PCIT v. Swati Bajaj

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What is PCIT v. Swati Bajaj authority for?

Tax authorities are entitled to examine surrounding circumstances and apply the test of human probabilities to determine the genuineness of long-term capital gains arising from the sale of manipulated penny stock, even if prima facie documents appear to support the transaction.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,314 Indian tax judgments — from 2022 to 2026.

Also referred to as

PCIT v. Swati Bajaj · Swati Bajaj · section 10(38) · long term capital gain · LTCG on penny stock · bogus capital gain · manipulated shares · surrounding circumstances · human probabilities test · genuineness of transaction · onus of proof

Also reported as

446 ITR 56288 Taxmann 403

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing PCIT v. Swati Bajaj

Reena Khetan, Koderma vs. Income Tax Officer, Koderma

In the result, appeal of the assessee stands allowed

ITA 230/RAN/2023[2012-2013]Status: DisposedITAT Ranchi19 Aug 2025AY 2012-2013

Bench: S/ S/Hri George Mathan & Ratnesh Nandan Sahayratnesh Nandan Sahayratnesh Nandan Sahayassessment Year : 2012-13 Reena Khetan, M/S. Anand Reena Khetan, M/S. Anand Vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward - Income Tax Officer, Ward Vihar, Ranchi Patna Road, Vihar, Ranchi Patna Road, 1(5)Koderma Jhumritelaiya, Jhumritelaiya, Koderma, Koderma, Jharkhand Pan/Gir No. .Adlpk 5070 G (Appellant (Appellant) .. ( Respondent Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Devesh Poddar, Adv Devesh Poddar, Adv Revenue By : Shri Khubchand T Pandya, Revenue By Ld Sr Dr Date Of Hearing : 20/08/202 2025 Date Of Pronouncement : 20/08/2 2025 O R D E R Per Bench This Is An Appeal Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of The Ld This Is An Appeal Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of The Ld This Is An Appeal Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of The Ld Cit(A), Cit(A), Nfac, Nfac, Delhi Delhi Dated Dated 28.8.2023 In In Appeal Appeal No.Cit(A) No.Cit(A) Hazaribag/10153/2019 Hazaribag/10153/2019-20 For The Assessment Year 2012-13 13. 2. Shri Devesh Poddar, Shri Devesh Poddar, Ld Ar Appeared For The Assessee. Shri Ed For The Assessee. Shri Khubchand T Pandya, Khubchand T Pandya, Ld Sr Dr Represented On Behalf Of The Revenue. Represented On Behalf Of The Revenue.

For Appellant: Shri Devesh Poddar, AdvFor Respondent: Shri Khubchand T Pandya

…hown to have been done on paper and no actual fact has been given, this was nothing but a conversion of black money. It was the submission that the ld CIT(A) has relied upon the decision of Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in the case of PCIT vs Swati Bajaj (2022) 446 ITR 56 (Cal) to dismiss the appeal of the assessee. 6. We have considered the rival submissions. Admittedly, the decision in the case of Swati Bajaj (supra) is of Hon’ble Calcutta High Court. The decision of the Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court is in the case of Arun Kumar Agarwal (HUF). When there is decision of the Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court o…

Deputy Commissioner of Income -Tax, Central Circle-1(2), Ahmedabad vs. Goyal and Co. (Const.) Private Limited., Ahmedabad

ITA 1836/AHD/2024[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad06 Aug 2025AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Sanjay Garg & Shri Narendra Prasad Sinhaआयकर अपील सं /Ita No.1836/Ahd/2024 िनधा"रण वष" /Asst.Year 2016-17 The Dcit Goyal & Co. (Const.) Private बनाम/ Central Circle-1(2), Limited V/S. Ahmedabad – 380 009 10Th Floor Commerce House Iv Beside Reliance Petrol Pump 100Ft. Road, Satellite Ahmedabad – 380 015 अपीलाथ'/ (Appellant) !( यथ'/ (Respondent) .. & Cross Objection No.42/Ahd/2024 - िनधा"रण वष" /Ay 2016-17 (In Ita No.1836/Ahd/2024 – Ay 2016-17) V/S. Goyal & Co. (Const.) Private The Dcit Limited Central Circle-1(2), 10Th Floor,Commerce House Iv Ahmedabad – 380 009 Beside Reliance Petrol Pump 100Ft. Road, Satellite Ahmedabad – 380 015 Pan: Aabcg 5459 R (Cross Objector) .. (Respondent)

For Appellant: Shri Biren Shah, ARFor Respondent: Shri Kavan Limbasiya, Sr.DR
Section 132Section 143(1)Section 143(3)Section 148Section 69

…at cross-examination was denied. ITA No.1836/Ahd/2024 (by revenue) and CO No.42/Ahd/2024 (by assessee) DCIT vs. Goyal and Co. (Const.) Pvt. Ltd. (AY 2016-17) 11 The Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in Principal Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Swati Bajaj, (2022) 446 ITR 56 (Cal) has extensively dealt with the issue of whether denial of cross-examination per se renders the assessment invalid. After reviewing multiple precedents including the Hon’ble Supreme Court decisions in State Bank of Patiala v. S.K. Sharma [AIR 1966 SC 1669], SBI vs. M.J. James [2021 INSC 732], and State of U.P. vs. Sudhir Kumar Singh, [(2000)…

Shri Abhishek Soin, Ludhiana vs. DCIT, CC-II, Ludhiana

The appeals are partly allowed

ITA 322/CHANDI/2019[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh29 Jul 2025AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri Rajpal Yadav & Shri Krinwant Sahayआयकर अपील सं./ Ita No. 321 & 322/Chd/2019 "नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2010-11, 2011-12 Shri Abhishek Soin, The Dcit, C/O Sigma Cartons Pvt. Ltd., Vs Central Circle-Ii, Unit-Ii, Industrial Area-C, Ludhiana. Sua Road, Ludhiana. "थायी लेखा सं./Pan No: Anbps9446A अपीलाथ"/Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent Assessee By : Shri Aditya Kumar, Ca Revenue By : Shri Manav Bansal, Cit Dr Date Of Hearing : 03.06.2025 Date Of Pronouncement : 29.07.2025 Hybrid Hearing O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri Aditya Kumar, CAFor Respondent: Shri Manav Bansal, CIT DR
Section 10(38)Section 132Section 139(1)Section 143(1)Section 143(3)Section 153ASection 153DSection 263

…आयकर अपील"य अ"धकरण,च"डीगढ़ "यायपीठ, च"डीगढ़ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DIVISION BENCH, ‘A’ CHANDIGARH BEFORE SHRI RAJPAL YADAV, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI KRINWANT SAHAY, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER आयकर अपील सं./ ITA No. 321 & 322/CHD/2019 "नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2010-11, 2011-12 Shri Abhishek Soin, The DCIT, C/o Sigma Cartons Pvt. Ltd., Vs Central Circle-II, Unit-II, Industrial Area-C, Ludhiana. Sua Road, Ludhiana. "थायी लेखा सं./PAN NO: ANBPS9446A अपीलाथ"/Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent Assessee by : Shri Aditya Kumar, CA Revenue by : Shri Manav Bansal, CIT DR Date of Hearing : 03.06.2025 Date of Pronouncemen…

Shri Abhishek Soin, Ludhiana vs. DCIT, CC-II, Ludhiana

The appeals are partly allowed

ITA 321/CHANDI/2019[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh29 Jul 2025AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri Rajpal Yadav & Shri Krinwant Sahayआयकर अपील सं./ Ita No. 321 & 322/Chd/2019 "नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2010-11, 2011-12 Shri Abhishek Soin, The Dcit, C/O Sigma Cartons Pvt. Ltd., Vs Central Circle-Ii, Unit-Ii, Industrial Area-C, Ludhiana. Sua Road, Ludhiana. "थायी लेखा सं./Pan No: Anbps9446A अपीलाथ"/Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent Assessee By : Shri Aditya Kumar, Ca Revenue By : Shri Manav Bansal, Cit Dr Date Of Hearing : 03.06.2025 Date Of Pronouncement : 29.07.2025 Hybrid Hearing O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri Aditya Kumar, CAFor Respondent: Shri Manav Bansal, CIT DR
Section 10(38)Section 132Section 139(1)Section 143(1)Section 143(3)Section 153ASection 153DSection 263

…आयकर अपील"य अ"धकरण,च"डीगढ़ "यायपीठ, च"डीगढ़ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DIVISION BENCH, ‘A’ CHANDIGARH BEFORE SHRI RAJPAL YADAV, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI KRINWANT SAHAY, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER आयकर अपील सं./ ITA No. 321 & 322/CHD/2019 "नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2010-11, 2011-12 Shri Abhishek Soin, The DCIT, C/o Sigma Cartons Pvt. Ltd., Vs Central Circle-II, Unit-II, Industrial Area-C, Ludhiana. Sua Road, Ludhiana. "थायी लेखा सं./PAN NO: ANBPS9446A अपीलाथ"/Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent Assessee by : Shri Aditya Kumar, CA Revenue by : Shri Manav Bansal, CIT DR Date of Hearing : 03.06.2025 Date of Pronouncemen…

Shri Satish Soin, Ludhiana vs. ACIT, CC-II, Ludhiana

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 303/CHANDI/2019[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh23 Jul 2025AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri Rajpal Yadav & Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwalआयकर अपील सं./ Ita No. 303/Chd/2019 "नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2012-13 Shri Satish Soin, बनाम The Acit, House No.31, Garden Enclave, Central Circle-2, Vs South City-Ii, Ludhiana. Ludhiana. "थायी लेखा सं./Pan /Tan No: Advps6254N अपीलाथ"/Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent "नधा"रती क" ओर से/Assessee By : Shri Ashwani Kumar & Ms. Muskan Garg, Cas राज"व क" ओर से/ Revenue By : Smt. Kusum Bansal, Cit Dr तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 26.05.2025 उदघोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement : 23.07.2025 Hybrid Hearing आदेश/Order Per Rajpal Yadav, Vp

For Appellant: Shri Ashwani Kumar &For Respondent: Smt. Kusum Bansal, CIT DR
Section 10(38)Section 132Section 143(3)Section 153ASection 153DSection 263

…आयकर अपील"य अ"धकरण,च"डीगढ़ "यायपीठ , च"डीगढ़ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, CHANDIGARH BENCH ‘B’ CHANDIGARH BEFORE SHRI RAJPAL YADAV, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI MANOJ KUMAR AGGARWAL, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER आयकर अपील सं./ ITA No. 303/CHD/2019 "नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2012-13 Shri Satish Soin, बनाम The ACIT, House No.31, Garden Enclave, Central Circle-2, VS South City-II, Ludhiana. Ludhiana. "थायी लेखा सं./PAN /TAN No: ADVPS6254N अपीलाथ"/Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent "नधा"रती क" ओर से/Assessee by : Shri Ashwani Kumar & Ms. Muskan Garg, CAs राज"व क" ओर से/ Revenue by : Smt. Kusum Bansal, CIT DR तार"ख/Date of Hea…