KAMAL RAMPRASAD GUPTA,MUMBAI vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE 6(1)(1), MUMBAI

ITA 3458/MUM/2026Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai31 August 2026AY 2016-1710 pages
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What were the facts?

The assessee initially filed a return treating losses from Futures & Options (F&O) trading as speculative. Later, they filed a revised return under section 139(5) correcting this to non-speculative business loss, which was rejected by the AO and CIT(A). The assessee argued the original treatment was an inadvertent error.

What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal held that the revised return, filed within the prescribed time, should not be disregarded. The revised return corrected the character of an already disclosed loss, rather than introducing a new claim, and the ratio of the Wipro Ltd. judgment was distinguishable.

What were the issues?

Whether a revised return correcting the classification of a loss, already disclosed in the original return, can be disregarded by the Assessing Officer. The applicability of the Wipro Ltd. judgment to such a scenario.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 139(5),Section 43(5)

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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, MUMBAI BENCHES, MUMBAI

Before: SHRI SANDEEP GOSAIN

For Respondent: Shri Brajendra Kumar ( SR. DR. )
Pronounced: 31.08.2026

PER SHRI SANDEEP GOSAIN, JUDICIAL MEMBER:

This appeal is filed by the Assessee against the order of Ld. ADDL JCIT (A) - 5, Kolkata vide DIN: ITBA/APL/S/250/2025-26/1084431284(1) dated 05- Jan-2026 for the Assessment Year 2016-17. The Assessee has raised the following grounds of appeal:

1) The CIT (A) failed to appreciate that the original return of income filed by the Appellant on 02.09.2016 contained omission/ wrong

The order continues below.

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