Pratik Suryakant Shah v. ITO

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What is Pratik Suryakant Shah v. ITO authority for?

The exemption for long-term capital gains under Section 10(38) is deniable where gains arise from bogus penny stock transactions, if the fraudulent nature is established by the revenue through a preponderance of probability, often involving evidence of price rigging and the role of entry operators. This applies even if documentary evidence like contract notes is presented.

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Also referred to as

Pratik Suryakant Shah v. ITO · Section 10(38) · Section 68 · bogus long term capital gain · penny stock · price rigging · entry operator · preponderance of probability · reassessment · Section 147 · retracted statement · paper company

Issues it is cited on

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