CIT v. KP Varghese

131 ITR 574Supreme Court of India#4860 most cited

What is CIT v. KP Varghese authority for?

An addition to income cannot be made on the basis of deeming fiction without evidence that the assessee actually paid more than what was declared in the registered deed. The Assessing Officer bears the burden of proving the assessee's liability to tax.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2022 to 2025.

Also referred to as

CIT v KP Varghese · 131 ITR 574 SC · onus of proof · addition on deeming fiction · unregistered deed · evidence of actual payment · AO burden

Issues it is cited on

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