Kishanchand Chellaram v. CIT

125 ITR 713Supreme Court of India1980#46 most cited

What is Kishanchand Chellaram v. CIT authority for?

An assessee is entitled to be confronted with evidence used against them and to an opportunity for cross-examination, especially when that evidence is from a third party or a retracted statement. Failure to provide such an opportunity violates the principles of natural justice.

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Kishanchand Chellaram v. CIT · 125 ITR 713 · natural justice · cross-examination · evidence · third party statement · retracted statement · opportunity to rebut · assessment proceedings

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Kishanchand Chellaram v. CIT

DCIT-3(1)(1), Mumbai, Aayakar Bhawan vs. Export Import Bank of India, Mumbai

In the result, all the appeals by the Revenue are dismissed

ITA 9461/MUM/2025[2005-06]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai30 Mar 2026AY 2005-06

Bench: Shri Om Prakash Kantshri Sandeep Singh Karhailita No. 9460/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 1999-00) (Assessment Year: 2004-05) Ita No. 9457/Mum/2025 Ita No. 9461/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2000-01) (Assessment Year: 2005-06) Ita No. 9462/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2001-02) (Assessment Year: 2006-07) Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax – 3(1)(1), Room No.607, 6Th Floor, Aayakar Bhawan, ............... Appellant Mumbai – 400020 V/S Export Import Bank Of India, Centre One Building, Floor 21, World Trade Centre Complex, ……………… Respondent Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005 Pan : Aaace2769D

For Appellant: Ms. Aarti VissanjiFor Respondent: Shri Ritesh Misra, CIT-DR
Section 115Section 2(22)Section 23(2)Section 237Section 250

…e of Smt. Mrudulaben B. Patel v. Asstt. CIT (2003) 85 ITD 463 (Ahd.) (SMC), the question was whether any part undisclosed income of a company received by director could be said to be income chargeable to tax. In the case of Kishanchand Chellaram v. CIT (1962) 46 ITR 640 (SC), the question was whether payment made as dividend by a company to its shareholders would lose the character of dividend merely because it was paid out of capital. In all these, there existed share capital of company as well as shareholders. Thus, the facts of those cases were entirely different from the present case inasmuch as in the presen…

DCIT-3(1)(1), Mumbai, Aayakar Bhawan vs. Export Import Bank of India, Mumbai

In the result, all the appeals by the Revenue are dismissed

ITA 9460/MUM/2025[2004-05]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai30 Mar 2026AY 2004-05

Bench: Shri Om Prakash Kantshri Sandeep Singh Karhailita No. 9460/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 1999-00) (Assessment Year: 2004-05) Ita No. 9457/Mum/2025 Ita No. 9461/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2000-01) (Assessment Year: 2005-06) Ita No. 9462/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2001-02) (Assessment Year: 2006-07) Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax – 3(1)(1), Room No.607, 6Th Floor, Aayakar Bhawan, ............... Appellant Mumbai – 400020 V/S Export Import Bank Of India, Centre One Building, Floor 21, World Trade Centre Complex, ……………… Respondent Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005 Pan : Aaace2769D

For Appellant: Ms. Aarti VissanjiFor Respondent: Shri Ritesh Misra, CIT-DR
Section 115Section 2(22)Section 23(2)Section 237Section 250

…e of Smt. Mrudulaben B. Patel v. Asstt. CIT (2003) 85 ITD 463 (Ahd.) (SMC), the question was whether any part undisclosed income of a company received by director could be said to be income chargeable to tax. In the case of Kishanchand Chellaram v. CIT (1962) 46 ITR 640 (SC), the question was whether payment made as dividend by a company to its shareholders would lose the character of dividend merely because it was paid out of capital. In all these, there existed share capital of company as well as shareholders. Thus, the facts of those cases were entirely different from the present case inasmuch as in the presen…

DCIT-3(1)(1), Mumbai, Aayakar Bhawan vs. Export Import Bank of India, Mumbai

In the result, all the appeals by the Revenue are dismissed

ITA 9459/MUM/2025[2003-04]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai30 Mar 2026AY 2003-04

Bench: Shri Om Prakash Kantshri Sandeep Singh Karhailita No. 9460/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 1999-00) (Assessment Year: 2004-05) Ita No. 9457/Mum/2025 Ita No. 9461/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2000-01) (Assessment Year: 2005-06) Ita No. 9462/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2001-02) (Assessment Year: 2006-07) Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax – 3(1)(1), Room No.607, 6Th Floor, Aayakar Bhawan, ............... Appellant Mumbai – 400020 V/S Export Import Bank Of India, Centre One Building, Floor 21, World Trade Centre Complex, ……………… Respondent Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005 Pan : Aaace2769D

For Appellant: Ms. Aarti VissanjiFor Respondent: Shri Ritesh Misra, CIT-DR
Section 115Section 2(22)Section 23(2)Section 237Section 250

…e of Smt. Mrudulaben B. Patel v. Asstt. CIT (2003) 85 ITD 463 (Ahd.) (SMC), the question was whether any part undisclosed income of a company received by director could be said to be income chargeable to tax. In the case of Kishanchand Chellaram v. CIT (1962) 46 ITR 640 (SC), the question was whether payment made as dividend by a company to its shareholders would lose the character of dividend merely because it was paid out of capital. In all these, there existed share capital of company as well as shareholders. Thus, the facts of those cases were entirely different from the present case inasmuch as in the presen…

DCIT-3(1)(1), Mumbai, Aayakar Bhawan vs. Export Import Bank of India, Mumbai

In the result, all the appeals by the Revenue are dismissed

ITA 9458/MUM/2025[2001-02]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai30 Mar 2026AY 2001-02

Bench: Shri Om Prakash Kantshri Sandeep Singh Karhailita No. 9460/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 1999-00) (Assessment Year: 2004-05) Ita No. 9457/Mum/2025 Ita No. 9461/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2000-01) (Assessment Year: 2005-06) Ita No. 9462/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2001-02) (Assessment Year: 2006-07) Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax – 3(1)(1), Room No.607, 6Th Floor, Aayakar Bhawan, ............... Appellant Mumbai – 400020 V/S Export Import Bank Of India, Centre One Building, Floor 21, World Trade Centre Complex, ……………… Respondent Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005 Pan : Aaace2769D

For Appellant: Ms. Aarti VissanjiFor Respondent: Shri Ritesh Misra, CIT-DR
Section 115Section 2(22)Section 23(2)Section 237Section 250

…e of Smt. Mrudulaben B. Patel v. Asstt. CIT (2003) 85 ITD 463 (Ahd.) (SMC), the question was whether any part undisclosed income of a company received by director could be said to be income chargeable to tax. In the case of Kishanchand Chellaram v. CIT (1962) 46 ITR 640 (SC), the question was whether payment made as dividend by a company to its shareholders would lose the character of dividend merely because it was paid out of capital. In all these, there existed share capital of company as well as shareholders. Thus, the facts of those cases were entirely different from the present case inasmuch as in the presen…

DCIT-3(1)(1), Mumbai, Aayakar Bhawan vs. Export Import Bank of India, Mumbai

In the result, all the appeals by the Revenue are dismissed

ITA 9457/MUM/2025[2000-01]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai30 Mar 2026AY 2000-01

Bench: Shri Om Prakash Kantshri Sandeep Singh Karhailita No. 9460/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 1999-00) (Assessment Year: 2004-05) Ita No. 9457/Mum/2025 Ita No. 9461/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2000-01) (Assessment Year: 2005-06) Ita No. 9462/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2001-02) (Assessment Year: 2006-07) Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax – 3(1)(1), Room No.607, 6Th Floor, Aayakar Bhawan, ............... Appellant Mumbai – 400020 V/S Export Import Bank Of India, Centre One Building, Floor 21, World Trade Centre Complex, ……………… Respondent Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005 Pan : Aaace2769D

For Appellant: Ms. Aarti VissanjiFor Respondent: Shri Ritesh Misra, CIT-DR
Section 115Section 2(22)Section 23(2)Section 237Section 250

…e of Smt. Mrudulaben B. Patel v. Asstt. CIT (2003) 85 ITD 463 (Ahd.) (SMC), the question was whether any part undisclosed income of a company received by director could be said to be income chargeable to tax. In the case of Kishanchand Chellaram v. CIT (1962) 46 ITR 640 (SC), the question was whether payment made as dividend by a company to its shareholders would lose the character of dividend merely because it was paid out of capital. In all these, there existed share capital of company as well as shareholders. Thus, the facts of those cases were entirely different from the present case inasmuch as in the presen…

DCIT-3(1)(1), Mumbai, Aayakar Bhawan vs. Export Import Bank of India, Mumbai

In the result, all the appeals by the Revenue are dismissed

ITA 9456/MUM/2025[1999-2000]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai30 Mar 2026AY 1999-2000

Bench: Shri Om Prakash Kantshri Sandeep Singh Karhailita No. 9460/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 1999-00) (Assessment Year: 2004-05) Ita No. 9457/Mum/2025 Ita No. 9461/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2000-01) (Assessment Year: 2005-06) Ita No. 9462/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2001-02) (Assessment Year: 2006-07) Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax – 3(1)(1), Room No.607, 6Th Floor, Aayakar Bhawan, ............... Appellant Mumbai – 400020 V/S Export Import Bank Of India, Centre One Building, Floor 21, World Trade Centre Complex, ……………… Respondent Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005 Pan : Aaace2769D

For Appellant: Ms. Aarti VissanjiFor Respondent: Shri Ritesh Misra, CIT-DR
Section 115Section 2(22)Section 23(2)Section 237Section 250

…e of Smt. Mrudulaben B. Patel v. Asstt. CIT (2003) 85 ITD 463 (Ahd.) (SMC), the question was whether any part undisclosed income of a company received by director could be said to be income chargeable to tax. In the case of Kishanchand Chellaram v. CIT (1962) 46 ITR 640 (SC), the question was whether payment made as dividend by a company to its shareholders would lose the character of dividend merely because it was paid out of capital. In all these, there existed share capital of company as well as shareholders. Thus, the facts of those cases were entirely different from the present case inasmuch as in the presen…