Sohan Lal Gupta v. CIT
33 ITR 786High Court1958#2035 most cited
What is Sohan Lal Gupta v. CIT authority for?
Tax authorities cannot reject an assessee's affidavit or a retraction of an admission of income without providing an opportunity to substantiate the claims or cross-examine the deponent. Simply lacking documentary evidence is not sufficient ground for outright rejection of such evidence.
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Sohan Lal Gupta v. CIT · 33 ITR 786 · affidavit rejection · retracted statement section 132(4) · opportunity to substantiate · cross-examination · evidentiary value affidavit · natural justice assessment · Section 131 evidence · survey statement retraction · assessee's statement
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