Singh v. Commissioner of Income-tax, Central

454 ITR 595Supreme Court of India2023#4063 most cited

What is Singh v. Commissioner of Income-tax, Central authority for?

Fixed deposit receipts seized during a search are merely documents evidencing debt and do not constitute 'other valuable articles' that can be brought to tax as unexplained money or valuable articles.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2023 to 2026.

Also referred to as

Singh v. Commissioner of Income-tax · 454 ITR 595 · SC · section 69A · section 132(4) · unexplained money · valuable article · fixed deposit receipts · seized during search · debt due to assessee · inherent market value

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Singh v. Commissioner of Income-tax, Central

JAYAKRISHNA NANDAMURI,HYDERABAD vs. DCIT, CIRCLE -2(1) , HYDERABAD

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is dismissed

ITA 1793/HYD/2025[1996-97]Status: DisposedITAT Hyderabad08 Apr 2026AY 1996-97

Bench: Shri Ravish Sooda N D Shri Madhusudan Sawdiaआ.अपी.सं /Ita No.1793/Hyd/2025 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 1996-97) Shri Jayakrishna Vs. Dy. Cit Nandamuri Circle 2(1) Hyderabad Hyderabad Pan: Aaxpn3135E (Appellant) (Respondent) िनधा""रती "ारा/Assessee By: Advocate A. Harish राज" व "ारा/Revenue By:: Shri R. Kumaran, Sr.Ar सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing: 26/03/2026 घोषणा की तारीख/Pronouncement: 08/04/2026 आदेश/Order Per Madhusudan Sawdia, A.M.:

For Appellant: Advocate A. HarishFor Respondent: : Shri R. Kumaran, Sr.AR
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148Section 260Section 69B

…by the Revenue authorities. Accordingly, it was contended that the addition in the hands of the assessee has been made merely on suspicion and is liable to be deleted. In support of their contention, the Ld. AR relied on the following judicial precedents: (a) 454 ITR 595 (SC) D.N. Singh Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax and Another (b) 419 ITR 132 (Guj) – Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Vs. Himanshu Chandulal Patel (c) 367 ITR 112 (Delhi) -Pepsi Foods P. Ltd Vs. Assistant commissioner of Income Tax (d) 290 ITR 245 (Delhi) –CIT Vs. Lalit Bhasin (e) 338 ITR 485 -CIT Vs. Puneet Sabharwal (f) KP Varghese Case Hon'b…

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