251 ITR 99 (SC); B.A. Balasubramaniam and Bros. v. CIT

205 ITR 244Supreme Court of India1994#4470 most cited

What is 251 ITR 99 (SC); B.A. Balasubramaniam and Bros. v. CIT authority for?

Where there is a difference between returned and assessed income, an inference of concealment arises. The assessee bears the onus to rebut this presumption, and a mere absence of a plausible explanation attracts penalty.

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B.A. Balasubramaniam and Bros. v. CIT · 271(1)(c) · concealment of income · penalty · explanation 1 · onus on assessee · difference between returned and assessed income

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Judgments citing 251 ITR 99 (SC); B.A. Balasubramaniam and Bros. v. CIT

ITO WD 1(3), Thane vs. Amar Diamond Tools, Mumbai

In the result, the Revenue’s appeal is allowed

ITA 7671/MUM/2012[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai02 Aug 2016AY 2007-08

Bench: Shri Sanjay Arora, Am & Shri Ram Lal Negi, Jm आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 7671/Mum/2012 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2007-08) Ito, Ward – 1(1), Amar Diamond Tools Room No. 23, B-Wing, 6Th Floor, Shivdarshan Building, Mumbai बनाम/ Ashar It Park, Road No. 16-Z, Pune Road, Mumbra, Vs. Wagle Industrial Estate, Thane (W)-400 612 Thane (W)-400 604 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Aahfa 7543 D (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) : अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By : Shri S. R. Singh ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Jayant Bhatt

For Appellant: Shri S. R. SinghFor Respondent: Shri Jayant Bhatt
Section 131Section 143(3)Section 271(1)(c)Section 68

…td. vs. CIT [2013] 358 ITR 593 (SC); Union of India v. Dharmendra Textile Processors [2008] 306 ITR 277 (SC); K.P. Madhusudhanan vs. CIT [2001] 251 ITR 99 (SC); B.A. Balasubramaniam and Bros v. CIT [1999] 236 ITR 977 (SC); Addl. CIT vs. Jeevan Lal Shah [1994] 205 ITR 244 (SC); and CIT vs. Nathulal Agarwala & Sons [1985] 153 ITR 292 (Pat)(FB). 7 ITO vs. Amar Diamond Tools 5. In view of the foregoing, we have no hesitation in, vacating the findings of the ld. CIT(A), uphold the levy of penalty in the instant case. We decide accordingly. 6. In the result, the Revenue’s appeal is allowed. प"रणामतः राज"व क" अपील "वी…

251 ITR 99 (SC); B.A. Balasubramaniam and Bros. v. CIT (205 ITR 244) — Cited in 26 Judgments | BharatTax