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

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ITO, WD-12(4), Kolkata vs. M/S Shee Sen Leather Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata

In the result, the appeal filed by the Revenue (Ground No

ITA 1044/KOL/2014[2010-2011]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata17 Jan 2018AY 2010-2011

Bench: Shri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi, Jm & Dr. A.L. Saini, Am आयकरअपीलसं./Ita No.1044/Kol/2014 (िनधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: 2010-11) I.T.O, Ward-12(4), Kolkata Vs. M/S Shee Sen Leather Pvt. Ltd. 114/C, Matheswartolla Road, Aayakarbhavan (7Th Floor), P-7, Kolkata – 700 046. Chowringhee Square, Kolkata – 69. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. : Aaecs 3938 C (Appellant) .. (Respondent) Appellant By : Shri Saurabh Kumar, Addl. Cit(Dr) Respondent By : Shri S.M. Surana, Advocate & V.N. Purohit, Fca सुनवाईकीतारीख/ Date Of Hearing : 18/10/2017 घोषणाकीतारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 17/01/2018 आदेश / O R D E R Per Dr. Arjun Lal Saini, Am: The Captioned Appeal Filed By The Revenue, Pertaining To Assessment Year 2010-11, Is Directed Against An Order Passed By The Cit(A)-Xii, Kolkata, In Appeal No.111/Xii/Cir-12/13-14, Dated 19.02.2014, Which In Turn Arises Out Of An Order Passed By The Assessing Officer U/S.143(3) Of The I.T. Act, 1961 (Hereinafter Referred To As The ‘Act’), Dated 28.03.2013. 2. The Grounds Of Appeal Raised By The Revenue Are As Follows: “1. That Is The Facts & In Law Of The Case The Ld. Cit(A) Erred In Deleting The Addition Amounting To Rs.29,84,786/- Made The Ao On Account Of Difference In Valuation In Closing Stock & G.P. On Unaccounted Sales Of Chemicals Which Was Detected On The Basis Of Findings Of Survey U/S 133A.

For Appellant: Shri Saurabh Kumar, Addl. CIT(DR)For Respondent: Shri S.M. Surana, Advocate & V.N. Purohit, FCA
Section 133ASection 143(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 14A

…ded back a sum of Rs.1,26,80,681/- to the total income of the assessee. We note that this addition is based on guess work done by the assessing officer. For that, we rely on the judgment of the Hon`ble Supreme Court in the case of DHAKESWARI COTTON MILLS LTD, 26 ITR 775 (SC), wherein it was held that the assessing officer is not barred by technical rules of evidence and pleadings, and he is entitled to act on material which may not be accepted as evidence in a Court of law, but in making the assessment under section 143(3) of the Act, the assessing officer is not entitled to make a pure guess and make an assessme…