the name of Vishwambar Jumani in
State Bank of Trivancore and in the assessee’s bank account in
HDFC Bank in the name of Bhagawandas H.Jumani and
hence, he treated deposits in these bank accounts as
unaccounted income and assessed u/s.69 of the Act. The
following are the details of unaccounted income deposited in the banks:-
Name Bank account Amount Rs.
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Vishwambar State Bank of 3,13,401 Jumani Trivancore BhagawanJumani HDFC, Anna Salai 16,82,060 BhagawanJumani HDFC, Anna Salai 7,956 Total 20,03,417
Aggrieved, the assessee preferred appeal before the
CIT(A). The CIT(A) also confirmed action of the Assessing
Officer. Aggrieved, now the assessee is in appeal before the Tribunal.
We have heard rival contentions and gone through facts
and circumstances of the case. We noted that the assessee
before the Assessing Officer as well as CIT(A) made
submissions that the assessee had opening balance of
Rs.22,73,000/- in D.S.P Merril Lynch Mutual Fund in the name
of the assessee and another amount of Rs.9,36,000/- in
Grindlays Supersaver Mutual Fund in the name of Latha
Bhagawandas Jumani as on 31.03.2002. The assessee before
the lower authorities contended that these amounts were withdrawn and invested in different names i.e., Vishwambar
Jumani and Bhagawandas Jumani. But, neither the Assessing
Officer nor the CIT(A) accepted explanation of the assessee.
Now, the learned counsel for the assessee filed details of
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redemption of GSSIF– IP- Growth Option and I Flex IPO on
09.06.2002 of Rs.3,06,200/- and deposited in HDFC bank
account of Anna Nagar branch. Similarly, the assessee also
filed details of 460 shares of I Flex allotted for a sum of
Rs.2,43,800/-. The learned counsel for the assessee again
drew our attention to the submissions made before the CIT(A)
in regard to redemption of GSSIF – IP annual option that
contains opening balance as on 01.04.2002 at Rs.6,36,000/-,
out of which invested a sum of Rs.99,000/- on 15.04.2002 in the name of Lata B.Jumani. Similarly, redemption of D20 DSP
Merrill Lynch Bond fund - retail growth having opening balance
of units 10,923.546 were available, out of which a sum of
Rs.5,000/-was received. Similarly, another amount of
redemption of GSSIF ST Growth on 30.03.2003 for
Rs.3,25,534/-, out of which entire funds were available. When it
was pointed out to learned counsel for the assessee, entire
investment of Rs.5.50 lakhs is out of redemption in I Flex IPO,
another redemption of shares of I Flex of Rs.2,43,800/- and
another redemption of GSSIF ST Growth on 30.03.2003 for Rs.3,25,534/- is available and explained before us. But, for
balance amount, the assessee could not explain / produce any
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evidence or any details before us. This means that the
assessee has source of Rs.11,19,334/- is available with the
assessee to explain the source of deposits. The total
investment in the bank deposits are to the tune of
Rs.20,03,417/-, out of which the assessee is able to explain
only Rs.11,19,334/- and balance amount of Rs.8,84,083/-
remains unexplained. Hence, this amount is to be treated as
unexplained investment u/s.69 of the Act. When these facts
were confronted to ld.Sr.DR, he left the issue on Bench, but
made submissions that evidences can be sent back to the
Assessing Officer for verification. We noted that this being a
very old matter pertains to assessment year 2003-04 and going
by nature of evidences, it is better to partly accept here and
allow relief to the extent the assessee is able to explain.
Hence, we treat the amount of Rs.11,19,334/- as explained and
balance amount of Rs.Rs.8,84,083/- as unexplained. Therefore,
we confirm addition to the extent of Rs.8,84,083/-. Accordingly,
this issue of the assessee is partly allowed.
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The next issue in the appeal of the assessee is as
regards to order of the CIT(A) in confirming addition of
Rs.2,53,400/- u/s.69 of the Act.
Brief facts are that the during the course of assessment
proceedings, as noted above the issue, the Assessing Officer
noted that out of seized bank accounts, there is a d-mat
account in the name of Vishwambar Jumani, where
unexplained investments of Rs.2,53,400/- is treated as unexplained investments u/s.69 of the Act, because, the
assessee is unable to prove this amount.
We noted that the Assessing Officer, while framing
assessment has not accepted contention of the assessee that
investments in shares were not from the above unaccounted
mutual funds, as the assessee failed to explain trail of funds.
The Assessing Officer treated this amount of Rs.2,53,400/- as
unexplained investment u/s.69 of the Act. The CIT(A) also
confirmed action of the Assessing Officer by observing in para 13 & 14 of his order as under:-
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“13. 0n the addition of Rs.2,53,400/- being related to the shares acquired in the name of Vishamber Jumani, (600 shares of Union Bank), the Assessing Officer observed that the same was allotted in the above name for Rs.9,600/- and there was a refund of Rs.6,400/- as is evident from the SB A/c no.102850. Flex shares of Rs.2,43,800 (460 shares) were allotted which are unaccounted.
The AO had treated Rs.16,82,060/- deposited in the name of Bhagwan Jumani in HDFC A/c in Anna Salai as unaccounted since no source was explained. The Special Audit Report also concluded that Rs.16,82,060/- as unaccounted. The assessee stated that the deposits were made out of the redemption of mutual funds. The source was not clearly linked to the above investment.” Aggrieved, now the assessee is appeal before us.
After hearing both sides and going through facts and
circumstances of the case, we note that the assessee has
available funds on account of Application for I Flex IPO on
09.06.2002 for Rs.5.50 lakhs. The assessee claimed that it has
received refund application I Flex IPO on 31.07.2002 for an
amount of Rs.3,06,000/- and balance is allotment of 460
shares in I Flex Rs.2,43,800/- . The assessee claimed that this
refund of application in I Flex IPO on Rs.3,06,200/- was re-
deposited in D-mat account to the extent of Rs.2,53,400/-. We
noted that the assessee made submissions and gave some
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details, but could not file any direct evidence that this amount is
the same amount which is re-deposited in assessee’s D-mat
account. Hence, this cannot be treated as explained and the
Assessing Officer as well as CIT(A) has rightly treated this as
unexplained and we confirm orders of the lower authorities on
this issue. Therefore, this ground of appeal is dismissed.
In the result, appeal of the assessee is partly allowed.
ITA No.774/Chny/2018 (AY : 2004-05): 11. The first issue in the appeal of the assessee is as regards
to order of the CIT(A) confirming action of the Assessing
Officer in changing ‘head of income’ of trading in business,
instead of taxing surplus arising out of sale and purchase of
shares as long term capital gain. For this, the assessee has
raised seven grounds which are argumentative and factual,
hence, need not be reproduced.
Brief facts are that the assessee is engaged in trading in
shares, units in addition to investment in equity and units. The
assessee for the relevant assessment year 2004-05 declaring
long term capital gain at Rs.1,43,58,040/- in the return of
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income on account of surplus arising out of sale of shares and
mutual fund units. During the course of survey u/s.133A in the
business and residential premises of the assessee on
09.02.2005, the Department noted that the assessee was
indulging in large scale trading in shares and units of mutual
funds, but not maintaining any books of account. Based on the
report of investigation wing and documents found during the
course of survey, the Assessing Officer completed assessment
and assessed surplus arising out sale of shares as business
profit, as against long term capital gain declared by the
assessee amounting to Rs.1,43,58,040/-. The assessee
claimed before the Assessing Officer that the assessee is
engaged in trading of equity shares and mutual funds along
with he is also an investor in equity shares and mutual funds.
The assessee before the Assessing Officer claimed that he has
purchased shares under the head ‘investment’ and from sale
of those shares, he has earned surplus of Rs.1,43,58,040/-
which is declared as long term capital gain, because holding
period is more than one year. He explained before the
Assessing Officer that these shares are kept in D-Mat account.
The assessee before the Assessing Officer also explained that
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the assessee is engaged in trading also for which also a
separate account is maintained and he has declared profit
arising out of purchase and sale of shares in trading account
as business income. But, the Assessing Officer re-drawn the
entire activities of the assessee and assessed surplus as
business profit by observing as under:-
“In the light of the above decisions and also In the light of the facts admitted by the assessee that his full time occupation was in trading in shares and in mutual funds and the volume of business carried on by the assessee will clearly indicate that the surplus derived from the activity could not have been created had the assessee treated the stocks as investments only. It has thus become clear that the surplus earned by the assesseefrom out of the trading in shares will constitute income from business and not Long Term Capital Gains as claimed by the assessee. I shall therefore, hold that the profit received by the assessee from out of the trading in shares has to be treated as income from business. and this will be taxed as such at the rates applicable to income from business.”
Aggrieved, the assessee preferred an appeal before the CIT(A).
The CIT(A) also confirmed action of the Assessing
Officer observing as under:-
“9.1 The appellant has merely argued that he has maintained two separate books of accounts for Investment and Trading which are not substantiated. In case, the appellant had done
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trading in shares as a business, he was supposed to maintain the relevant books of accounts as required which are exclusive. It is not enough to enter the data at the time of scrutiny assessment and take a print out of the same and submit to the Income Tax Department. Especially in a case where the appellant claims to have done investment in shares, cash flow should be from his own bank accounts. Strangely the appellant has invested money in benami accounts and transacted in shares as found out by the Investigation Wing and the AO. Further, the transactions by the appellant are intermingled not only between the trading and investment, but also in respect of fund flow from the bank accounts held by him, and from accounts held in the name of others. 9.2 ……. 9.3……. 9.4 On the basis of facts of the appellant's case, I hold that the AO has rightly assessed Rs.1,43,58,040/- as Income from trading in business and the same is confirmed.”
Aggrieved, now the assessee is in appeal before the Tribunal.
We have heard rival submissions and gone through facts
and circumstances of the case. We also noted facts from case
records, including assessment order, order of the CIT(A),
written submissions filed by the assessee and other documents
filed. From all sides, it is gathered the assessee does trade in
shares, but also purchases equity shares and hold the same as
investment in its books of account. The assessee is getting
books audited, as is evident from the audit report. The
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assessee claimed that he has maintained accounts in tally
software and at the time of survey, laptop containing tally data
was under repair and hence, at that particular point of time
books of account could not be produced and that became
basis of Assessing Officer’s finding that the assessee is not
maintaining books of account. The assessee is following a
consistent method of accounting and there is no dispute in
respect of this aspect that in earlier years also the assessee
is investor. Basically, the assessee is investor in shares and
assessed to income-tax, since 1972-73 and declaring surplus
arising out of sale and purchase of shares as long term capital
gain, because he is holding shares for long term. The
assessee in the present case has kept his shares in investment
account and also these were available in D-mat account as
narrated before the Assessing Officer, CIT(A) and even now
before us. Hence, according to us, the assessee has rightly
declared surplus arising out of sale of shares, which were held
as investment, as long term capital gain. Therefore, we reverse
findings of the lower authorities on this issue holding that
surplus arising out of sale of shares as business income and
accept the plea of the assessee.
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The appeal of the assessee on this issue is allowed.
The next issue of the assessee is as regards to order of
the CIT(A) confirming addition made by the Assessing Officer
of consultancy service charges received in the shape of units
from Birla group of companies amounting to Rs.23 lakhs as
undisclosed income u/s.68 of the Act.
Brief facts are that the assessee claimed that he has
invested amount with Birla Mutual Fund group in its Birla Cash
Plus scheme. The assessee invested two amounts one for
amount of Rs.25.00 lakhs and another for an amount of
Rs.2,00,000/- with the fund on 25.01.2000. But, the fund was
erroneously credited into assessee’s account with two amounts
of Rs.25.00 lakhs each, thereby resulting in excess credit to
his account of Rs.23.00 lakhs during the year ended
31.03.2000. It was explained by the assessee that
corresponding units was also credited to the assessee’s
account, a copy of fund account statement was enclosed in
assessee’s paper book at pages 35 & 36 along with bank
statement at page 37 of the paper book, which shows that
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credit was given wrongly twice for this amount of Rs.25.00
lakhs. The assessee before the Assessing Officer explained
that this amount of Rs.23.00 lakhs was earned by the assessee
in assessment year 2000-01 to 2003-04 and claimed same on
account of rendering consultancy service and purchase units of
Birla group cases in this year. The assessee received units
from Birla group of companies and redeemed the units
subsequently. The assessee during the course of survey,
agreed to admit this income for assessment year 2004-05, but
not offered the income in this year. Hence, the Assessing
Officer treating the income as undisclosed income assessable
u/s.68 of the Act for amount of Rs.23.00 lakhs. Aggrieved, the
assessee preferred an appeal before the CIT(A).
The CIT(A) also confirmed action of the Assessing
Officer observing as under:-
“9.5 Hence, the Assessing Officer added the above
in AY 2004-05. Since the above addition is based on
appellant’s own admission and the same is nothing
but income of the appellant, the addition of
Rs.23,00,000/- is confirmed.”
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Aggrieved, now the assessee is in appeal before the Tribunal.
We have heard rival contentions and gone through facts
and circumstances of the case. We noted that the assessee
filed return of income for the assessment year 2000-01 to 2003-
04, but no income rendering consultancy services to Birla
Mutual Fund group for a sum of Rs.23 lakhs was disclosed.
The assessee has received units from Birla group and
redeemed units subsequently, because the assessee was not
obliged to repay the amount to Birla group of companies as
unit has been allotted to the assessee on account of services
rendered by him to the said company. We noted that the
assessee has disclosed any income and now, on the redeem of
Birla Mutual Fund units, the assessee has not declared any
income. The assessee admitted during the course of survey
and stopped further enquiry. We noted that the assessee
cannot escape from assessment of this amount of Rs.23 lakhs,
because, he has redeemed Birla Mutual Fund units in the very
same year, whereas there is no investment. Hence, the entire
redeemed amount is to be assessed as taxable. The
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Assessing Officer has rightly assessed the same and we
confirm the said addition.
In the result, appeal of the assessee is partly allowed.
ITA No.2253/Chny/2018 (AY : 2005-06):
At the outset, it is noticed that the assessee has raised
various grounds of additions numbering into 1 to 9 which are
inter-mixed and hence, the assessee has filed a chart of
issues for consideration and additions made by the Assessing
Officer and confirmed by the CIT(A) . The assessee has given
chart in accordance with grounds of appeal and relevant issues
raised in regard to additions are given in the chart which we will
discuss point-wise.
The first issue of unexplained investments made u/s.69A
of the Act is in regard to deposits made in bank account
amounting to Rs.45,83,262/- and unexplained investment
u/s.69A of the Act being deposits made in D-mat accounts.
The assessee has given complete details of nature of addition
which are to be considered read as under:-
Unexplained Investments u/s 69A in BANK ACCOUNTS - Rs. 45,83,262 The entire investments were made (1) Investment in the name of Vishwamber out of the accounted funds of Jumani- Rs. 21,75,390/- the Assessee in different names
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(partly sustained to the tune of Rs. to increase the possibility of 12,66,532/-) allotment of IPOs. The consolidated cash book showing (2) Investment in the name of A. Sumathi- the trail of investments were Rs. 1,09,594/- placed before the lower authorities and enclosed herewith. (3) Investment in the name of BagwandasJumani - Rs. 22,97,846/- Unexplained Investments u/s 69A in D-MAT ACCOUNTS (1) Investment in the name of Vishwamber Jumani- Rs. 18,14,992/- (2) Investment in the name of A. Sumathi- Rs. 34,718
Brief facts relating to the above additions are that the
Assessing Officer during verification of de-mat account of the
assessee noticed that a list of shares as reported in page 3 of
point 5(a) of audit report amounting to Rs.4,17,384/- were not
recorded in the books and hence, he treated the same as
unexplained investment of the assessee. Subsequently, the
Assessing Officer noticed that the assessee has made
unaccounted investments in the name of Mr. Vishwambar
Jumani, Mrs. A.Sumathi and Mr. Bagwandas Jumani i.e.,
deposits made in bank accounts which were quantified by the
Assessing Officer as under:-
Vishwambar Jumani Rs.21,75,390
A.Sumathi Rs. 1,09,594
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Bagwandas Jumani Rs.22,97,846
Bagwandas Jumani 45,83,262
The Assessing Officer also noticed that there is
investment in d-mat account maintained with Integrated
Enterprises in the name of Mr. Vishwambar Jumani
amounting to Rs.18,14,992/- and D-mat account maintained
with Appollo Sindoori in the name of A. Sumathi of Rs.
Rs.34,718/-, which was treated as unexplained investment
and added as income from other sources. The Assessing
Officer also required to explain investments made in the name
of Mr. Vishwambar Jumani, Mrs. A.Sumathi and assessee
himself Mr.Bagwandas Jumani amounting to Rs.21,75,390/-,
1,09,594/- and Rs.22,97,846/- respectively aggregating to
Rs.45,82,830/-. The assessee before the Assessing Officer
contended that the assessee is unable to prove that these
amounts were used for circulating in investments,but could not
file any evidences to prove inter-linking of investments. The
Assessing Officer also rejected claim of the assessee that these
shares were declared under VDIS’ 1997, as the assessee
failed to file any proof or any evidence to explain source.
Similarly, the CIT(A) also confirmed addition just on the basis
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of his findings. Aggrieved, now the assessee is in appeal before
the Tribunal.
Before us, the assessee now filed complete bank
accounts for interlinking transactions to which ld. Sr.DR
objected, because according to him, these are fresh evidences,
but the learned counsel for the assessee contended that these
are not fresh evidences, even these were filed before the
Assessing Officer as well as CIT(A), but none of the authorities
has gone into these details. We noted from written submissions
filed before the CIT(A) on 18.08.2017 and noted that the
assesseehas tried to explain these investments by filing various
evidences. We have taken a close look on the evidences filed
and noted that we have no mechanism to verify the
transactions individually or we have no mechanism to
ascertain veracity of the documents, hence, in the interest of
justice, without speaking on merit, we remit this issue back to
the file of the Assessing Officer for fresh adjudication, after
considering all the evidences filed before the CIT(A) or even
now filed before us. The Assessing Officer will also examine
shares declared under VDIS’1997 and whatever sale
proceeds out of the same, he can decide explanation of the
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assessee as per law. In term of the above, we restore the
above issue back to the file of the Assessing Officer for fresh
adjudication.
The next issue in this appeal of the assessee is as
regards to order of the CIT(A) confirming action of the
Assessing Officer in treating surplus arising out of sale of
shares as business income, instead of short term capital gain
amounting to Rs.20,13,370/-.
We have heard rival contentions and gone through facts
and circumstances of the case. We noted that the Assessing
Officer from the tax audit report noted that the assessee has
claimed profit from the following IPOs:-
TCS Ltd Rs.11,21,359
NTPC Rs. 8,92,021
Total Profit : Rs.20,13,380/-
According to the Assessing Officer, the assessee has disclosed
income under head ‘short term capital gain’, but the
Assessing Officer has treated the same as business income, just on the basis that SLP filed by the department against the
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decision of the Hon’ble Madras High Court in the case of
Trishul Investments Ltd is pending. No citation of Trishul
Investments Ltd., or any details were given and even now,
nothing was argued neither by the learned counsel for the
assessee nor learned D.R. The CIT(A) also confirmed action
of the Assessing Officer in assessing surplus arising out of sale
of shares at Rs.20,13,770/- as income from trading on
business as against declared by the assessee as income from
short term capital gain.
We noted that none of the authorities below have gone
into detail and hence, we cannot decide this issue at this level.
Hence, we remand this issue back to the file of the Assessing
Officer, who will consider what is actual nature of transaction
and facts and then decide whether income is from short term
capital gain or income from trading of shares. Hence, this issue
is remitted back to the file of the Assessing Officer.
The next issue in this appeal of the assessee is as
regards to shares of HDFC and investments made in the same
was considered in the present assessment year amounting to
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Rs.2,35,500/. The learned counsel for the assessee before us
stated that these shares were purchased in earlier years.
On going through the assessment order as well as order
of the CIT(A), we could not find such issue in the orders of the
lower authorities. Further, no argument was advanced by either
side on this issue. Hence, the same is dismissed.
The next issue in this appeal of the assessee is as
regards to order of the CIT(A) confirming addition of unexplained investments made u/s.69 of the Act amounting to
Rs.10,20,000/-.
We have gone through order of the Assessing Officer
and find that there is no such addition, but while going
through order of the CIT(A),we noted that the CIT(A) has
identified this credit amount of Rs.10,20,000/- and has
confirmed this addition by observing as under:-
“9.1.5 On 10.04.2004, there was a credit of Rs.10,20,000/-. In the written submission the assessee has stated that this amount was added which is from redemption. On verification of this amount with reference to the evidence for investment a sum of Rs.10,20,000/- was refunded to Shri Vishamber Jumani and hence, the Assessing Officer
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has rightly added the same to the income of the assessee.”
Since no argument was advanced on either side and this
was raised by the CIT(A) for the first time, we remit this issue
back to the file of the Assessing Officer, who will verify and
then decide according to law whether this particular entry of
Rs.10,20,000/- on 10.04.2004 is explained or not. Accordingly,
this issue is remitted back to the file of the Assessing Officer.
The next issue in this appeal of the assessee is as
regards to investments made in the name of Smt. A.Sumathi
for Rs.36,332/-. We noted that we have already considered this
amount while sending back the issue of main ground of
unexplained investments u/s.69 of the Act in the bank account
and set aside this issue back to the file of the Assessing
Officer, the same ratio will apply to this issue. Hence, this
issue is already set aside to the file of the Assessing Officer and
allowed for statistical purposes.
The next issue in this appeal of the assessee is as
regards to disallowance of interest paid to Parameshwari Trust
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to the extent of Rs.48,600/- on the ground that no TDS was
deducted on the payment. The CIT(A) simply confirmed action
of the Assessing Officer and even before us, no explanation
was submitted by the assessee as to how this interest paid is
allowable. Hence, the same is dismissed.
The next issue in this appeal of the assessee is as
regards to order of the CIT(A) not reducing income by Rs.23
lakhs as declared in the revised return of income. We noted
that on the very same issue, we have already confirmed the
addition hereinabove in ITA No.774/Chny2018 for the
assessment year 2004-05 vide para no. 18 of this order. Hence,
this cannot be sustained, because that will tantamount to
double addition. Hence in this year, we delete the addition.
Hence, this issue is allowed.
The next issue in this appeal of the assessee is as
regards to order of the CIT(A) confirming claim of expenses of
Rs.2,63,240/-. After hearing both sides and on going through
facts, we noted that the assessee neither before the Assessing
Officer nor before the CIT(A) , even nor before us, could not file
26 ITA Nos.2701, 774 & 2253/Chny/2018
any evidence in support of this expense. Hence, the same is
dismissed.
In the result, appeal of the assessee is partly allowed for
statistical purposes .
Order pronounced in the open court on 19th April, 2023
Sd/- Sd/- ( महावीर िसंह ) (अ!ण खोडिपया) ( Arun Khodpia ) ( Mahavir Singh) लेखा सद�य लेखा सद�य / Accountant Member लेखा सद�य लेखा सद�य उपा�य� उपा�य� उपा�य�/ Vice-President उपा�य�
चे�ई/Chennai, �दनांक/Date: 19.04.2023 DS
आदेश क� �ितिलिप अ�ेिषत/Copy to: 1. Appellant 2. Respondent 3. आयकर आयु� (अपील)/CIT(A) 4. आयकर आयु�/CIT 5. िवभागीय �ितिनिध/DR 6. गाड� फाईल/GF.