Greenview Restaurant v. ACIT

263 ITR 169High Court2003#1069 most cited

What is Greenview Restaurant v. ACIT authority for?

A statement recorded under Section 132(4) during a search operation holds evidentiary value, and its mere retraction is insufficient to dislodge this value unless the assessee provides evidence of coercion or inducement during its recording.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2017 to 2025.

Also referred to as

Greenview Restaurant v. ACIT · Section 132(4) statement · retracted statement · evidentiary value · burden of proof coercion · inducement during statement · search assessment · Section 153C · Gauhati High Court

Also reported as

133 Taxmann 432185 CTR 651

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Greenview Restaurant v. ACIT

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-2, TRICHY, TRICHY vs. RAMASAMY NATARAJAN, TRICHY

In the result, both the appeals stand dismissed

ITA 2641/CHNY/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai22 Jan 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am & Hon’Ble Shri Manu Kumar Giri, Jm 1. आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.2641/Chny/2024 (िनधा9रणवष9 / Assessment Year: 2015-16) Acit Shri Ramasamy Natarajan बनाम Central Circle-2 # 255, Ganapathy Nagar South, / Vs. Trichy. T.V. Kovil Trichy-620005. "थायीलेखासं./ जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aabpn-8486-E (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) & 2. आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.2640/Chny/2024 (िनधा9रणवष9 / Assessment Year: 2016-17) Acit Shri Jayaraman Muthureddiar बनाम #14, Akila Gardens, 1St Street, Central Circle-2 Trichy. Ganapathy Nagar, T.V.Kovil / Vs. Trichy-620005. "थायीलेखासं./ जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aadhj-0819-D (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ" कीओर से/ Revenue By : Shri R. Clement Ramesh Kumar (Cit)-Ld. Dr " थ" की ओर से/ Assessee By : Shri Y. Sridhar (Fca) & Ms. Varshha Sridhar (Ca)-Ld. Ars सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 02-01-2025 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 22-01-2025 आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri Y. Sridhar (FCA) & Ms. VarshhaFor Respondent: Shri R. Clement Ramesh Kumar (CIT)-Ld. DR
Section 131Section 132Section 143(3)Section 153CSection 69

…credence to the impugned seized materials. 5. The Ld. CIT (A) erred in not observing that a mere retraction can't be dislodge the evidentiary value of original statement as the Hon'ble High Court of Gauhati in the case of Green View Restaurant vs. ACIT (2003) 263 ITR 169 (Gau) held that the assessee failed to adduce evidence that there was coercion or inducement while recording the statement ; and also the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of K.T.M.S. Mohammad Vs. UOI (1992) 197 ITR 196 (SC) has observed that a voluntary statement has to be acted upon, however, it has to be rejected where there is evidence of coerci…

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-2, TRICHY vs. JAYARAMAN MUTHUREDDIAR, TRICHY

In the result, both the appeals stand dismissed

ITA 2640/CHNY/2024[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai22 Jan 2025AY 2016-17

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am & Hon’Ble Shri Manu Kumar Giri, Jm 1. आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.2641/Chny/2024 (िनधा9रणवष9 / Assessment Year: 2015-16) Acit Shri Ramasamy Natarajan बनाम Central Circle-2 # 255, Ganapathy Nagar South, / Vs. Trichy. T.V. Kovil Trichy-620005. "थायीलेखासं./ जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aabpn-8486-E (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) & 2. आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.2640/Chny/2024 (िनधा9रणवष9 / Assessment Year: 2016-17) Acit Shri Jayaraman Muthureddiar बनाम #14, Akila Gardens, 1St Street, Central Circle-2 Trichy. Ganapathy Nagar, T.V.Kovil / Vs. Trichy-620005. "थायीलेखासं./ जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aadhj-0819-D (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ" कीओर से/ Revenue By : Shri R. Clement Ramesh Kumar (Cit)-Ld. Dr " थ" की ओर से/ Assessee By : Shri Y. Sridhar (Fca) & Ms. Varshha Sridhar (Ca)-Ld. Ars सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 02-01-2025 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 22-01-2025 आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri Y. Sridhar (FCA) & Ms. VarshhaFor Respondent: Shri R. Clement Ramesh Kumar (CIT)-Ld. DR
Section 131Section 132Section 143(3)Section 153CSection 69

…credence to the impugned seized materials. 5. The Ld. CIT (A) erred in not observing that a mere retraction can't be dislodge the evidentiary value of original statement as the Hon'ble High Court of Gauhati in the case of Green View Restaurant vs. ACIT (2003) 263 ITR 169 (Gau) held that the assessee failed to adduce evidence that there was coercion or inducement while recording the statement ; and also the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of K.T.M.S. Mohammad Vs. UOI (1992) 197 ITR 196 (SC) has observed that a voluntary statement has to be acted upon, however, it has to be rejected where there is evidence of coerci…

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