Pr. CIT v. Marg Ltd.

396 ITR 580High Court2017#1145 most cited

What is Pr. CIT v. Marg Ltd. authority for?

Profits cannot be estimated by the tax authorities unless the assessee's books of account have been formally rejected.

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Also referred to as

PCIT v. Marg Ltd. · Marg Ltd. · 396 ITR 580 · Section 145(3) · rejection of books of account · estimation of profit · assessment of income · income estimation · without rejecting books · business income

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Pr. CIT v. Marg Ltd.

Kishorbhai Dattani, Jam Khambhalia vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward -1, Dwarka

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 555/RJT/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Rajkot02 Feb 2026AY 2017-18

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini, Am. & Dr. Dinesh Mohan Sinha, Jm आयकरअपीलसं./Ita No. 555/Rjt/2025 "नधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: (2017-18) (Hybrid Hearing) Kishorbhai Dattani Vs. Income Tax Office, Hospital C/O. Sarda & Sarda (Ca), Sakar 1St Road, Near Rajdhani Hotel, Floor, Dr. Radha-Krishnan Road, Dwarka, Gujarat 361335 Opp. Rajkumar College, Rajkot, Rajkot Gujarat 360001 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aakpd7272M (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By : Shri Vimal Desai, Ld. Ar Respondent By : Shri Abhimanyu Singh Yadav Ld. Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing : 03 / 11 /2025 Date Of Pronouncement : 02/ 02 /2026

For Appellant: Shri Vimal Desai, Ld. ARFor Respondent: Shri Abhimanyu Singh Yadav Ld. Sr. DR
Section 115BSection 144BSection 147Section 148Section 250Section 69A

…ITA No. 555/Rjt/2025 Kishorbhai Dattani vs. ITO Ward – 1 Dwarka IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, RAJKOT BENCH, RAJKOT BEFORE DR. ARJUN LAL SAINI, AM. & Dr. DINESH MOHAN SINHA, JM आयकरअपीलसं./ITA No. 555/RJT/2025 "नधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: (2017-18) (Hybrid Hearing) Kishorbhai Dattani Vs. Income Tax office, Hospital C/o. Sarda & Sarda (CA), Sakar 1st Road, Near Rajdhani Hotel, Floor, Dr. Radha-Krishnan Road, Dwarka, Gujarat 361335 Opp. Rajkumar College, Rajkot, Rajkot Gujarat 360001 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./PAN/GIR No.: AAKPD7272M (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant by : Shri Vimal Desai, Ld. AR Respondent…

Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Chennai vs. Mohanlal Jewellers Private Limited, Chennai

ITA 1393/CHNY/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai26 Sept 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Aby T. Varkey & Shri S.R.Raghunathaआयकर अपील सं./Ita Nos.1178 To 1182/Chny/2025 िनधारण वष/Assessment Years: 2017-18 To 2021-22 M/S. Mohanlal Jewellers Pvt. Ltd, Old No.68-69, Nsc Bose Road, Sowcarpet, Chennai-600 001. V. The Dcit, Central Circle-3(3), Chennai. [Pan: Aafcm 9906 M] (अपीलाथ/Appellant) (यथ/Respondent) आयकर अपील सं./Ita Nos.1393 To 1397/Chny/2025 िनधारण वष/Assessment Years: 2017-18 To 2021-22 The Dcit, Central Circle-3(3), Chennai. V. M/S. Mohanlal – Jewellers Pvt. Ltd., Old No.68-69, Nsc Bose Road, Sowcarpet, Chennai-600 001. [Pan: Aafcm 9906 M] (अपीलाथ/Appellant) (यथ/Respondent) Assessee By : Mr. D. Anand, Advocate Department By : Ms. E. Pavuna Sundari, Cit सुनवाई क तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 05.08.2025 घोषणा क तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 26.09.2025

For Appellant: Mr. D. Anand, AdvocateFor Respondent: Ms. E. Pavuna Sundari, CIT
Section 132Section 143(3)Section 153A

…, the ITA Nos.1178 to 1182/Chny/2025 & ITA Nos.1393 to 1397/Chny/2025 & (AYs: 2017-18 to 2021-22) M/s. Mohanlal Jewellers Pvt. Ltd ::100 :: Ld. AR relied on the judgments of the Hon’ble jurisdictional Madras High Court in the case of PCIT vs Marg Ltd [2017] 396 ITR 580 and this Tribunal in the case of M/s New Saravana Stores Bramandamai vs DCIT (ITA No. 1611/Chny/2023). 10.8 The third and last argument of the assessee was that, the key person of the assessee group and Director of the assessee company, Shri Mohanlal Khatri had already identified the entries of unaccounted sales in the ‘Cash’ Ledger of J-Pack Sof…