Maddi Sudarsanam Oil Mills Co. v. CIT

37 ITR 369High Court1959#2737 most cited

What is Maddi Sudarsanam Oil Mills Co. v. CIT authority for?

When books of account are rejected and income is estimated, tax authorities cannot simultaneously rely on those rejected books to make specific additions, such as unexplained cash credits forming part of the balancing scheme of accounts, or to disallow specific expenses.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,314 Indian tax judgments — from 2016 to 2025.

Also referred to as

Maddi Sudarsanam Oil Mills Co. v. CIT · rejection of books of account · Section 145(3) · estimated assessment · flat rate profit · unexplained cash credits Section 68 · disallowance of expenses Section 40 · specific additions after estimation · cannot rely on rejected books · double addition · simultaneous additions

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