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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, CUTTACK
Before: SHRI N.S SAINI
This is an appeal filed by the assessee against the order of CIT(A)-
Berhampur, dated 24.2.2014, for the assessment year 2009-2010.
The sole issue involved in this appeal is that the ld CIT(A) erred in
confirming the addition of Rs.3 lakhs made by the Assessing Officer as
investments made by the assessee in the partnership firm M/s. Sunley
Jewellers, Koraput.
I have heard the rival submissions and perused the orders of lower
authorities and materials available on record. The undisputed facts of the
care are that the Assessing Officer observed that the assessee has
contributed Rs.3 lakhs during the year under appeal towards her capital in
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the firm M/s. Sunley Jewllers, Koraput. The assessee during the course of
assessment proceedings, filed capital account for the last three assessment
years viz; 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-2010 for the year ended on
31.3.2007. The assessee had shown opening capital of Rs.1,92,468/-
which was not accepted by the Assessing Officer on the ground that it was
an afterthought as the assessee had not filed his return of income for
assessment year 2006-07 and, therefore, he did not accept the capital
investment of Rs.3 lakhs made by the assessee as capital contribution in
the partnership firm M/s. Sunely Jewellers, Koraput and made addition to
the income of the assessee as unexplained investment.
On appeal, the CIT(A) confirmed the action of the Assessing Officer
on the ground that the assessee did not produce corroborating evidence
such as copy of bank account or receipt of any money from sale of any
investments or property to support its contention that she had enough cash
with him to make the investment.
In the above background of the case, ld A.R. of the assessee
submitted that the issue covered in favour of the revenue and against the
assessee by the decision of this Bench of the Tribunal in the case other
partnership firm namely Bhagaban Nath in ITA No.205/CTK/2014 for the
assessment year 2009-2010 order dated 28.3.2017.
I find that the Tribunal in the case of Bhagaban Nath (supra) held
that the assessee had sales proceeds of house of Rs.21 lakhs and from that
the assessee could explain the investment to the extent of Rs.5 lakhs but
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could not explain the investment of Rs.1 lakh and, therefore, the addition
to the extent of Rs.1 lakh was sustained by the Tribunal. In the present
case also, I find that there is no such receipts from sale of house property
by the assessee to explain the investment of Rs.3 lakhs made in the
partnership firm towards capital contribution. Hence, I find no good and
justifiable reason to interfere with the order of the CIT(A), which is hereby
confirmed and ground of appeal of the assessee is dismissed.
In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is dismissed. Order pronounced in the open court on 26 /05/2017 in the presence of parties. Sd/- (N.S Saini) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER Cuttack; Dated 26 /05/2017 B.K.Parida, SPS Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. The Appellant : Mamata Das, W/O- Pradip Kumar Das, PHD Colony, Koraput, Odisha 2. The Respondent. ITO, Ward-2, Jeypore 3. The CIT(A) Berhampur 4. Pr.CIT, Bhubaneswar 5. DR, ITAT, Cuttack 6. Guard file. //True Copy// BY ORDER, SR.PRIVATE SECRETARY ITAT, Cuttack