Chuharmal v. CIT

172 ITR 250Supreme Court of India1988#225 most cited

What is Chuharmal v. CIT authority for?

The expression 'income' under Section 69A of the Income-tax Act, 1961, has a wide meaning, encompassing anything that comes in or results in gain. Therefore, an assessee's unexplained investments, such as purchasing articles or depositing cash, can legitimately be inferred and deemed as income under this section.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,314 Indian tax judgments — from 2007 to 2026.

Also referred to as

Chuharmal v. CIT · Section 69A · 172 ITR 250 · 3 SCC 588 · 'income' wide meaning · unexplained investments · deemed income · unexplained money · source of investment · gain

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Chuharmal v. CIT

Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Guntur vs. Shyam Sunder Tobacco Company, Guntur

In the result, appeal filed by the revenue is dismissed

ITA 490/VIZ/2025[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Visakhapatnam21 Nov 2025AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Ravish Sood & Shri Balakrishnan S.आ.अपी.सं /Ita No.490/Viz/2025 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year:2016-17) Assistant Commissioner Of Vs. Shyam Sunder Tobacco Income Tax, Company, Central Circle-1, Guntur. Cr Buildings, K V Thota, Pan: Aaifs2024E Guntur-522004. (Appellant) (Respondent) िनधा"रती "ारा/Assessee By: Shri Mv Prasad, Ca राज" व "ारा/Revenue By: Shri Badicala Yadagiri, Cit-Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of 18/11/2025 Hearing: घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of 21/11/2025 Pronouncement: आदेश / Order Per. Ravish Sood, Jm: The Present Appeal Filed By The Revenue Is Directed Against The Order Passed By The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi, Dated 25/06/2025 Which In Turn Arises From The Order Passed By The Assessing Officer Under Section 143(3) R.W.S 153C Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 (For Short, “The Act”), Dated

For Appellant: Shri MV Prasad, CAFor Respondent: Shri Badicala Yadagiri, CIT-DR
Section 132(4)Section 143(3)Section 153CSection 651

…er as to reliability of a piece of evidence, but that sphere decision of the final fact-finding authority is made conclusive by law". 15. The Ld. CIT(A) is not justified in allowing relief without applying the decision of Chuharmal v. CIT [1988] 38 Taxman 190/172 ITR 250 (SC), the apex court upheld the finding of J.S. Parker v. V.B. Palekar [1974] 94 ITR 616 (Bom.) it was held that though the income tax authorities are not strictly bound by the rigors of technical rules of evidence, they are not precluded from invoking the principles contained in the Evidence Act whenever the occasion demands. Although the decisi…

Income-Tax Officer, Ward-4(2)(1), Ahmedabad vs. Late Khodaji Ranchhodji Thakor Legal Heir Narendakumar Khodaji Thakor, Ahmedabad

In the result, the appeal filed by the Revenue is, therefore, dismissed

ITA 948/AHD/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad06 Nov 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Dr. Brr Kumar & Shri Siddhartha Nautiyalआयकर अपील सं /Ita No.948/Ahd/2025 िनधा"रण वष" /Assessment Year : 2017-18 The Ito Late Khodaji Ranchhodji Ward-4(2)(1) बनाम/ Thakor V/S. Ahmedabad – 380 015 Legal Heir Narendrakumar Khodaji Thakor Ahmedabad – 382 481 "थायी लेखा सं./Pan: Afwpt 1453 K (अपीलाथ"/ Appellant) ("" यथ"/ Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Chetan Agarwal, Ar Revenue By : Shri B.P. Srivastava, Sr.Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 18/09/2025 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 06/11/2025 आदेश/O R D E R Per Siddhartha Nautiyal, Jm: The Present Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Revenue Against The Order Of The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Delhi [Hereinafter Referred To As ‘Cit(A)’] Dated 24/02/2025 Passed U/S.250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter Referred To As ‘The Act’) For The Assessment Year (Ay) 2017-2018. 2. The Revenue Has Raised The Following Grounds Of Appeal:

For Appellant: Shri Chetan Agarwal, ARFor Respondent: Shri B.P. Srivastava, Sr.DR
Section 133(6)Section 142(1)Section 144Section 148Section 250

…— namely, that the assessee was the owner of the money, that such money was not recorded in any books of account, and that the nature and source thereof remained unexplained. Relying upon the judgments of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Chuharmal v. CIT [(1988) 172 ITR 250 (SC)] and Smt. Srilekha Banerjee v. CIT [1964 AIR 697 (SC)], the AO observed that where the source of money is not satisfactorily proved, such money can be treated as income from undisclosed sources. Accordingly, the AO made an addition ITO vs. Late Khodaji Ranchhodji Thakor Legal Heir Narendrakumar Khodaji Thakor Asst. Year : 2017-18 4 of Rs. 1…