CIT v. Lovely Exports (P) Ltd.

216 CTR 195Supreme Court of India2008#57 most cited

What is CIT v. Lovely Exports (P) Ltd. authority for?

If an assessee company receives share application money from alleged bogus shareholders and provides their details to the Assessing Officer, no addition can be made under Section 68 in the company's hands; the Department must proceed against the shareholders by reopening their individual assessments.

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Also referred to as

CIT v. Lovely Exports (P) Ltd. · Section 68 · share application money · bogus shareholders · creditworthiness of creditor · genuineness of transaction · addition u/s 68 · reopening assessments of shareholders · 216 CTR 195 · Supreme Court 2008

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Lovely Exports (P) Ltd.

M/S Inland Merchandise Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata vs. ITO, Ward-9(3), Kolkata

In the result, for statistical purpose, appeal of assessee is treated as allowed

ITA 139/KOL/2017[2009-2010]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata27 Apr 2018AY 2009-2010

Bench: Shri Waseem Ahmed & Shri S.S.Viswanethra Ravi"व"वध आवेदन (Misc. Application) M.A. No.36/Kol/2018 (Arising Out Ita No.139/Kol/2017) "नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year:2009-10 M/S Inland Merchandise Income Tax Officer बनाम Pvt. Ltd.5, Hari Sarkar Ward-9(3) Aayaka V/S. Lane, Kolkata-007 Bhawan, P-7, [Pan No.Aabci 9882 N] Chowringhee Square ,Kolkata-69 (Original Appellant) (Original Respondent) (Applicant) .. (Respondent) Assessment Year:2009-10 M/S Inland Merchandise Income Tax Officer, बनाम Pvt. Ltd., 5, Hari Sarkar Ward-9(3), Aayakar / V/S. Lane, Kolkata-700 007 Bhawan, P-7, [Pan No.Aabci 9882 N] Chowringhee Square, Kolkata-69 .. अपीलाथ" /Appellant !यथ" /Respondent

Section 143(2)Section 263Section 68

…O was not empowered to examine any aspect of raising of share capital with premium and make any addition u/s 68 of the Act in the hands of the appellant in light of the judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of CIT vs. Lovely Exporters Pvt. Ltd. (2008) 216 CTR 195 (SC) 11) That the Ld. CIT(A) while upholding the aid u/s. 68 of the Act ought to have considered the settled position in law that onus was on the department to link the assessee with the purported unaccounted source and when that link was missing or had not been conclusively proved, it was not open to the department to fasten the assessee with su…