CIT v. Calcutta Discount Co. Ltd.

91 ITR 8Supreme Court of India1973#373 most cited

What is CIT v. Calcutta Discount Co. Ltd. authority for?

Income cannot be assessed on purely notional figures or mere suspicion; it must be based on actual evidence and supporting material demonstrating its accrual or receipt by the assessee. Assessments made without such evidence are bad-in-law.

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CIT v. Calcutta Discount Co. Ltd. · 91 ITR 8 · assessment without evidence · notional income · income accrual · income receipt · mere statement basis · supporting material · Section 143(3) · Section 142(1) · K.P. Varghese

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Judgments citing CIT v. Calcutta Discount Co. Ltd.

Shri Kamlesh Jayantilal Jhaveri, Ahmedabad vs. Income Tax Officer, Ahmedabad

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 1077/AHD/2015[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad07 Sept 2022AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri P.M. Jagtap, Vice- & Shri Siddhartha Nautiyalassessment Year : 2010-11 Shri Kamlesh Jayantilal Jhaveri, Income Tax Officer, B/201, Siddh Silla Apartment, Vs Ward 10(1), B/H. Ekta Tower, Barrage Road, Ahmedabad Vasna, Ahmedabad Pan : Aetpj 5973 L (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Aseem Thakkar, Ar Revenue By : Shri Vijay Kumar, Jaiswal, Cit-Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 04/08/2022 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement: 07/09/2022 आदेश/O R D E R Per P.M. Jagtap, Vice-: This Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Of Learned Commissioner Of Income-Tax (Appeals), Ahmedabad-5 [“Cit(A) In Short]” Dated 26.02.2015; And, The Solitary Issue Involved Therein Relates To The Addition Made By The Assessing Officer & Confirmed By The Learned Cit(A) On Account Of Disallowance Of Assessee’S Claim For Loss Of Rs.12.64 Crores.

For Appellant: Shri Aseem Thakkar, ARFor Respondent: Shri Vijay Kumar, Jaiswal, CIT-DR
Section 145Section 145(2)

…f the Madras High Court in Sri Ramalinga Choodambikai Mills Lid. v. Commissioner of Income-tax (1955) 28 ITR 952 (Mad) and the earlier decision of the Supreme Court in Commissioner of Income-tax v. A. Raman & Company ' TR 11 (SC) observed at page 13 of [1973] 91 ITR 8 (SC): "But the law does not oblige a trader to make the maximum pro fit that he can out of his trading transactions. Income which accrues to a trader Shri Kamlesh Jayantilal Jhaveri Vs. ITO AY : 2010-11 10 taxable in his hands: income which he could have, but has not earned, is not made taxable as income accrued to him. By adopting a device, if it…