Lalchand Bhagat Ambica Ram v. CIT
37 ITR 288Supreme Court of India1959#110 most cited
What is Lalchand Bhagat Ambica Ram v. CIT authority for?
Where an assessee maintains regular books of account, and these books are not rejected or found defective by the Assessing Officer, any cash deposits or available cash shown in the cash book, if sufficient to cover the transaction, cannot be treated as unexplained income or an addition under sections 68 or 69A.
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Also referred to as
Lalchand Bhagat Ambica Ram v. CIT · unexplained cash deposit · cash credit section 68 · unexplained money section 69A · rejection of books of account section 145(3) · acceptance of books · sufficiency of cash balance · assessment addition · cash book balance · mercantile system of accounting