Chander Mohan Mehta v. ACIT
71 ITD 245Income Tax Appellate Tribunal1999#1274 most cited
What is Chander Mohan Mehta v. ACIT authority for?
Seized documents and statements used for income additions must be read holistically and not piecemeal. Arbitrary additions based on 'dumb documents' lacking corroboration or containing anomalies are unsustainable.
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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,005 Indian tax judgments — from 2015 to 2025.
Also referred to as
Chander Mohan Mehta v. ACIT · Section 132 · Section 153A · Section 292C · seized documents · evidentiary value · read as a whole · dumb documents · loose papers · on-money · arbitrary additions · block assessment
Also reported as
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