Attar Singh Gurmukh Singh v. ITO

191 ITR 667Supreme Court of India1991#331 most cited

What is Attar Singh Gurmukh Singh v. ITO authority for?

Section 40A(3) is not absolute, and its application considers business expediency, practical difficulties, and other relevant factors, while keeping in mind its objective to curb the practice of ploughing unaccounted money into the system.

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Attar Singh Gurmukh Singh v. ITO · Section 40A(3) · Rule 6DD · cash payments disallowance · business expediency · practical difficulties · genuineness of transaction · objective of Section 40A(3) · unaccounted money · profits and gains of business or profession

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Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Attar Singh Gurmukh Singh v. ITO

Manish Maheshwari, Gwalior vs. JCIT Range-2, Gwalior

In the result, appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 308/AGR/2015[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Agra26 Sept 2018AY 2010-11

Bench: Him Though Specific Request Was Made To Admit The Same. Ground No. 2 (I) Because The Ld. Cit(A) Has Wrongly, Illegally & Arbitrarily Confirmed Theaddition Of Rs. 67,530/- Made By The Assessing Officer U/S 40A(3) Of The Income Tax Act. (Ii) Because The Ld. Cit(A) Has Legally Erred In Rejecting The Appellant'Sspecificsubmissionand The Unavoidable Circumstances Under Which The Payment Wasmade. Ground No. 3 (I) Because The Ld. Cit(A) Has Wrongly, Illegally & Arbitrarily Confirmed An Addition Of Rs. 1,11,038/- Made By The Assessing Officer By Disallowing The Claim Of Interest Paid Holding The Same To Be Not Allowable U/S 57(Iii) Of The Income Tax Act.”

Section 133Section 40A(3)Section 57Section 68

…) and rule 6DD that they are intended to regulate business transactions and to prevent the use of unaccounted money or reduce the chances to use black money for business transactions. As held by the Supreme Court in Attar Singh Gurmukh Singh Vs. J.T.O. (1991) 191 ITR 667 (SC) Sec. 40A(3) does not eliminate considerations of business expediencies. It was because of these considerations that in the case of Hynoup Foods Private Limited reported in (2007) 290 ITR 702 (Gujrat) observed that the genuineness of the payment and the identity of the payee are the first and foremost requirement to invoke the exceptions carv…

M/S Sarbari Suplimentary C. S. Shop, Purulia vs. ITO, WD-3(4), Kolkata, Purulia

In the result, the appeal of the assessee for A

ITA 860/KOL/2016[2011-2012]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata19 Jan 2018AY 2011-2012

Bench: Shri P.M. Jagtap, Am & Shri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi, Jm] I.T.A. No. 858 & 860/Kol/2016 Assessment Years: 2010-11 & 2011-12 M/S. Sarbari Supplimentary C.S. Shop..............................………………………...........Appellant At. Sarbari, P.O. Neturia, Purulia – 723 121 [Pan : Abjfs 8433 M] Income Tax Officer……………………………………………….............................................Respondent Ward 3(4), Asansol, Sahana Apartment, Lower Chelidanga, Asansol – 713 304 Appearances By: Shri U. Dasgupta, Advocate Appearing On Behalf Of The Assessee. Shri Sallong Yaden, Addl. Cit Appearing On Behalf Of The Revenue. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : January 17, 2018 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : January 19, 2018 Order Per P.M. Jagtap, A.M. These Two Appeals Filed By The Assessee Are Directed Against Two Separate Orders Passed By The Ld. Cit(Appeals), Asansol Both Dated 23.03.2016 For A.Y. 2010-11 & 2011-12 & Since Some Of The Issues Involved Therein Are Common, The Same Have Been Heard Together & Are Being Disposed Of By A Single Consolidated Order For The Sake Of Convenience. 2. First We Take Up The Appeal Of The Assessee For A.Y. 2010-11 Being Ita No. 858/Kol/2016. Ground No 1 Raised In This Appeal Is General In Nature Which Does Not Call For Any Specific Adjudication.

Section 40Section 40A(3)Section 85Section 86

…Agro Industries Ltd., Durgapur maintained in the State Bank. 9. Commercial expediency in relation to the application of section 40A(3) is well recognized by the various courts vide in the cases as under: (i) Attar Singh Gurmukh Singh vs ITO reported in (1991) 191 ITR 667 (SC) (ii) CIT vs CPL Tannery reported in (2009) 318 ITR 179 (Cal) (iii) CIT vs Crescent Export Syndicate in ITA No. 202 of 2008 dated 30.07.2008 (Calcutta High Court) (iv) Anupam Tele Services vs ITO reported in (2014) 43 taxman.com 199 (Guj) (v) Ashok Mondal vs ITO in ITA No. 873/Kol/2012 (Kolkata Tribunal’s order dated 06.02.2014 10. In the cas…

M/S Sarbari Suplimentary C. S. Shop, Purulia vs. ITO, WD-3(4), Kolkata, Purulia

In the result, the appeal of the assessee for A

ITA 858/KOL/2016[2010-2011]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata19 Jan 2018AY 2010-2011

Bench: Shri P.M. Jagtap, Am & Shri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi, Jm] I.T.A. No. 858 & 860/Kol/2016 Assessment Years: 2010-11 & 2011-12 M/S. Sarbari Supplimentary C.S. Shop..............................………………………...........Appellant At. Sarbari, P.O. Neturia, Purulia – 723 121 [Pan : Abjfs 8433 M] Income Tax Officer……………………………………………….............................................Respondent Ward 3(4), Asansol, Sahana Apartment, Lower Chelidanga, Asansol – 713 304 Appearances By: Shri U. Dasgupta, Advocate Appearing On Behalf Of The Assessee. Shri Sallong Yaden, Addl. Cit Appearing On Behalf Of The Revenue. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : January 17, 2018 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : January 19, 2018 Order Per P.M. Jagtap, A.M. These Two Appeals Filed By The Assessee Are Directed Against Two Separate Orders Passed By The Ld. Cit(Appeals), Asansol Both Dated 23.03.2016 For A.Y. 2010-11 & 2011-12 & Since Some Of The Issues Involved Therein Are Common, The Same Have Been Heard Together & Are Being Disposed Of By A Single Consolidated Order For The Sake Of Convenience. 2. First We Take Up The Appeal Of The Assessee For A.Y. 2010-11 Being Ita No. 858/Kol/2016. Ground No 1 Raised In This Appeal Is General In Nature Which Does Not Call For Any Specific Adjudication.

Section 40Section 40A(3)Section 85Section 86

…Agro Industries Ltd., Durgapur maintained in the State Bank. 9. Commercial expediency in relation to the application of section 40A(3) is well recognized by the various courts vide in the cases as under: (i) Attar Singh Gurmukh Singh vs ITO reported in (1991) 191 ITR 667 (SC) (ii) CIT vs CPL Tannery reported in (2009) 318 ITR 179 (Cal) (iii) CIT vs Crescent Export Syndicate in ITA No. 202 of 2008 dated 30.07.2008 (Calcutta High Court) (iv) Anupam Tele Services vs ITO reported in (2014) 43 taxman.com 199 (Guj) (v) Ashok Mondal vs ITO in ITA No. 873/Kol/2012 (Kolkata Tribunal’s order dated 06.02.2014 10. In the cas…