Sumati Dayal v. CIT

214 ITR 801Supreme Court of India1995#12 most cited

What is Sumati Dayal v. CIT authority for?

The Revenue is entitled to look behind the apparent form of a transaction to discover its true nature, applying the test of human probabilities and surrounding circumstances. If transactions defy logic or are unnatural, they can be treated as bogus, even if supported by some documentation, especially in cases of cash credits or unexplained investments.

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Also referred to as

Sumati Dayal v CIT · Section 68 · human probabilities · genuineness of transaction · true nature of transaction · accommodation entry · bogus capital gains · penny stock · look behind apparent form · preponderance of probability · colourable device · unexplained loans

Also reported as

80 Taxmann 89125 CTR 124

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Sumati Dayal v. CIT

Shri Komal Kumbhat, Guwahati vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward-2(1), Guwahati

ITA 136/GTY/2020[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Guwahati25 May 2023AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Sanjay Gargi.T.A No.136/Gty/2020 Assessment Year: 2014-15 Shri Komal Kumbhat…………...................................................……Appellant 234, G.N.B Road, 2Nd Floor, Opposite Gauhati Club Bus Stand-Above Sarita Restaurant, Guwahati-781003. [Pan: Aedpk8036P] Vs. Ito, Ward-2(1), Guwahati...…...................……........……...…..…..Respondent Appearances By: Shri H. S. Kumbhat, Ar, Appeared On Behalf Of The Appellant. Shri N. T. Sherpa, Jcit-Dr, Appeared On Behalf Of The Respondent. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : March 14, 2023 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : May 25, 2023 आदेश / Order संजय गग", "या"यक सद"य "वारा / Per Sanjay Garg: The Present Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Assessee Against The Order Dated 02.03.2020 Of The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)- Guwahati-1, Guwahati (Hereinafter Referred To As The ‘Cit(A)’) Passed U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act (Hereinafter Referred To As The ‘Act’). 2. The Assessee In This Appeal Through Various Grounds Of Appeal Has Agitated Two Issues I.E. (I) Addition Made/Confirmed By The Lower Authorities On Long-Term Capital Gains Claimed By The Assessee Of Rs.21,80,417/- Treating The Same As Bogus & Thereby Adding The Same

Section 131Section 250

…u/s 10(38) and his claim of Long Term Capital Gains cannot be accepted when the modus operandi of the entire transaction from investment to LTCG is supported otherwise by surrounding evidences. Reliance is placed on the judgement of Sumati Dayal v. CIT (1995) 214 ITR 801 (SC), where the Apex Court has held that the matter has to be considered in the light of human probabilities and the surrounding circumstances, and the Court had occasion to consider the principle "what is apparent is real" and held that this principle is not sacrosanct and may be overlooked if surrounding circumstances so suggest. In view of the…

Robert Holding Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata vs. I.T.O., Ward-4(1), Kolkata

The appeal of the assessee is treated as allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 368/KOL/2020[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata22 May 2023AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri Sanjay Garg & Dr. Manish Boradi.T.A No.368/Kol/2020 Assessment Year: 2012-13 Robert Holding Pvt. Ltd..................................................................……Appellant 121, Netaji Subhas Road, 4Th Floor, Room No.47, Kolkata-1. [Pan: Aabcr4839G] Vs. Ito, Ward-4(1), Kolkata...............................……........……...…..…..Respondent Appearances By: Shri Siddharth Agarwal, Advocate, Appeared On Behalf Of The Appellant. Shri P. P Barman, Addl. Cit-Dr, Appeared On Behalf Of The Respondent. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : February 23, 2023 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : May 22, 2023 आदेश / Order संजय गग", "या"यक सद"य "वारा / Per Sanjay Garg: The Present Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Assessee Against The Order Dated 29.11.2019 Of The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-10, Kolkata (Hereinafter Referred To As The ‘Cit(A)’) Passed U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act (Hereinafter Referred To As The ‘Act’). 2. The Assessee In This Appeal Has Contested The Addition Of Rs.13680000/- Constituting Share Capital Of Rs.2280000/- & Share Premium Of Rs.11400000/- Treating The Same As Unexplained Income Of The Assessee U/S 68 Of The Act. The Another Issue Raised By The Assessee Through Grounds Of Appeal Is That The Assessee Had Returned Income At A

Section 131Section 142(1)Section 143(2)Section 250Section 68

…M/s Star Griha Pvt. Ltd vs CIT and M/s. Bisakha Sales Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata (PAN:AADCB0527F) .. (Appellant)-Vs- CIT(Kol.-II), Kolkata ..(Respondent). The Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of CIT vs Durga Prasad More 82 ITR 540 and in the case of Sumati Dayal vs CIT 214 ITR 801 has expounded that revenue authorities are also supposed to consider the surrounding circumstances and apply the test of human probability. In these cases the transactions though apparent were held to be not real ones. In the light of the above discussion, the entire amount of money received on account of issue of shares along with the quantum of…