CIT v. Gopal Purohit

336 ITR 287High Court2011#334 most cited

What is CIT v. Gopal Purohit authority for?

The gain from delivery-based share transactions, where shares are consistently treated as investments and valued at cost in the books, is assessable as capital gains and not business income. An assessee's consistent stand on classifying share transactions should generally be followed by the assessing officer in subsequent years.

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Also referred to as

CIT v. Gopal Purohit · Section 10(38) · Section 14A · Section 143(3) · share transactions · capital gains · business income · investment or stock-in-trade · consistency · Supreme Court SLP dismissed

Also reported as

228 CTR 582188 Taxmann 14034 DTR 52

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Gopal Purohit

Vahanvati Consultants P. Ltd, Mumbai vs. DCIT 2(3), Mumbai

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is hereby partly allowed

ITA 8700/MUM/2011[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai29 Jun 2016AY 2008-09

Bench: Shri G.S. Pannu, Am & Shri Sanjay Garg, Jm आयकर अपील सं./ I.T.A. No. 8700/Mum/2011 (िनधा"रण िनधा"रण िनधा"रण वष" िनधा"रण वष" वष" / / / / Assessment Year: 2008-09) वष" M/S Vahanvati Consultants P Ltd Dcit 2(3) बनाम बनाम/ बनाम बनाम 3Rd Floor, Crescent Chambers, 56 Room No.555, 5Th Floor, Tamarind Lane, Fort, Aaykar Bhavan, Maharshi Karve Vs. Mumbai-400 023. Road, Churchgate, Mumbai-400 020. "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Aabcv0361M (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) : अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By : Shri Manish V Shah ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri S. Senthill Kumaran सुनवाई क" तारीख / : 08/06/2016 Date Of Hearing घोषणा क" तारीख / : 29.06.2016 Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R Per Sanjay Garg: The Present Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Assessee Against The Order Dated 26.09.2011 Of The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) - 6, [Hereinafter Referred To As The Cit(A)] Relevant To Assessment Year 2008-09. 2. The Assessee Has Taken The Following Grounds Of Appeal: I. “Inappropriateness Of Confirming Additions That The Ao Made By Treating Short Term Capital Gain As Business Income. The Learned Cit(A) Erred In Facts & Circumstances Of The Case & In Law In Confirming Addition That The Ao Had Made By Treating The Short Term Capital Gain As Business Income.

For Appellant: Shri Manish V ShahFor Respondent: Shri S. Senthill Kumaran
Section 14A

…bout the ‘Head’ of such income but may deprive the assessee from claiming set off of capital losses of a previous year in the subsequent year because of change of Head of such income. The Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of “CIT vs. Gopal Purohit” (2011) 336 ITR 287 (Bom.) has held that though principle of resadjudicata is not applicable to income tax proceedings, as each year is a separate year, however, the principle of consistency is to be followed, if there is no change in fact and circumstances in the subsequent year. So far as the contention of the Department that borrowed funds were used for investmen…

ACIT 21(1), Mumbai vs. Nailesh P. Dalal, Mumbai

The appeal of the revenue is dismissed and the cross-objection of the assessee is allowed

ITA 6169/MUM/2014[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai28 Apr 2016AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri Joginder Singh & Shri Ashwani Tanejaassessment Year: 2008-09 Acit-21(1), Shri Nailesh Dalal, 6Th Floor, C-10, 5-6, Viram, 62, बनाम/ Pratyaksh Kar Bhavan, Hatkesh Society, Vs. Bandra Kurla Complex, N. S. Road No.8, Bandra (East) Jvpd Scheme, Mumbai-400051 Mumbai-400049 (राज"व /Revenue ) ("नधा"रती /Assessee) Pan. No.Aacpd9844N Cross Objection No.49/Mum/2016 (Arising Out Of Ita No.6169/Mum/2014) Assessment Year: 2008-09 Shri Nailesh Dalal, Acit-21(1), 5-6, Viram, 62, 6Th Floor, C-10, बनाम/ Hatkesh Society, Pratyaksh Kar Bhavan, Vs. N. S. Road No.8, Bandra Kurla Complex, Jvpd Scheme, Bandra (East) Mumbai-400049 Mumbai-400051 ("नधा"रती /Assessee) (राज"व /Revenue ) Pan. No.Aacpd9844N

…आयकर अपील"य अ"धकरण, मुंबई "यायपीठ, बी,मुंबई । IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCHES “B”, MUMBAI "ी जो"ग"दर "संह, "या"यक सद"य एवं "ी अ"नी तनेजा, लेखा सद"य, के सम" Before Shri Joginder Singh, Judicial Member, and Shri Ashwani Taneja, Accountant Member Assessment Year: 2008-09 ACIT-21(1), Shri Nailesh Dalal, 6th Floor, C-10, 5-6, Viram, 62, बनाम/ Pratyaksh Kar Bhavan, Hatkesh Society, Vs. Bandra Kurla Complex, N. S. Road No.8, Bandra (East) JVPD Scheme, Mumbai-400051 Mumbai-400049 (राज"व /Revenue ) ("नधा"रती /Assessee) PAN. No.AACPD9844N Cross Objection No.49/Mum/2016 (Arising out of ITA NO.6169/Mum/…