Ltd. v. DCIT
22 SOT 7Income Tax Appellate Tribunal2008#848 most cited
What is Ltd. v. DCIT authority for?
An adverse inference cannot be drawn against an assessee based on a document found with a third party during a search, as possession is only attributable to the searched person. An addition to income based solely on an undated, unsigned seized document, without further corroborative evidence or inquiry, is not sustainable.
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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,459 Indian tax judgments — from 2010 to 2025.
Also referred to as
SMC Share Brokers Ltd. v. DCIT · Section 153C · Section 132 · Section 69 · document seized · third party possession · adverse inference · undated unsigned document · unexplained investment · block assessment · incriminating evidence
Also reported as
102 TTJ 235152 ITD 320