Smt. Prabhavati S. Shah v. CIT

231 ITR 1High Court1998#512 most cited

What is Smt. Prabhavati S. Shah v. CIT authority for?

The first appellate authority must admit additional evidence if it is necessary for determining the true state of affairs and preventing undue hardship or a failure of justice, even without a specific request and particularly when the case falls under Rule 46A(1)(c).

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Smt. Prabhavati S. Shah v. CIT · Prabhavati S. Shah · admission of additional evidence · Rule 46A Income Tax Rules · CIT(A) appellate powers · Section 250 Income Tax Act · Section 251 Income Tax Act · production of additional evidence · undue hardship justice · true state of affairs · Appellate Assistant Commissioner powers

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Judgments citing Smt. Prabhavati S. Shah v. CIT

Sayed Ahmed Abbas Naqvi, Mumbai vs. DCIT Cen Cir 2, Mumbai

In the result, the assessee’s appeals are partly allowed

ITA 2807/MUM/2010[2004-05]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai09 Oct 2015AY 2004-05

Bench: Shri D. Manmohan, Vp & Shri Sanjay Arora, Am आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. Nos. 2807 & 2808/Mum/2010 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Years: 2004-05 & 2005-06) Syed Ahmed Abbas Naqvi Dy. Cit, Central Circle-2, बनाम/ 705, Sea Creast No. 2, Mumbai J. P. Road, Seven Bunglows, Vs. Andheri (W), Mumbai-400 061 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Abvpn 7551 K (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) : अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By : Shri Rajiv Khandelwal ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Girish Dave & Ms.Kadambari Dave सुनवाई क" तार"ख / : 09.09.2015 Date Of Hearing घोषणा क" तार"ख / : 09.10.2015 Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R Per Sanjay Arora, A. M.: The Assessee, An Individual, Is A Mumbai Based Interior Designer. He, Along With His Wife, Muskan Naqvi, Was Subject To Search Action U/S.132 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘The Act’ Hereinafter) By The Investigation Wing (Mumbai) Of The Revenue At Their Residence, On 05.01.2007, As A Part Of The Search Operations On Hasan Ali Khan (Hak) Group. The Case Was Subsequently Centralized With Central Circle-2, Mumbai On 20.03.2007 & Assessment For The Different Years Framed U/S.153A R/W S. 143(3) Of The Act. We Are In These Appeals Concerned With The Assessments For Assessment Years (A.Ys.) 2004-05 & 2005-06, Made Vide Assessment Orders Dated 31.12.2008

For Appellant: Shri Rajiv KhandelwalFor Respondent: Shri Girish Dave &
Section 132Section 153A

…merely for the reason that the first one was found as not valid. It is open for the Revenue to adjudicate the same on merits, rejecting the subsequent explanation as well. Reference in this regard may be made to the decision Prabhavati S. Shah vs. CIT [1998] 231 ITR 1 (Bom). The legal maxim of falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus, as explained by the higher courts, cannot be considered to have the status of a rule of law, much less an inflexible one, but is only a rule of caution. In fact, as explained in Ugar Ahir vs. State of Bihar, AIR 1965 SC 277, 279, it is neither a sound rule of law nor a rule of practice. Th…