ITO v. Neelkanth CIT

239 ITR 77High Court1999#4837 most cited

What is ITO v. Neelkanth CIT authority for?

When the nature and source of a sum of money received by an assessee cannot be explained satisfactorily, the revenue can treat it as the assessee's income. Merely providing the identity of the creditor is insufficient if their creditworthiness is not proven.

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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

ITO v Neelkanth CIT · section 68 · addition u/s 68 · unexplained cash credit · source of sum · nature and source · creditworthiness of creditor · onus on assessee · identity of creditor

Issues it is cited on

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