Shankar Khandasari Sugar Mills v. CIT

193 ITR 669High Court1992#1777 most cited

What is Shankar Khandasari Sugar Mills v. CIT authority for?

Best judgment assessments under Section 144 must be a fair and rational estimation of income by the Assessing Officer, not capricious or arbitrary. Appellate authorities should accept clarificatory evidence to test the fairness of such assessments, even if produced for the first time.

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Shankar Khandasari Sugar Mills · 193 ITR 669 · Section 144 Income Tax Act · best judgment assessment · arbitrary assessment · capricious assessment · fair estimation of income · clarificatory evidence · additional evidence CIT(A) · appellate authority powers · fairness of assessment · rational estimation

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