DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE - 2, VISAKHAPATNAM vs. ALAKRAM INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED, KOLKATA
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, VISAKHAPATNAM BENCH, VISAKHAPATNAM
Before: SHRI DUVVURU RL REDDY, HON’BLE & SHRI S BALAKRISHNAN, HON’BLE
PER S. BALAKRISHNAN, Accountant Member :
The captioned three appeals are filed by the Revenue against the orders of the Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-3, Visakhapatnam [CIT(A)] in appeal No. 732/2019- 20/10489/CIT(A)-3/VSP/2020-21, dated 26/02/2021 [ITA No. 181/Viz/2021]; appeal No. 728/2019-20/10485/CIT(A)- 3/VSP/2020-21, dated 26/2/2021 [ITA No. 120/Viz/2021] and
3 appeal No. 730/2019-20/10487/CIT(A)-3/VSP/2020-21, dated
29/03/2021 (ITA No. 151/Viz/2021) arising out of the order
passed U/s. 143(3) r.w.s 153A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for
the AY 2017-18. Since all these appeals are inter-connected,
these appeals are clubbed, heard together and disposed off in
this consolidated order. Appeal wise adjudication is given in the
following paragraphs of this order.
Firstly we shall take up the ITA No. 118/Viz/2021 and ITA
No. 120/Viz/2021 wherein the protective assessments have been
made by the Ld. AO and the grounds raised by the Revenue are
identical in nature. We shall take up ITA No. 118/Viz/2021 as a
lead appeal.
ITA No. 118/Viz/2021 (AY: 2017-18) (DCIT vs. M/s. Sri Bhagavan Niketan Ltd)
Briefly stated the facts of the case are that the assessee is
engaged in construction of residential houses at Marripalem,
Visakhapatnam in the name and style of ‘Happy Homes’, did not
file its return of income for the AY 2017-18. A search and
seizure operation U/s. 132 of the Act was conducted on
15/09/2017 by the Deputy Director of Income Tax (Inv.), Unit-
III(1), Visakhapatnam at the Registered Office premises of the
4 assessee-company in connection with the search and seizure
operations in the group case of Shri Alakram Satyanandam.
Simultaneously, survey operations U/s. 133A of the Act were
conducted at the office premises of the construction project
‘Happy Homes’, Marripalem, Visakhapatnam and consequent to
the search, the assessee company was centralized to DCIT,
Central Circle-2, Visakhapatnam vide proceeding of the Principal
Commissioner of Income Tax-4, Kolkata in F. No. Pr.CIT-
4/Tech/F-53/Centralization-Out/2017-18/11463-68, dated
13/3/2018. Accordingly, a notice U/s. 153A of the Act was
issued on 12/9/2018. In response to the notice, the assessee-
company filed its return of income on 29/11/2018 admitting an
income of Rs. 9,20,54,075/-. Thereafter, notice U/s. 143(2) of
the Act dated 18/2/2019 was issued and served on 24/2/2019.
Subsequently, notice U/s. 142(1) dated 14/3/2019 along with
questionnaire was issued and served on the assessee on
30/03/2019. In response, the Ld. Authorized Representative of
the assessee appeared and submitted the information called for.
During the course of search and seizure operations, certain
incriminating material was found and seized and it was noticed
that the assessee-company is in the construction of affordable
residential complex comprising of 360 residential units at
5 Marripalem, Visakhapatnam wherein the total saleable area for
the company is 4,87,031 sq ft. It was also noticed that inspite of
receiving advance for flats since FY 2014-15, the assessee-
company has not recognized any revenue in the return of income
filed till AY 2016-17 and also for the impugned assessment year.
It was pointed out to the assessee that the revised versions of
income computations and disclosure standards (ICDSs) were
issued vide CBDT Notification No. 87/2016 [S.O. 3079(E)], dated
29/9/2016 for the purpose of computation of income chargeable
to income tax which will apply to the AY 2017-18 and subsequent
AYs. Thereafter, Sri Alakram Satyanandam, Managing Director of
the assessee-company in his sworn statement recorded U/s.
132(4) of the Act on 14/11/2017 admitted to disclose the revenue
of the assessee-company on “Percentage Completion Method” as
mandated by the above CBDT Notification, for the AY 2017-18 in
the return of income filed in response to notice U/s. 153A of the
Act. Based on the incriminating documents found and seized as
Page No.4 of Annexure-A/Satyanandam/Res/01 wherein it was
mentioned that M/s. Alakram International Trading Company
Private Limited wherein Sri Alakram Satyanandam is a Director
has purchased 4 Acres of land in Vellanki Village, Anandapuram
for Rs. 16 Crs from DRK Reddy Educational Society. During the
6 course of the search proceedings in the office of M/s DRK Reddy
Educational Society on 16/9/2017, Sri Dwarampudi
Satyanarayana Reddy, Secretary of M/s. DRK Reddy Educational
Society in his sworn statement recorded U/s. 132(4) of the Act
admitted that he received a total consideration of Rs. 16 Crs (Rs.
4.13 Crs through cheque and Rs. 11.86 Crs in cash) for the sale
of 4 Acres of land in Vellanki Village, Anandapuram. Sri Alakram
Satyanandam in his sworn statement recorded U/s. 132(4) of the
Act on 14/11/2017 admitted that the assessee-company has
purchased 3.90 Acres of land from M/s. DRK Educational Society
for Rs. 16 Crs and has paid Rs. 11.86 Crs in cash in addition to
the consideration as per the registered sale deeds of Rs. 4.13 Crs.
On being questioned about the source of Rs. 11.86 Crs in cash
Sri Alakram Satyanandam in his statement recorded U/s. 132(4)
of the Act dated 14/11/2017 stated that the source is from the
share application money received from M/s. Dolphin Highrise for
Rs. 2 Crs and share application money from M/s. Bhagavan
Niketan for Rs. 9.80 Crs. It was noticed that as per the cash book
impounded of M/s. Alakram International Trading Company Pvt
Ltd for the period 1/4/2016 to 31/3/2017 there is no such
transaction of providing share capital by the assessee-company
to M/s. Alakram International Trading Company Private Limited.
7 Thereafter, a show cause notice was issued to the assessee to
prove the identity, creditworthiness of the parties and
genuineness of the transactions. In response, the assessee
submitted its reply dated 23/12/2019 stating that the sources of
the share application money invested by the assessee-company
are out of the funds available with the company by way of income
received during the FY 2016-17 and all these transactions are
recorded in the books of accounts and the company has filed the
return of income and paid the taxes accordingly. Further, it was
submitted by the assessee company that the cash books and
other documents impounded during the search proceedings are
not audited books of accounts while the return of income filed by
the assessee is based on the audited financials and it was
submitted to the Ld. AO during the assessment proceedings. The
Ld. AO did not accept the explanation of the Assessee’s
Representative and observed that the assessee has revised the
cash book by showing cash balance of Rs. 6,32,87,966/- as on
1/4/2016 and has also taken advantage of telescoping of profit
offered under “Percentage Completion Method” for the cash
payments made towards share application to M/s. Alakram
International Trading Company Pvt. Ltd. The Ld. AO therefore
treated the source of payments remained unexplained and
8 assessed it substantively in the hands of M/s. Alakram
International Trading Company Pvt Ltd. And protectively in the
hands of the assessee-company by considering a sum of Rs.
8,25,03,350/- as unexplained investment U/s. 69 r.w.s 115BBE
of the Act. Aggrieved by the order of the Ld. AO, the assessee
filed an appeal before the Ld. CIT(A).
On appeal, the Ld. CIT (A) considering the submissions
made by the Assessee’s Representative and the audited financial
statements and found that the transactions of share application
are recorded in the books of accounts of the assessee-company
and the assessee-company has filed the return of income
admitting a total income of Rs. 9.18 Crs and has paid the taxes
accordingly. Since the transactions are recorded in the books of
account of the assessee-company as well as in the books of
account of M/s. Alakram International Trading Company Private
Limited, the Ld. CIT(A) deleted the addition made by the Ld. AO
U/s. 69 of the Act thereby partly allowed the appeal of the
assessee. Aggrieved by the order of the Ld. CIT(A), the Revenue
is in appeal before us by raising the following grounds of appeal:
“1. On the facts and circumstances of the case, the Ld. CIT(A) erred in deleting the addition made by the AO of unexplained investment U/s. 69 r.w.s
9 115BBE of the Act holding that the Assessing Officer failed to establish that the investment made by the appellant were not recorded in the books of account even though the AO has made the addition with reference to the cash books impounded of M/s. Alakram International Trading Company Pvt Ltd., for a period of 1/4/2016 to 31/3/2017 as per which no such transaction of providing share capital was recorded in the books of the company.
The Ld. CIT(A) has erred in holding that the sources of the share application money invested by the assessee are out of the funds available with the assessee-company during the FY 2016-17, wherein as per the balance sheet of the assessee company for the period from 1/4/2016 to 31/3/2017 impounded during the course of survey proceedings no such entries of investment in share application money is available.
The Ld. CIT(A) erred in accepting the explanation furnished by the assessee towards unexplained investment U/s. 69 of the Act during the course of appellate proceedings without according an opportunity to the AO.
Any other ground of appeal that may arise at the time of hearing.”
At the outset, the Ld. Departmental Representative argued
that the transactions were not recorded in the books of accounts
impounded during the search and seizure operations and
thereafter the assessee has submitted revised books of accounts
before the Ld. AO, recording these cash transactions, is an
afterthought of the assessee and therefore, the Ld. AO has rightly
10 made the additions U/s. 69 of the Act. He therefore pleaded that
the order of the Ld. AO be upheld.
Per contra, the Ld. Authorized Representative of the
assessee submitted that the books of accounts seized and
impounded during the search and seizure operations were not
audited and the return of income was filed based on the audited
books of accounts. The Ld. AR referred to the paper book
wherein the audited financials were submitted before the Ld.
Revenue Authorities as well as before us. The Ld. AR also further
referred to the revised cash books wherein the cash transactions
are recorded in the books of accounts of the assessee-company
and hence no additions can be made U/s. 69 of the Act. The Ld.
AR fully supported the order of the Ld. CIT(A).
We have heard both the sides and perused the material
available on record as well as the orders of the Ld. Revenue
Authorities. Admittedly, there is a huge investment of Rs. 9.88
Crs by cash and cheque towards share application money in M/s.
Alakram International Trading Company Private Limited for
acquisition of 10,97,815 shares. The Ld. AO has accepted the
payments made by cheque to the extent of Rs. 1.63 Crs and
treated the balance amount of Rs. 8.25 Crs as unexplained
11 investment U/s. 69 r.w.s 115BBE of the Act. The case of the Ld.
AO is that the assessee has not recorded these cash transactions
in the books of accounts impounded during the search and
seizure operations, but has entered these cash transactions in
the revised books of accounts. However, the Ld. AO failed to
appreciate the fact that the return of income has been filed based
on the audited financial statements which discloses the cash
transactions in the books of accounts of the assessee-company.
Further, from the submissions of the Ld. AR, we find that the
assessee-company has also shown investments in 11,07,815
Equity shares of M/s. Alakram International Trading Company
Private Limited in Schedule-9 “Current Investments” which is an
Annexure to the Financial Statements for the FY 2016-17. The
Ld. AO has merely relied on the impounded books of accounts
and has concluded that these transactions are not recorded in
the cash book impounded during the search and seizure
operations. Further, the Ld. AO did not consider the fact that
the due date for filing of return of income for the AY 2017-18 has
not expired. The return of income filed by the assessee based on
the audited financial statement accounts were not considered by
the Ld. AO to the limited extent of the cash transactions /
investments by the assessee company. The Ld. AO however, has
12 not disputed the total income declared by the assessee while
filing the return of income U/s. 153A of the Act based on the
audited Financial Statement Accounts. It is also found in the
order of the Ld. AO that the Ld. AO has merely based on
surmises and assumptions and has framed the assessment by
taxing the investments made by way of cash U/s. 69 of the Act.
We extract below section 69 of the Act for the sake of brevity.
“Sec 69. Where in the financial year immediately preceding the assessment year the assessee has made investments which are not recorded in the books of account, if any, maintained by him for any source of income, and the assessee offers no explanation about the nature and source of the investments or the explanation offered by him is not, in the opinion of the Assessing Officer, satisfactory, the value of the investments may be deemed to be the income of the assessee of such financial year.”
On a bare reading of the above provisions it is found that such
investments which were not recorded in the books of accounts
maintained by the assessee and has been made in the Financial
Year immediately preceding the Assessment Year are the
prerequisites for invocation of section 69 of the Act. However, in the
instant case, it is found that the assessee had sufficient cash balance for
making investments in M/s. Alakram International Trading Company
Private Limited which was duly recorded in the books of accounts and
which was disclosed while filing the return of income. We therefore find
13 that the Ld. CIT(A) has rightly considered the above facts and therefore
we find no infirmity in the order of the Ld. CIT(A). Accordingly, all the
grounds raised by the Revenue are dismissed.
In the result, appeal of the Revenue is dismissed.
I.T.A. No.120/Viz/2021 (Assessment Year :2017-18) (DCIT vs. M/s. Dolphin Highrise Private Limited)
This appeal filed by the Revenue by raising the following
grounds of appeal:
“1. On the facts and circumstances of the case, the Ld. CIT(A) erred in deleting the addition made by the AO of unexplained investment U/s. 69 r.w.s 115BBE of the Act holding that the Assessing Officer failed to establish that the investment made by the appellant were not recorded in the books of account even though the AO has made the addition with reference to the cash books impounded of M/s. Alakram International Trading Company Pvt Ltd., for a period of 1/4/2016 to 31/3/2017 as per which no such transaction of providing share capital was recorded in the books of the company.
The Ld. CIT(A) has erred in holding that the sources of the share application money invested by the assessee-company in M/s. Alakram International Trading Company Private Limited are out of the funds available with the assessee- company during the FY 2016-17, wherein as per the balance sheet of the assessee company for the period from 1/4/2016 to 31/3/2017 impounded during the course of survey proceedings, no such
14 entries of investment in share application money is available.
The Ld. CIT(A) erred in accepting the explanation furnished by the assessee towards unexplained investment U/s. 69 of the Act during the course of appellate proceedings without according an opportunity to the AO.
Any other ground of appeal that may arise at the time of hearing.”
In this appeal, the Revenue has raised the identical grounds
to that of the Grounds of Appeal raised in ITA No.118/Viz/2021
(AY 2017-18) in the case of DCIT vs. M/s. Sri Bhavan Niketan
Limited (supra). Since the Grounds raised in both these appeals
are identical, our decision given in the appeal ITA No.
118/Viz/2021 mutatis mutandis applies to this appeal of the
Revenue in ITA No. 120/Viz/2021. Accordingly, we hereby hold
that there is no infirmity in the order of the Ld. CIT (A) and
dismiss all the grounds raised by the Revenue.
In the result, appeal of the Revenue is dismissed.
ITA No. 151/Viz/2021 (AY: 2017-18) (DCIT vs. M/s. Alakram International Trading Co. (P) Ltd)
This appeal filed by the Revenue against the order of the Ld.
CIT (A)-3, Visakhapatnam in appeal No. 730/2019-
15 20/10487/CIT(A)-3/VSP/2020-21, dated 29/3/2021 arising out
of the order passed U/s. 143(3) r.w.s. 153A of the Act for the AY
2017-18.
Briefly stated the facts of the case are that the assessee is
engaged in the business of retail trade of garments in the name
and style of ‘Pavan-Family Offer Mall’ and also involved in the
construction of affordable dwelling units in the name of ‘Dolphin
Heights’. A search and seizure operation U/s. 132 of the Act was
conducted on 15/9/2017 by the Deputy Director of Income Tax
(Inv.), Unit-III(1), Visakhapatnam at the Registered Office
premises of M/s. Alakram International Trading Company Private
Limited, Kolkata in connection with the search and seizure
operations in the Group cases of Shri Alakram Satyanandam.
Simultaneously, survey operations U/s. 133A of the Act were
conducted on the retail garments shop and in the office at
construction site of Dolphin Heights. The assessee-company has
not filed its return of income U/s. 139(1) of the Act and
subsequently, after search proceedings, the assessee filed its
return of income U/s. 139(4) on 7/11/2017 admitting a total
income of Rs. 2,80,85,895/-. The case was centralized to Central
Circle (2), Visakhapatnam vide proceedings of the Principal
16 Commissioner of Income Tax, Kolkata vide order No. 12/2017-18,
dated 5/3/2018. The assessee company in response filed its
return of income on 30/11/2018 admitting a total income of Rs.
2,80,85,895/-. Thereafter, a notice U/s. 143(2) of the Act dated
18/2/2019 was issued and served on the assessee on
24/2/2019. Subsequently, notice U/s. 142(1) of the Act along
with a questionnaire was issued and served on the assessee on
30/3/2019. In response to the above notices, the assessee
furnished its books of accounts and other required information.
On verification of the books of accounts it was noticed that the
assessee has not recognized the revenue in the return of income
filed till AY 2016-17 as well as for the impugned Assessment
Year. It was pointed out to the assessee that the revised versions
of income computations and disclosure standards (ICDSs) were
issued vide CBDT Notification No. 87/2016 [S.O. 3079(E)], dated
29/9/2016 for the purpose of computation of income chargeable
to income tax which will apply to the AY 2017-18 and subsequent
AYs. Thereafter, Sri Alakram Satyanandam, Managing Director of
the assessee company while recording the statement U/s. 132(4)
of the Act on 14/11/2017 agreed to disclose the revenue of the
assessee company on “Percentage Completion Method” for the AY
2017-18 and accordingly filed the return of income in response to
17 the notice U/s. 153A of the Act for the AY 2017-18 admitting a
total income of Rs.2,42,10,414/-. It was noticed that the
assessee company has purchased an immovable property of 3.90
Acres of land at Vellanki, Anandapuram, Visakhapatnam from
M/s. DRK Reddy Educational Society for a registered sale
consideration of Rs. 4.13 Crs. During the course of search
proceedings a hand written paper was found and seized vide
Annexure-A/Satyanandam/Res/01 wherein the value of the
property was mentioned as Rs. 16 Crs for 4 Acres of land. During
the course of the search proceedings in the office of M/s. DRK
Reddy Educational Society, Sri Dwarampudi Satyanarayana,
Secretary of M/s. DRK Reddy Educational Society admitted that
the total consideration of Rs. 16 Crs (Rs. 4.13 Crs through
cheque and Rs. 11.86 Crs in cash) paid. It was explained by Sri
Alakram Satyanandam, Director of the assessee-company, in his
sworn statement recorded U/s. 132(4) of the Act on 14/11/2017
that the source of cash is the share application money received
from M/s. Dolphin Highrise Private Limited and M/s. Sri
Bhagwan Niketan Private Limited. It was observed by the Ld. AO
that M/s. Dolphin Highrise Private Limited has invested a sum of
Rs. 1,79,00,1000/- as share application / share capital money in
cash in the assessee’s company out of the income received during
18 the FY 2016-17. Further, it was also submitted by the assessee
that M/s. Sri Bhagwan Niketan Private Limited has invested a
total sum of Rs.9,88,03,350/- out of which a sum of Rs.
8,25,03,350/- was received in cash and the balance of Rs. 6.3
Crs by way of bank transactions. On verification of the balance
sheet for the year ending 31/3/2017 it was noticed that M/s.
Dolphin Highrise Private Limited was allotted 1,98,900 shares
and M/s. Bhawan Niketan Private Limited was allotted 11,07,815
shares. Subsequently, a show cause notice was issued to the
assessee on 16/12/2019 wherein the Ld. AO brought to the
notice of the assessee that as per the balance sheet for the FY
ending 31/3/2017 no such entry of share application money nor
any allotment of shares are available. The Ld. AO observed that it
is only a book entry without actual receipt of funds. Further, it
was also observed by the Ld. AO that as per the cash book
impounded for the period 1/4/2016 to 31/3/2017 no such cash
transaction of receiving share application money was found and
the assessee was asked as to why it should not be treated as
unexplained investment U/s. 69 of the Act. In response, the
assessee filed a reply on 23/12/2019 stating that the assessee
has received the funds from M/s. Dolphin Highrise Private
Limited and M/s. Sri Bhagwan Niketan Private Limited towards
19 share capital and these transactions are recorded in the books of
accounts. Further, the assessee also submitted that the cash
book found and impounded during the course of the search are
not audited books of accounts. The Ld. AO did not accept the
explanation of the assessee and found that the claim of the
assessee regarding the source of the cash is out of the share
capital, is only a book entry made in the financials without
corresponding actual flow of cash. The Ld. AO therefore
concluded that since the sources remained unexplained, the
same is treated as unexplained cash credit in the hands of the
assessee and taxed it U/s. 68 r.w.s 115BBE of the Act. The Ld.
AO found that no cash withdrawals corresponding to the receipts
in bank for linking the amount of Rs. 1.63 Crs through banking
channels as a source for cash payment for purchase of land, did
not accept the assessee’s explanation. Therefore the Ld. AO
treated a sum of Rs. 10,04,04,350/- [Rs. 8,25,03,350 + Rs.
1,79,00,1000] as unexplained cash credit U/s. 68 of the Act. The
remaining sum of Rs. 1.63 Crs received through banking
channels along with Rs. 18,95,650/- [Rs. 11.86 Crs – Rs.
11,67,04,350] was treated as unexplained investment towards
purchase of land U/s. 69 r.w.s 115BBE of the Act. Aggrieved by
20 the order of the Ld.AO, the assessee filed an appeal before the
Ld. CIT(A)-3, Visakhapatnam.
On appeal, the Ld. CIT(A) considering the submissions made
by the Assessee’s Representative and by relying on the decision of
the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the case of CIT vs. Nipuan Auto
(P.) Ltd [2014] 49 taxmann.com 13 (Delhi) allowed the appeal of
the assessee. Aggrieved by the order of the Ld.CIT(A), the
Revenue is in appeal before us by raising the following grounds of
appeal:
“1. On the facts and circumstances of the case, the Ld. CIT(A) erred in deleting the addition made by the AO who held that the assessee failed to establish the receipt of cash as share application money which were not recorded in the books of account of respective companies viz., M/s. Bhagwan Niketan Limited and M/s. Dolphin Highrise Private Limited as per the impounded cash book.
The Ld. CIT(A) has erred in not considering the fact that M/s. DRK Reddy Educational Society from whom the assessee-company has purchased the land, has accepted the receipt of the said cash from the assessee-company and the same was disclosed by M/s. MRK Reddy Educational Society during the search proceedings and paid the resultant taxes thereon,.
The Ld. CIT(A) has erred in holding that once the genuinity of the bank payments is accepted, the genuinity of cash payments also is to be accepted, ignoring the fact that the payments made through banking channels would be verifiable, however, the payments made through cash cannot be verified.
Any other ground of appeal that may arise at the time of hearing.”
At the outset, the Ld. Departmental Representative fully
supported the order of the Ld.AO.
Per contra, the Ld. Authorized Representative fully
supported the order of the Ld. CIT(A). The Ld. AR further
submitted that these cash transactions are being recorded in the
audited financial statements based on which the return of income
was filed by the assessee and hence recorded in the books of
accounts of the assessee-company and the investor companies.
He therefore pleaded that the order of the Ld. CIT(A) be upheld.
We have heard both the sides and perused the material
available on record as well as the orders of the Ld. Revenue
Authorities. The case of the Ld. AO is that the cash books and
the Balance Sheet impounded at the time of search does not
provide details of any entries pertaining to receipt of share
application money. However, the Ld. AO failed to consider the
fact that the return of income has been filed based on the audited
books of accounts which was produced during the scrutiny
proceedings before the Ld. AO for verification. It was submitted
22 by the Ld.AR that the investments in the assessee-company by
the investor companies were out of the funds available by way of
income received during the FY 2016-17. The Ld. AO has not
disputed the return of income filed investor companies but has
disputed the receipt of cash by the assessee-company towards
share capital. We also find from the paper book submitted by the
Ld. AR wherein financial statements disclose the allotment of
shares to M/s. Bhagwan Niketan Limited and M/s. Dolphin
Highrise Private Limited. The Ld. AO relied on the material
impounded during the search proceedings which did not contain
any details about the allotment of shares but has failed to
consider the audited financial statements, based on which the
return of income is filed, and submitted during the assessment
proceedings wherein it can be seen that the details of allotment
of shares and receipt of cash for subscription towards share
capital was duly recorded in the books of accounts by the
assessee-company. It was also clearly established by the
assessee that the cash payments were made out of the funds
available with the assessee-company by way of income during the
FY 2016-17. The Ld. AO has accepted the books of accounts for
the purpose of disclosure of the profit declared by the assessee-
company and investor companies while filing the return of
23 income U/s. 153A of the Act whereas did not accept the cash
transactions recorded in the books of account for the purpose of
receipts towards share capital. It was also noticed that the Ld.
AO has not rejected the books of accounts. Further, the Ld. AO
has accepted and satisfied with the genuinity of the share
application money received through banking channels amounting
to Rs. 1.63 Crs. The Ld. AO has not disputed the investment
made by M/s. Bhawan Niketan Limited and M/s. Dolphin
Highrise Private Limited but has only contested the cash receipts
from the investor companies towards share capital. The Ld. AO
failed to consider the fact that the investor companies have
declared income based on the audited books of accounts which
was submitted to the Ld. AO during the assessment proceedings,
which was utilized for subscribing to share capital. The Ld. AO
on the one hand accepted the income declared by the investor
companies but has denied to accept the fact that there is a cash
surplus in the books of accounts of the investor companies which
was invested in the investee company towards share capital. We
find that the Ld. CIT(A) has considered all the above facts and
has rightly deleted the addition made by the Ld. AO thereby
allowing the appeal of the assessee and therefore there is no
24 infirmity in the order of the Ld. CIT(A). Accordingly, all the Grounds raised by the Revenue are dismissed.
In the result, appeal of the Revenue is dismissed.
Pronounced in the open Court on 30th January, 2024.
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आदेश क� ��त�ल�प अ�े�षत/Copy of the order forwarded to:- �नधा�रती/ The Assessee – M/s. Sri Bhagavan Niketan Limited, D.No. 1. V-122/A/1, Quality Haat, 1st Floor, Room No.4, S A Farooqu Road, Metlabruz, Kolkata-32, PIN: 700018, West Bengal. (ii) M/s. Dolphin Highrise Private Limited, D.No. V-122/A/1, Quality Hat, 1st Floor, S A Farooque Road, Metlabruz, Kolkata-32, PIN: 700018, West Bengal. (iii) M/s. Alakram International Trading Company Private Limited, D. No. V-122/A/1, Quality Haat, 1st Floor, Room No. 4, S A Farooque Road, Metllabruz, Kolkata-32, PIN: 700018.
25 राज�व/The Revenue – The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, 2. Central Circle-2, Pratyakshakar Bhavan, Sector-8, MVP Double Road, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh – 530017. 3. The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, आयकर आयु�त (अपील)/ The Commissioner of Income Tax 4. �वभागीय ��त�न�ध, आयकर अपील�य अ�धकरण, �वशाखापटणम/ DR, ITAT, 5. Visakhapatnam गाड� फ़ाईल / Guard file 6. आदेशानुसार / BY ORDER
Sr. Private Secretary ITAT, Visakhapatnam