CIT v. Balchand Ajit Kumar

263 ITR 610High Court2003#427 most cited

What is CIT v. Balchand Ajit Kumar authority for?

When making an addition for unaccounted receipts, on-money, or non-genuine purchases/sales, the addition should be restricted to the estimated profit element embedded in such transactions, rather than the entire gross amount, particularly when evidence of corresponding expenditure is incomplete. This estimation often involves applying a net profit rate.

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Also referred to as

CIT v. Balchand Ajit Kumar · Section 147 · Section 148 · Section 145(3) · addition restricted to profit · estimated profit · unaccounted receipts · on-money · bogus purchases · non-genuine sales · net profit rate · income estimation

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Balchand Ajit Kumar

Assistant Commissioner of Income-Tax, Central Circle-2, Surat vs. Ms. Janani Exports, Mumbai

ITA 604/SRT/2024[2019-20]Status: DisposedITAT Surat31 Jul 2025AY 2019-20

Bench: Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinha & Shri Bijayananda Prusethआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.604/Srt/2024 (Assessment Year:2019-20) (Hybrid Hearing) Acit, Vs. M/S Janani Exports, Central Circle – 2, 704, Vastu Slip Apt., 7Th Floor, Nr. Surat Parsi Colony, Pump House, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400093 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaefj3969P (Appellant) (Respondent) It(Ss)A Nos.9, 10 & 19/Srt/2024 (Ays:2013-14, 2014-15 & 2018-19) Acit, Vs. M/S Janani Exports, Central Circle – 2, 704, Vastu Slip Apt., 7Th Floor, Nr. Surat Parsi Colony, Pump House, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400093 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaefj3969P (Appellant) (Respondent) It(Ss)A Nos.20 To 22/Srt/2024 (Ays: 2013-14 To 2015-16) M/S Janani Exports, Vs. Acit, 704, Vastu Slip Apt., 7Th Floor, Nr. Central Circle – 2, Parsi Colony, Pump House, Andheri Surat (E), Mumbai - 400093 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaefj3969P (Appellant) (Respondent) It(Ss)A Nos.35 To 38/Srt/2024 (Ays: 2016-17 To 2019-20) M/S Janani Exports, Vs. Acit, 704, Vastu Slip Apt., 7Th Floor, Nr. Central Circle – 2, Parsi Colony, Pump House, Andheri Surat (E), Mumbai - 400093 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaefj3969P (Appellant) (Respondent)

…ATs in the following cases have approved adoption of NP rate: (i) CIT vs. President Industries, 258 ITR 654 (Guj.), (ii) CIT vs. Abhishek Corporation, 158 CTR (Guj.) 374, (iii) ITO vs. Om Silk Mills, 55 taxmann.com 295 (Guj.), (iv) CIT vs. Balchand Ajitkumar, 263 ITR 610 (MP), (v) DCIT, CC-3, Surat vs. Mehul T. Desai, (2019) 101 taxmann.com 234 (Surat – Trib.), (vi) ITO vs. Sai Kripa Construction, (2007) 13 SOT 459 (Mum.) and (vii) Eagel Seeds and Biotech Ltd. vs. ACIT, 100 ITD 301 (Indore – Trib.). Therefore, we are of the considered view that the CIT(A) has rightly adopted the NP rate instead of the GP rate app…

Om Prakash Sharma, Jaipur vs. Income Tax Officer Ward-7(2), Jaipur

ITA 258/JPR/2025[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Jaipur22 Apr 2025AY 2009-10

Bench: DR. S. SEETHALAKSHMI (Judicial Member), SHRI RATHOD KAMLESH JAYANTBHAI, AM आयकरअपीलसं. / ITA. No. 258/JPR/2025 निर्धारणवर्ष / AssessmentYears : 2009-10 Shri Om Prakash Sharma 1, N.H. 8, Sanskar Bharti P.G. College Bagru 303 007 (Raj) बनाम Vs. The ITO, Ward-7(2), Jaipur प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent स्थायीलेखा सं. / जीआईआर सं./PAN/GIR No.: BWKPS 4112 G अपीलार्थी / Appellant निर्धारिती की ओरसे / Assesseeby : Shri S.B. Natani, CA राजस्व की ओरसे /Revenue by :Shri Gautam Singh Choudhary, Addl.CIT -DR

For Appellant: Shri S.B. Natani, CAFor Respondent: Shri Gautam Singh Choudhary, Addl.CIT -DR a
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148Section 151

…Act is the profit and gains of a year. What is chargeable to tax under the Income Tax Act is not the gross receipts, but income. Under the Income Tax Act, the tax is on income and not on gross receipts.” ii. Commissioner of Income Tax Vs. Balchand Ajitkumar 263 ITR 610 (2003) Hon’ble MP High Court The Hon’ble High Court held that total sale cannot be regarded as the profit of the assessee. The net profit rate has to be adopted and once a net profit rate is adopted, it cannot be said that there is perversity of 5 OM PRAKASH SHARMA VS ITO, WARD 7(2), JAIPUR approach. Whether the rate is low or high, it would dep…

M/S Agroha Ornaments, Gwalior vs. ACIT., Central, Gwalior

ITA 135/AGR/2019[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Agra28 Mar 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Satbeer Singh Godara, Jm & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1. आयकरअपील सं. / Ita No.135/Agr/2019 (िनधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: 2017-18) M/S Agroha Ornaments Acit (Central) बनाम/ Solid Gold Plaza, Sarafa Bazar Gwalior Vs. Lashkar, Gwalior 474011 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Abgfa-1001-J (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & 2. आयकरअपील सं. / Ita No.586/Agr/2019 (िनधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: 2017-18) Acit (Central) M/S Agroha Ornaments बनाम/ Gwalior Solid Gold Plaza, Sarafa Bazar Vs. Lashkar, Gwalior 474011 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Abgfa-1001-J (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Ashok Vijayawargiya (Ca) – Ld. Ar Revenue By : Shri Sukesh Kumar Jain – Ld. Cit-Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 20-02-2025 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 28-03-2025

For Appellant: Shri Ashok Vijayawargiya (CA) – Ld. ARFor Respondent: Shri Sukesh Kumar Jain – Ld. CIT-DR
Section 132(1)Section 132(4)Section 142(1)Section 153ASection 69A

…Crores. However, the statement was retracted after 22 months from the date of search. The Ld. CIT(A) held that entire sales could not be held to be profit of the assessee as per the decision of Hon’ble MP High Court in the case of CIT vs. Balchand Ajit Kumar (263 ITR 610) and also in the case of Manmohan Sadani vs CIT (304 ITR 52). In these decisions, it was held that total sales could not be regarded as the profit of the assessee rather it was net profit rate which was to be adopted in such cases. Reliance was placed on various other judicial decisions to support this conclusion. Therefore, Ld. AO erred in addin…

ACIT, Central Circle, Alwar vs. Sh. Tara Chand Gupta, Alwar

In the result the appeal filed by the revenue in ITA no

ITA 514/JPR/2024[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Jaipur10 Mar 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: DR. S. SEETHALAKSHMI (Judicial Member), SHRI RATHOD KAMLESH JAYANTBHAI, AM आयकर अपील सं./ITA. Nos.447 to 449/JP/2024 निर्धारण वर्ष / Assessment Years : 2015-16 to 2017-18 Shri Tarachand Gupta 9 Keshav Nagar Sch 13, Alwar बनाम ACIT, Vs. Central Circle, Alwar स्थायी लेखा सं./ जीआईआर सं./PAN/GIR No.: AAYPC 5777 E अपीलार्थी / Appellant प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent आयकर अपील सं./ITA. No. 514/JP/2024 निर्धारण वर्ष / Assessment Year : 2017-18 ACIT, Central Circle, Alwar बनाम Shri Tarachand Gupta 9 Kesh

For Appellant: Sh. P. C. Parwal, C.AFor Respondent: Sh. Arvind Kumar, CIT-DR a
Section 143(3)Section 68Section 69C

…ot justified in making further addition as the undisclosed income offered by assessee covers such amount. Mohan Sadhani Vs. CIT 304 ITR 52 (MP) Held that entire sale proceeds cannot be added to income, only NP rate to be adopted. CIT Vs. Balchand Ajit Kumar 263 ITR 610 (MP) The facts of this case were that in a search conducted at the business and residential premises of the assessee, it was found that there were credit sales which were not reflected in the books of account. On Sh. Tarachand Gupta scrutiny of the books of account of the assessee, the Assessing Officer added a sum of Rs.8,19,255/- towards the s…

Sh. Tarachand Gupta, Alwar vs. ACIT, Central Circle, Alwar

In the result the appeal filed by the revenue in ITA no

ITA 449/JPR/2024[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Jaipur10 Mar 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: DR. S. SEETHALAKSHMI (Judicial Member), SHRI RATHOD KAMLESH JAYANTBHAI, AM आयकर अपील सं. / ITA. Nos.447 to 449/JP/2024 निर्धारण वर्ष / Assessment Years : 2015-16 to 2017-18 Shri Tarachand Gupta 9 Keshav Nagar Sch 13, Alwar बनाम Vs. ACIT, Central Circle, Alwar स्थायी लेखा सं./ जीआईआर सं./PAN/GIR No.: AAYPC 5777 E अपीलार्थी / Appellant प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent आयकर अपील सं./ITA. No. 514/JP/2024 निर्धारण वर्ष / Assessment Year : 2017-18 ACIT, Central Circle, Alwar बनाम Shri Tarachand Gupta 9 Ke

For Appellant: Sh. P. C. Parwal, C.AFor Respondent: Sh. Arvind Kumar, CIT-DR a
Section 143(3)Section 68Section 69C

…ot justified in making further addition as the undisclosed income offered by assessee covers such amount. Mohan Sadhani Vs. CIT 304 ITR 52 (MP) Held that entire sale proceeds cannot be added to income, only NP rate to be adopted. CIT Vs. Balchand Ajit Kumar 263 ITR 610 (MP) The facts of this case were that in a search conducted at the business and residential premises of the assessee, it was found that there were credit sales which were not reflected in the books of account. On Sh. Tarachand Gupta scrutiny of the books of account of the assessee, the Assessing Officer added a sum of Rs.8,19,255/- towards the s…