CIT v. Ranicherra Tea Co. Ltd.
What is CIT v. Ranicherra Tea Co. Ltd. authority for?
An Assessing Officer cannot make a capricious assessment or estimate income/profit without assigning reasons and supporting material, even when rejecting the assessee's books of account or making a best judgment assessment. The Assessing Officer must act judiciously and not based on pure guesswork.
judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2015 to 2025.
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CIT v. Ranicherra Tea Co. Ltd. · Ranicherra Tea Co. Ltd. · best judgment assessment · arbitrary assessment · capricious assessment · reasons for assessment · profit estimation · rejection of books · material for estimation · pure guess · Assessing Officer duty · CIT(A) powers · natural justice principles
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