COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. RAM NIWAS
The appeal is dismissed
ITA - 756 / 2007HC Delhi11 Jan 2008
Bench: The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) ['Cit(A)'], Who Conducted A Rather Detailed Examination Relating To The Law Explaining What Is A Hundi. The Cit(A) Relied Upon A Decision Of The Andhra Pradesh High Court In Commissioner Of Income Tax V. Dexan Pharmaceuticals (P) Ltd., (1995) 214 Itr 576 (Ap). The Andhra Pradesh High Court In Turn Relied Upon A Decision Of The Calcutta High Court In Harsuk Das V. Dhirendranath, Air 1941 Cal 498. Reference Was Also Made To A
Section 69D
…om the drawer and present the same to the drawee for claiming payment. - 6. A hundi is normally in the oriental language as per the mercantile custom." - 5. Reference in this regard may also be made to Commissioner of Income Tax v. Paranjothi Salt Co., (1995) 211 ITR 141 (Madras). - 6. Needless to say, apart from the above requirements, the 0 3  document should be executed on *hundi* paper and not on any other paper. - 7. On the basis of the case law, the CIT(A) came to the conclusion that the document was not executed on a *hundi* paper but on the letter-head of the Assessee and t…