CIT v. Kwality Steel Suppliers Complex

395 ITR 1Supreme Court of India2017#1174 most cited

What is CIT v. Kwality Steel Suppliers Complex authority for?

An assessment order can be revised under Section 263 only if it is both erroneous and prejudicial to the interests of the Revenue. This revisionary power cannot be exercised when the Assessing Officer adopted a permissible view or where there was merely inadequate enquiry, as distinct from a complete lack of enquiry.

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Kwality Steel Suppliers Complex · Section 263 · revisionary power · erroneous and prejudicial to revenue · lack of enquiry · inadequate enquiry · Assessing Officer permissible view · two views possible · Malabar Industrial Co. Ltd. · Max India Ltd. · scope of revision

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Kwality Steel Suppliers Complex

CT. RAMANATHAN (HUF),PUDUKKOTTAI vs. PCIT 1, MADURAI

Appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 761/CHNY/2025[2020-21]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai25 Jun 2025AY 2020-21

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Manu Kumar Giri & Hon’Ble Shri S.R. Raghunathaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.761/Chny/2025 Assessment Years: 2020-21 C.T.Ramanathan(Huf), Income Tax Officer, No.7/45, Ct.Rm.S.House, M.St.S. Street Ward-1, Kulipirai, Pudukottai Dist, Pudukottai. Tamil Nadu-622 402. [Pan: Aaahc0701L] (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) अपीलार्थी की ओर से/ Assessee By : Mr.V.Subbarayan, Dcit(Retd.) प्रत्यर्थी की ओर से /Revenue By : Mr.M.K.Biju, Cir Dr By Virtual. सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 03.06.2025 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 25.06.2025 आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Mr.V.Subbarayan, DCIT(Retd.)For Respondent: Mr.M.K.Biju, CIR DR by virtual
Section 143(3)Section 263Section 3

…nd 'inadequate enquiry. It is only in cases of lack of inquiry that such a Page - 15 - of 26 ITA No.761 /Chny/2025 course of action under section 263 would be open. In this regard, we may refer the following judicial precedents: - Kwality Steel Suppliers SC 395 ITR 1 Complex Virtusa Consulting Services HC-Madras 442 ITR 385 (P.) Ltd. Globus Infocom Ltd. HC-Delhi 369 ITR 14 Sunbeam Auto Ltd. HC-Delhi 332 ITR 167 Mohak Real Estate (P.) Ltd HC-Delhi 161 taxmann.com 388 Clix Finance India (P.) Ltd HC-Delhi 298 Taxman 217 Spectra Shares & Scrips (P) HC-Andra 354 ITR 35 Ltd. Pradesh Chemsworth (P.) Ltd. HC-Karnataka…

BALUBHAI KIKABHAI PATEL,VALSAD vs. PRINCIPAL COMMISIONER OF INCOME TAX, VALSAD

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 461/SRT/2024[2018-19]Status: DisposedITAT Surat28 May 2025AY 2018-19

Bench: Shri Pawan Singh & Shri Bijayananda Prusethआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.461/Srt/2024 Assessment Year: (2018-19) (Physical Court Hearing) Balubhhai Kikabhai Patel Principal Commissioner Of बनाम/ Nahuli, Karmbele, Umbergon, Income-Tax, Valsad, Room No. Vs. Surat-396 105 301, 3Rd Floor, Palak Arcade, Shanti Nagar, Tithal Road, Valsad-396 001 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No: Akqpp 2563 H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ" /Respondent) िनधा"रती की ओर से /Appellant By Shri Rasesh Shah, Ca राज" की ओर से /Respondent By Shri Ritesh Misra, Cit-Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing 13/03/2025 उद्घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement 28/05/2025

Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 263Section 263(1)Section 68

…permissible in law and it has resulted in loss of revenue, or where two view are possible and the AO has taken one view with which the Ld.PCIT did not agree. It has been so held by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in case of CIT vs. Kwality Steel Suppliers Complex, 395 ITR 1 (SC) and CIT vs. Max India Ltd. 295 ITR 282 (SC). Hence, the order of the AO cannot be said to be amenable for revision under the provisions of Section 263 of the Act. 7. The Ld. AR also submitted that the assessee had filed appeal before CIT(A) and the CIT(A) had passed order u/s 250 dismissing the appeal. Since the order was subject-matter of the…

MIKUNI INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED,ALWAR vs. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, PCIT,

12. In view of the above discussion, we find merit in this appeal, when the assessment order dated 27

ITA 745/JPR/2024[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Jaipur26 Dec 2024AY 2017-18

Bench: passing the impugned order, Learned PCIT issued notice to the assessee, as Learned PCIT found that the Assessing Officer, while framing the above said assessment and the making addition, did not initiate penalty proceedings 270A of the Act. Learned PCIT was of the view that penalty proceedings were to be initiated under the said provision on account of misreporting of income, which came to be added by the Assessing Officer to the total income of the assessee company. It being a Transfer Pri

For Appellant: Shri Abhishek Agarwal, C.A. (Through V.C.) &For Respondent: Ms. Alka Gautam (CIT)
Section 143(3)Section 144C(5)Section 194C(5)Section 263Section 270ASection 92CSection 94C

…ourt in the case of CIT vs. Max India Limited [388 ITR 81].  Copy of decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of CIT vs. Max India Limited [295 ITR 282].  Copy of decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of CIT vs. Kwality Steel Suppliers Complex (395 ITR 1].  Copy of decision of Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the case of ITO vs. D.G. Housing Projects Ltd. [343 ITR 329]. Herein, as noticed above, the Assessing Officer has nowhere observed, while passing the assessment order that it was a case of under reporting or 10 Mikuni India Pvt. Ltd. vs. ACIT misreporting of income by the assessee company. That…

RIDHHI SIDDHI JWELLERS PVT. LTD,AHMEDABAD vs. THE PR. CIT-3, AHMEDABAD

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 135/AHD/2022[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad30 Oct 2024AY 2017-18

Bench: Ms. Suchitra Kamble & Shri Makarand V. Mahadeokarआयकर अपील सं /Ita No.135/Ahd/2022 िनधा"रण वष" /Assessment Year : 2017-18 M/S.Riddhi Siddhi Jewellers The Pr.Cit-3 बनाम/ Pvt.Ltd. Ahmedabad – 380 015 V/S. 41/42/2, Khodiar Chowk Opp: Panchmukhi Hanmanji Temple Paldigam, Ahmedabad-390 007 "थायी लेखा सं./Pan: Aafcr 1736 C अपीलाथ%/ (Appellant) &' यथ%/ (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Tushar Hemani, Sr. Advocate & Shri Parimalsinh B. Parmar, Ar Revenue By : Shri Ritesh Parmar, Cit-Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 17/10/2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 30/10/2024 आदेश/O R D E R Per Makarand V. Mahadeokar, Am:

For Appellant: Shri Tushar Hemani, Sr. Advocate &For Respondent: Shri Ritesh Parmar, CIT-DR
Section 142(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 263

…AO’s acceptance of one view does not make the order erroneous. The PCIT cannot invoke Section 263 merely because he holds a different opinion from the AO. The placed reliance on some judicial precedent including in the case of CIT vs. Kwality Steel Suppliers (395 ITR 1) [SC] and in the case of CIT vs. Arvind Jewellers (259 ITR 502) [Guj HC]. 4.7. The PCIT, in the show-cause notice, implied that the inquiry conducted by the AO was inadequate and that more detailed verification of the cash sales was required. The AR refuted this, arguing that inadequacy of inquiry does not make the order erroneous, and unless ther…

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