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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Also referred to as

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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59 Taxmann 114 SCC 38559 Taxmann.com 11

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Attar Singh Gurmukh Singh v. ITO

Govind Ramprashad Baheti, Hingoli vs. Income-Tax Officer, Ward - 1(4), Parbhani

Appeal is allowed in above terms

ITA 1395/PUN/2018[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Pune07 Oct 2022AY 2008-09

Bench: Shri S. S. Godara & Shri G. D. Padmahshaliआयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1395/Pun/2018 िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2008-09 Govind Ramprashad Baheti, Vs. Ito, Ward-1(4), C/O Bansilal Kabra, Parbhani. Advocate, 1St Floor, Ambika Market, Jalna- 431203. Pan : Airpb1246N Appellant Respondent Assessee By : Shri Sanjeev Kumar Kabra Revenue By : Shri M. G. Jasnani Date Of Hearing : 28.09.2022 Date Of Pronouncement : 07.10.2022 आदेश / Order Per S. S. Godara, Jm: This Assessee’S Appeal For Assessment Year 2008-09 Arises Against The Cit(A)-1, Aurangabad’S Order Dated 27.06.2018 Passed In Case No. Abd/Cit(A)/335/2013-14, Involving Proceedings U/S 143(3) R.W.S. 263 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961; In Short “The Act”. Heard Both The Parties. Case File Perused.

For Appellant: Shri Sanjeev Kumar KabraFor Respondent: Shri M. G. Jasnani
Section 143(3)Section 40A(3)

…y, M/s Subhash Fertilizer Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Shriram Fertilizers, Nanded to the tune of Rs.50,000/- and Rs.4,85,000/-; respectively. 3. Mr. Jasnani vehemently argued in light of hon’ble apex court’s landmark decision in Attar Singh Gurmukh Singh vs. ITO [1991] 191 ITR 667 (SC) that is the purpose of the impugned statutory provision is to prevent flow of unaccounted money in business activities. And also that once the assessee could not prove the overwhelming exigencies over and above those specified in Rule 6DD of the Income Tax Rules, 1962, the impugned section 40A(3) disallowance deserves to be upheld. 4. We hav…

Sant Damaji Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd, Solapur vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income-Tax, Circle - 1, Solapur

The appeal is dismissed

ITA 205/PUN/2018[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Pune26 Aug 2022AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri S.S. Godara & G.D. Padmahshalim/S. Sant Damaji Sahakari Acit, Circle -1 Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. Aaykar Bhavan A/P. Mangalwedha Vs. Hotgi Road Tal. Mangalwedha Solapur 413003 Dist. Soalpur 413305 Pan –Aaats5265K Appellant Respondent Appellant By: None Respondent By: Shri Sardar Singh Meena Date Of Hearing: 17.08.2022 Date Of Pronouncement: 26.08.2022 O R D E R Per S.S. Godara, Jm This Assessee’S Appeal For Ay 2013-14 Arises Against The Cit(A) 7, Pune’S Order Dated 25.10.2017 Passed In Case No. Pn/Cit (A)-7/Cir-1/10570/2016- 17, Involving Proceedings Under Section 143(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (In Short The Act).

For Appellant: NoneFor Respondent: Shri Sardar Singh Meena
Section 143(3)Section 40Section 40A(3)

…t both the lower authorities have rejected the assessee’s impugned claim regarding regular salaries paid to employees only without even questioning the overwhelming genuineness element embedded therein. Mr. Meena quoted Attar Singh Gurmukh Singh vs ITO (1991) 191 ITR 667 (SC) and Rule 6DD of Income Tax Rules in support of the impugned disallowance. He could hardly rebut the fact that case law Anupam Teleservices Ltd. vs ITO (2014) 366 ITR 122 (Guj) has dealt with the similar question of regular & continuing relationship between payer and payee to conclude that such an overwhelming genuine instance of cash payment…

Jayant Vanechand Vasa, Sangli vs. Income-Tax Officer

Appeal is partly allowed in above terms

ITA 983/PUN/2016[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Pune28 Apr 2022AY 2008-09

Bench: Shri S.S. Godara & Dr. Dipak P. Ripoteshri Jayant Vanechand Vasa The Income Tax Officer, Central Hemangini Palace Kolhapur Opp. Chankyapuri Garden Vs. S.T. Colony, Vishrambag Sangli Pan – Aaopv2392L Appellant Respondent Appellant By: Shri Kishore B Phadke Respondent By: Shri S.P. Walimbe Date Of Hearing: 25.04.2022 Date Of Pronouncement: 28.04.2022 O R D E R Per S.S. Godara, Jm This Assessee’S Appeal For Ay 2008-09 Is Against The Cit(A) 11, Pune’S Order Dated 29.02.2016 Passed In Case No. Pn/Cit (A)-11/Ito(C), Kop/316,318, 320, 321 &322/2015-16 Involving Proceedings Under Section 143(3) R.W.S. 153(A)(B) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 In Short The Act.

For Appellant: Shri Kishore B PhadkeFor Respondent: Shri S.P. Walimbe
Section 143(3)Section 40A(3)

…’s order. The assessee’s first and foremost contention is that it had not even claimed the impugned expenditure in the P & L Account as this cash payment formed part of current asset schedule only. Learned DR relied on Attar Singh Gurmukh Singh vs. ITO (1991) 191 ITR 667 (SC) explaining the purpose and scope of the impugned statutory provision. The assessee has filed his detailed paper book running into 63 pages comprising of its P & L Account, capital account 3 Shri Jayant Vanechand Vasa as well as balance sheet on 31.03.2008 wherein it had even not claimed these cash payments as revenue expenditure. Faced wit…

ACIT, Circle-3(2), Ahmedabad vs. M/S. Kraft Laminate, Ahmedabad

In the result, the appeal of the Revenue is partly allowed

ITA 1841/AHD/2018[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad16 Mar 2022AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri P.M. Jagtap, Vice- & Shri T.R. Senthil Kumarassessment Years : 2015-16 Assistant Commissioner Of M/S. Kraft Laminate, Income-Tax, Vs C/O. Laxmi Timber, Nr. Circle 3(2), Ahmedabad Mahalaxmi Textile Mill, Opp. Rajbai Patel Timber Market, Narol Naroda Highway, Narol, Ahmedabad-382405 Pan : Aamfk 8120 F अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) "" यथ"/ (Respondent) Revenue By : Shri V.K. Singh, Sr. Dr Assessee By : Shri Manish J. Shah, Advocate सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 24/02/2022 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement: 16/03/2022 आदेश/O R D E R Per P.M. Jagtap, Vice-:

For Appellant: Shri Manish J. Shah, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri V.K. Singh, Sr. DR
Section 68

…sponding expenditure incurred on purchase of diesel for generator was a genuine business expenditure incurred by the assessee in the ordinary course of its business, the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Attar Singh Gurmukh Singh v. ITO, reported in [1991] 4 SCC 385, has already clarified that even the genuine expenditures are not taken out of the sweep of Section 40A(3) of the Act. The only way out to get over Section 40A(3) for the assessee is to show that the payments in cash were made in the exceptional circumstances as specified in Rule 6DD of Income Tax Rules, 1962. In this regard, it is observed that no…