Jawaharbhai Atmaram Hathiwala v. ITO

128 TTJ 36Income Tax Appellate Tribunal2010#2550 most cited

What is Jawaharbhai Atmaram Hathiwala v. ITO authority for?

An addition to income, particularly for alleged 'on-money' transactions, cannot be sustained solely based on third-party notings or statements found during a search. Such additions require corroborating evidence, such as the assessee's handwriting, signatures, or other incriminating material directly belonging to the assessee.

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Also referred to as

Jawaharbhai Atmaram Hathiwala v. ITO · Section 132 search assessment · third party notings · third party statements · on-money addition · corroborating evidence · assessee handwriting signature · seized material · unexplained expenditure Section 69C · deletion of addition

Issues it is cited on

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