Dhakeshwari Cotton Mills Ltd. v. CIT

26 ITR 775Supreme Court of India1954#40 most cited

What is Dhakeshwari Cotton Mills Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

Corroborative evidence is essential to support evidence found on third-party premises, and an assessment cannot be based on suspicion, surmises, or conjecture.

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Dhakeshwari Cotton Mills Ltd. v. CIT · corroborative evidence · third-party premise · suspicion · surmises · conjecture · assessment · Income-tax Officer · evidence

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Dhakeshwari Cotton Mills Ltd. v. CIT

Mailavarapu Anantha Naga Narasimha Srikanth vs. The Dy. CIT, Visakhapatnam

In the result, the appeal of the assessees in appeal No

ITA 185/VIZ/2017[2008-2009]Status: DisposedITAT Visakhapatnam30 May 2018AY 2008-2009

Bench: Shri V. Durga Rao, Hon’Ble & Shri D.S. Sunder Singh, Hon’Ble1. Sathi Suryanarayana Reddy Dcit, Kutukuluru Village Vs. Central Circle-1 East Godavari Dist. Visakhapatnam Pan No.Aqsps0318M 2. Kovvuri Adi Reddy, Vs. Dcit, D.No. 59-19-12, Jagannathpuram, Central Circle-1, Kakinada Basti, E.G. District. Visakhapatnam. Pan No. Akypa 7366 B 3. Tadi China Venkata Reddy Vs. Dcit, Anaparthi Village, Central Circle-1 East Godavari District. Visakhapatnam Pan No.Alqpt 6801 P 4. Kovvuri Vijaya Suhdhara Reddy, Vs. Dcit, D.No. 6-64, Kondukuru Central Circle-1 Village,Bikkavolumandal, Visakhapatnam East Godavari Dist. Pan No. Btxpk 4927 K

Section 132Section 148

…the assessee has paid the consideration over and above the sale consideration, there is no case for making any addition representing unexplained investment in the hands of the assessee. Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Dakeswari Cotton Mills Ltd. Vs. CIT 26 ITR 775 held that the A.O. is not entitled to make pure guess and make an assessment without reference to any evidence or material and there must be something more than mere suspicion to support the assessment, otherwise the same would be void in law. Similarly, it is held that unless otherwise, there is an evidence to ITA Nos.178-189/VIZ/2017 (Kovvuri Ad…