DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-2(1), CHENNAI, CHENNAI vs. KAG INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, VELACHERY

ITA 632/CHNY/2025Status: DisposedITAT Chennai29 August 2025AY 2021-22Bench: SHRI MANU KUMAR GIRI (Judicial Member), SHRI S.R.RAGHUNATHA (Accountant Member)1 pages
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What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal held that the surrender of income obtained under duress is illegal and additions based on such surrenders are unlawful. It also found that extrapolating income from later years without clear nexus or continuity is not permissible.

What were the facts?

The appeals by the revenue concern assessment years 2014-15 to 2021-22, arising from a search conducted on the assessee group. The primary issue revolves around the genuineness of share capital investments and additions made under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act.

What were the issues?

Whether additions made under Section 68 based on a coerced surrender or extrapolation from later years are valid, and whether the revenue discharged its burden to prove the share capital transactions were not genuine.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 68,Section 144A,Section 147,Section 153A

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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, ‘C’ BENCH: CHENNAI

Before: HON’BLE SHRI MANU KUMAR GIRI & HON’BLE SHRI S.R.RAGHUNATHA

Hearing: 08.07.2025Pronounced: 29.08.2025

Heard together (6 matters)

ITA No.322/Chny/2025
ITA No.323/Chny/2025
ITA No.324/Chny/2025
ITA No.325/Chny/2025
ITA No.321/Chny/2025
ITA No.632/Chny/2025

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