Brij Bhushan Lal Paraduman Kumar v. CIT

115 ITR 524Supreme Court of India1978#938 most cited

What is Brij Bhushan Lal Paraduman Kumar v. CIT authority for?

The Supreme Court holds that an Assessing Officer, when making a best judgment assessment or estimating income, must act fairly, honestly, and rationally, basing the estimation on available material and avoiding arbitrary or capricious decisions. Adherence to natural justice principles is crucial during assessment proceedings.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,470 Indian tax judgments — from 2016 to 2026.

Also referred to as

Brij Bhushan Lal Paraduman Kumar v. CIT · Section 144 · best judgment assessment · fair income estimation · arbitrary assessment · natural justice principles · Assessing Officer discretion · rejection of books · Section 69 · unexplained cash

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Brij Bhushan Lal Paraduman Kumar v. CIT

Shivam Builders Private Limited, Ahmedabad vs. The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-4(1)(1), Ahmedabad

In the result, appeal filed by the assessee is dismissed

ITA 317/AHD/2022[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad09 May 2024AY 2015-16

Bench: Ms. Suchitra Raghunath Kamble, Judical Member & Shri Narendra Prasad Sinhaआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 317/Ahd/2022 (िनधा"रण वष" िनधा"रण वष" िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Years : 2015-16) िनधा"रण वष" Shivam Builders Private Deputy Commissioner Of बनाम/ बनाम बनाम बनाम Limited Income Tax Vs. 802, 8Th Floor, Rajvi Circle 4(1)(1), Ahmedabad Arcade, Nr. Gurukul Drive In Road, Memnagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380052 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Aaccs0296D (Appellant) .. (Respondent) Shri Hem Chhajed, A.R. अपीलाथ" ओर से /Appellant By : ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri J L Bhatia, Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing 18/04/2024 09/05/2024 Date Of Pronouncement O R D E R Per Shri Narendra Prasad Sinha, Am: This Appeal Is Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of The National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Delhi, (In Short ‘The Cit(A)’) Dated 27.07.2022 For The Assessment Year 2015-16. 2. The Assessee Has Raised The Following Grounds In This Appeal:

For Respondent: Shri J L Bhatia, Sr. DR
Section 143(2)Section 145(3)

…vate Limited vs. DCIT) A.Y.– 2015-16 - 5 – 6. Further, the Ld. AR has relied upon the following decisions in respect of wrong estimation of income: “1. Hon'ble Supreme court in the case of Brij Bhushan Lal Parduman Kumar vs. Commissioner of Income-tax [1978] 115 ITR 524 (SC) 2. Hon'ble Supreme court in the case of Dhakeswari Cotton Mills Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Income Tax (1955) 27 ITR 0126 3. Hon'ble Gujarat High Court Principal Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Swastik Construction [2018] 91 taxmann.com 10 (Gujarat)” Submission of the Revenue 7. Shri J. L. Bhatia, the ld. Sr. DR, on the other hand, strongly supp…