(CIT v. C. Parakh & Co. (India) Ltd.
29 ITR 661Supreme Court of India1956#1549 most cited
What is (CIT v. C. Parakh & Co. (India) Ltd. authority for?
An assessee is not estopped from claiming a legally permissible deduction merely due to their prior accounting treatment or initial stance taken in the return. The correct legal position regarding an assessee's entitlement to a deduction always prevails, as there can be no estoppel against a statute or settled law.
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CIT v. C. Parakh & Co. (India) Ltd. · section 36 · section 143(3) · deduction claim · estoppel against statute · prior appropriation · correct legal position · assessee not estopped · income tax proceedings