Lalchand Gopaldas v. CIT
48 ITR 324High Court#3926 most cited
What is Lalchand Gopaldas v. CIT authority for?
Income-tax authorities cannot assess mere receipts as income unless they have sufficient material to justify that the receipt is indeed income. They must prove a receipt is income before assessing it.
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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,314 Indian tax judgments — from 2023 to 2025.
Also referred to as
Lalchand Gopaldas v. CIT · 48 ITR 324 · receipt vs income · assessable income · material for assessment · onus of proof · income tax assessment · assessment without material · Allahabad High Court