Assisstant Commissioner of Income Tax, Jhandewalan Extn vs. Om Prakash Arora, Connaught Place
In the result, appeal of the Revenue vide ITA No
ITA 5031/DEL/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi09 Jan 2026AY 2015-16
Bench: Shri Anubhav Sharma & Shri Amitabh Shukla, Accountnat Member [Assessment Year: 2015-16] Assistant Commissioner Of Om Prakash Arora, Income Tax, Central Circle-01, M-3, Flat No.103, Avg Bhawan E-2, Jhandewalan Extn. Vs The Variety Books Depot. New Delhi-110055 Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001 Pan-Accpa9774F Assessee Revenue Cross Objection No.42/Del/2025 (Arising Out Of Ita No.5031/Del/2024) [Assessment Year: 2015-16] Om Prakash Arora, Assistant Commissioner Of Income M-3, Flat No.103, Avg Tax, Central Circle-01, Bhawan The Variety Books Vs E-2, Jhandewalan Extn. Depot. Connaught Place, New Delhi-110055 New Delhi-110001 Pan-Accpa9774F Assessee Revenue [Assessment Year: 2016-17] Assistant Commissioner Of Om Prakash Arora, Income Tax, Central Circle-01, M-3, Flat No.103, Avg Bhawan E-2, Jhandewalan Extn. Vs The Variety Books Depot. New Delhi-110055 Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001 Pan-Accpa9774F Assessee Revenue
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…cquisition price of the Jorbagh price at Rs.75 Crores was far in excess of the market value which stood about Rs.28 Crores. We have also noted that reliance of ld. AO upon the decision of Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of McDowell Case 3 SCC 230, Azadi Bachao 10 SCC 1 and Mathuram Agarwal 8 SCC 667 Page 49 of 54 ITA Nos.5029 & 5031/Del/2024 & CO No.42/Del/2025 holding that a colourable device cannot be a part of tax planning while concluding that the impugned transactions were sham transactions and lacking any legitimacy is correct. We have also noted that the sale of Jorbagh property for Rs.31,50,00,000/- so…