Addl. CIT v. Miss Lata Mangeshkar

97 ITR 696High Court1974#699 most cited

What is Addl. CIT v. Miss Lata Mangeshkar authority for?

An addition to income cannot be made solely based on documents or material found from a third party's premises unless the Assessing Officer conducts an independent investigation, examines the third party, and establishes a clear link between the material and the assessee.

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Addl. CIT v. Miss Lata Mangeshkar · 97 ITR 696 · section 132 · section 132(4A) · documents from third party · material from third party · independent investigation · additions to income · linking evidence · corroboration · unexplained income · 143(3)

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Judgments citing Addl. CIT v. Miss Lata Mangeshkar

DCIT, Central Circle 1, Rajkot vs. Shri Deepak Mohanlal Purswani, Rajkot

ITA 665/RJT/2024[2022-23]Status: DisposedITAT Rajkot13 Mar 2026AY 2022-23

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Dr. Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं/.Ita No.630 & 631/Rjt/2024 निर्धारण वर्ष / Assessment Year: (2021-2022 & 2022-23) Hybrid Hearing Shree Deepak Mohanlal Puruswani बनाम The Dcit, Cc-1 Rajkot Nr. Maa Krupa, 4- Saurashtra Kala Vs. Aaykar Bhawan "Amruta Estate", Kendra Society, Opp. Nirmala Convent, Mg Road, Rajkot 360001, Kalawad Road, Rajkot-360001 (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) स्थायीलेखासं/. जीआइआरसं/.Pan No. : Ajvpp5139P (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) आयकर अपील सं/. Ita No.665/Rjt/2024 निर्धारण वर्ष / Assessment Year: (2022-23) The Dcit, Cc-1 Rajkot बनाम Shree Deepak Mohanlal Puruswani Aaykar Bhawan“Amruta Estate", 2Nd Vs. Nr. Maa Krupa, 4- Saurashtra Kala Floor Mg Road Kendra Society, Opp. Nirmala Rajkot 360001, Gujrat Convent, Kalawad Road, (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) स्थायीलेखासं/. जीआइआरसं/.Pan No. : Ajvpp5139P Rajkot-360001 (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) निर्धारितीकीओरसे/Assessee By : Shri Mehul Ranpura, Ld. Ar राजस्वकीओरसे/Revenue By : Shri Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Ld. Sr. Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख / Date Of Hearing : 16/01/2026 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 13/03/2026 आदेश/Order Per, Bench: Captioned Appeals Filed By The Assessee & Revenue, Pertaining To

For Appellant: Shri Mehul Ranpura, Ld. ARFor Respondent: Shri Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Ld. SR. DR
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 250

…in the case of CBI Vs. V.C. Shukla & Ors. (1998) 3 SCC 410 • Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Vinod Solanki Vs. Uol&Anr (SC-Civil Appeal No.7407 of 2008) • Page 11 of 35 Hon'ble High Court of Bombay in the case of Addl. CIT vs. Miss Lata Mangeshkar (1974) 97 ITR 696 (Bombay), wherein, it held that- entries in the day-book or the ledger would be a corroborative piece of evidence and once the direct evidence of the person who was said to have made payments in 'black' to the assessee was disbelieved no value could be attached to entries in the ledger or to the entries in the day-book even if one had been produce…

DCIT, CC-6(1), Mumbai, Bkc vs. Rajarampuri Motipuri Gosavi, Thane

In the result, all the grounds of appeal and consequently, the appeal filed by the Revenue are dismissed

ITA 3858/MUM/2025[2021-22]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai27 Oct 2025AY 2021-22

Bench: Shri Sandeep Gosain & Shri Prabhash Shankardeputy Commissioner Of V/S. Rajarampuri Motipuri Income Tax, Central Circle – बनाम Gosavi 6(1) 1002 Steppes Vasant Lawns, Room No. 445, 4Th Floor, Pokharan Road No. 2, Kautilya Bhavan, Bandra Eastern Express Highway, Kurla Complex, Bandra Subhash Nagar, Thane – 400 (East), Mumbai – 400 051, 601, Maharashtra Maharashtra स्थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No: Abjpg2425M Appellant/अपीलार्थी .. Respondent/प्रतिवादी

For Appellant: Mr. Subodh Ratnaparkhi,ARFor Respondent: Shri Annavaran Kosuri, (Sr. AR)
Section 132Section 143(3)Section 148Section 69C

…the AO on the information received from the search on third party. Thus, the aforesaid decisions are not applicable to the present case. 13. Before concluding, gainful reference can be made to the decision in the case of ACIT v/s Miss Lata Mangeshkar, [1974] 97 ITR 696 (Bom.), wherein while dismissing the Revenue's appeal in a case wherein additions were made on the basis of documents seized and statements recorded from the third party, the Hon'ble Jurisdictional High Court observed as follows: - "The Income-tax Officer came across a sort of a ledger maintained by the firm known as Vasu Films of Madras containin…

ACIT CC-6(1), Mumbai, Bkc vs. Vinaykumar Sudhakar Deshpande, Solapur, Maharashtra

In the result, the ground of appeal and consequently, the appeal filed by the Revenue are dismissed

ITA 6278/MUM/2024[2021-22]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai27 Oct 2025AY 2021-22

Bench: Shri Narender Kumar Choudhry & Shri Prabhash Shankarassistant Commissioner Of V/S. Vinaykumar Sudhakar Income Tax, Central Circle- 6(1) बनाम Deshpande Room No. 445, 4Th Floor, 528, Deshpande Lane, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra Near Bank Sangola, (East), Mumbai – 400 051, Solapur – 413 307, Maharashtra Maharashtra स्थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No: Abcpd0198H Appellant/अपीलार्थी .. Respondent/प्रतिवादी

For Appellant: Shri Satyaprakash Singh,ARFor Respondent: Shri Leyaqat Ali Aafaqui, (Sr. DR)
Section 132Section 132(4)Section 143(3)Section 148Section 69C

…the AO on the information received from the search on third party. Thus, the aforesaid decisions are not applicable to the present case. 13. Before concluding, gainful reference can be made to the decision in the case of ACIT v/s Miss Lata Mangeshkar, [1974] 97 ITR 696 (Bom.), wherein while dismissing the Revenue’s appeal in a case wherein additions were made on the basis of documents seized and statements recorded from the third party, the Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court observed as follows: - P a g e | 16 A.Y. 2021-22 Vinaykumar Sudhakar Deshpande “The Income-tax Officer came across a sort of a ledger mai…

Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle 2(2), Chennai vs. Kasthoori Raja Dhanush, Chennai

In the result, all the appeals of the Revenue and Cross-Objections

ITA 3192/CHNY/2024[2020-21]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai30 Jun 2025AY 2020-21

Bench: Shri Aby T. Varkey & Shri Jagadishआयकर अपील सं./Ita Nos.3188 To 3192/Chny/2024 निर्धारणवर्ष/Assessment Years: 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20 & 2020-21 & Cross-Objection Nos.22 To 26/Chny/2025 निर्धारणवर्ष/Assessment Years: 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20 & 2020-21 The Acit, Central Circle-2(2), Chennai. (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) Department By Assessee By सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement V. : : : : Kasthoori Raja Dhanush, Old No.16/5, New No.33/5, Rajamannar Street, Thyagaraya Nagar, Chennai-600 017. [Pan: Actpv 0618 E] (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent/Cross- Objector) Mrs. Sheila Parthasarthy, Cit Mr. N. Arjun Raj, Advocate 28.04.2025 30.06.2025 आदेश / Order Per Aby T. Varkey, Jm: These Are Appeals Preferred By The Revenue Against The Order Of The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) 19, Chennai (Hereinafter Referred To As `Ld.Cit(A) `) All Dated 17.10.2024 For The

Section 132Section 153ASection 15ASection 271D

…आयकर अपीलीय अधिकरण, 'बी'न्यायपीठ, चेन्नई। IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL 'B' BENCH: CHENNΑΙ श्री एबी टी. वर्की, न्यायिक सदस्य एवं श्री जगदीश, लेखा सदस्य के समक्ष BEFORE SHRI ABY T. VARKEY, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI JAGADISH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER आयकर अपील सं./ITA Nos.3188 to 3192/Chny/2024 निर्धारणवर्ष/Assessment Years: 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20 & 2020-21 & Cross-Objection Nos.22 to 26/Chny/2025 निर्धारणवर्ष/Assessment Years: 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20 & 2020-21 The ACIT, Central Circle-2(2), Chennai. (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) Department by Assessee by सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date of Hearing घोषणाकीतारीख /Da…