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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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 367,518 Indian tax judgments — from 2010 to 2026.

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

Karishma Ajay Agarwal, Mumbai vs. Income Tax Officer, Mumbai

In the result the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed

ITA 2586/MUM/2022[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai09 Mar 2023AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Prashant Maharishi & Shir Pavan Kumar Gadalekarishma Ajay Agarwal Vs. Ito, Ward – 21(2)(1) 218A/219, Shah Nahar Aayakar Bhavan, Industrial Estate, Bk M.K.Road, Kher Marg, Mumbai-400020 Lower Parel, Mumbai-400013 Pan/Gir No. : Agapa3857D Appellant .. Respondent Appellant By : Shri Prakash Jhunjhunwala.Ar Respondent By : Shri Tejinder Pal Singhanand.Dr Date Of Hearing 15.12.2022 Date Of Pronouncement 02.03.2023 आदेश / O R D E R Per Pavan Kumar Gadale Jm: The Assessee Has Filed The Appeal Against The Order Of The National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac)/Cit(A), Delhi Passed U/S 143(3) & 250 Of The Act. The Assessee Has Raised The Following Grounds Of Appeal:

For Appellant: Shri Prakash Jhunjhunwala.ARFor Respondent: Shri Tejinder Pal SinghAnand.DR
Section 10(38)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 68

…IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “H” BENCH, MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI PRASHANT MAHARISHI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER & SHIR PAVAN KUMAR GADALE, JUDICIAL MEMBER Karishma Ajay Agarwal Vs. ITO, Ward – 21(2)(1) 218A/219, Shah Nahar Aayakar Bhavan, Industrial Estate, BK M.K.Road, Kher Marg, Mumbai-400020 Lower Parel, Mumbai-400013 PAN/GIR No. : AGAPA3857D Appellant .. Respondent Appellant by : Shri Prakash Jhunjhunwala.AR Respondent by : Shri Tejinder Pal SinghAnand.DR Date of Hearing 15.12.2022 Date of Pronouncement 02.03.2023 आदेश / O R D E R PER PAVAN KUMAR GADALE JM: The assessee has filed the appeal against the order o…

Shri. Sunil Kumar Jalan, Bangalore vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward- 6(3)(1), Bangalore

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 337/BANG/2020[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore28 Feb 2023AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Shri George George K.Shri Sunil Kumar Jalan Vs The Income Tax Officer - 6(3)(1) No.703, 7Th Floor, Ebony Bmtc Building, 80Ft Road A Wing, Godrej Woods Apts 6Th Block, Koramangla Near Hebbal Flyover Bengaluru 560095 Bangalore 560024 Pan – Acdpj0966D (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By: Shri P.K. Prasad, Advocate Revenue By: Dr. Sankar Ganesh K., Addl. Cit-Dr Date Of Hearing: 23.02.2023 Date Of Pronouncement: 28.02.2023 O R D E R Per: George George K., J.M. This Appeal At The Instance Of The Assessee Is Directed Against The Cit(A)’S Order Dated 25.11.2019. The Relevant Assessment Year Is 2014-15. 2. The Brief Facts Of The Case Are As Follows: - The Assessee Is An Individual Engaged In Granite Business. For The Assessment Year (Ay) 2014-15 Return Of Income Was Filed On 28.11.2014 Declaring Total Income Of Rs.13,52,370/- Consisting Of Income From House Property, Capital Gains & Business Income. The Assessment Was Selected For Scrutiny & Notice Under Section 143(2) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (The Act) Was Issued On 18.09.2015. The Assessee’S Ar Attended Hearing On 30.12.2016 & 2 Shri Sunil Kumar Jalan Produced The Books Of Accounts & Other Details. The Assessing Officer (Ao) Concluded The Assessment Under Section 143(3) Of The Act Vide Order Dated 30.12.2016 Making The Following Addition: -

For Appellant: Shri P.K. Prasad, AdvocateFor Respondent: Dr. Sankar Ganesh K., Addl. CIT-DR
Section 10(38)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 144

…ing Tribunal orders to decide the issue against the assessee. [The tribunal orders had followed the judgements of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the 10 Shri Sunil Kumar Jalan cases of CIT vs. Durga Prasad More (1971) 82 ITR 540 (SC) and Sumati Dayal vs. CIT (1995) 214 ITR 801 (SC)]: - i) Rajkumar B. Agarwal vs. DCIT - ITA Nos. 1643 to 1652/PUN/2014 (order dated 04.01.2019) ii) Pankaj Agarwal & Sons & Ors vs. ITO – ITA Nos. 1413 to 1420/CHNY/2018 (order dated 06.12.2018) iii) Smt M.K. Rajeshwari vs. ITO (2018) 99 taxmann.com 339 (Bang- Tirbe) 12. Aggrieved by the order of the CIT(A) the assessee raised this issue befor…

Smt.Suganthi Shree Anbumani, Chennai vs. Income Tax Officer, Non Corporate Ward 17(5), Chennai

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is dismissed and the Stay Application of the assessee is also dismissed as infructuous

ITA 184/CHNY/2021[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai24 Feb 2023AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Mahavir Singhand Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwalआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.184/Chny/2021 & "े यािचका सं./S.A No.15/Chny/2021 िनधा"रण वष" /Assessment Year: 2017-18 Smt. Suganthi Shree Anbumani, The Income Tax Officer, No.201, Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar Qtrs, Vs. Non Corporate Ward-17(5), Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar, Sembium, Chennai. Chennai – 600 011. [Pan: Algpa-5422-K] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/ Appellant By : Shri K. Ravi, Advocate ""यथ" क" ओर से /Respondent By : Shri Ar. V Sreenivasan, Addl. Cit सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 16.02.2023 : 24.02.2023 घोषणा क" तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R Per Mahavir Singh: This Appeal & Stay Application By The Assessee Are Arising Out Of The Order Of Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National

For Appellant: Shri K. Ravi, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri AR. V Sreenivasan, Addl. CIT
Section 143(3)Section 69

…axing authorities are entitled to look Into the surrounding circumstances to find out the reality and the matter has to be considered by applying the test of human probabilities. Similarly, the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Sumati Dayal v. CIT (1995) 214 ITR 801, 806, 808-09 (SC) held that certain amounts were credited in the capital account of the assessee in her books of account for the assessment years 1971-72 and 1972-73. The assessee offered her explanation about the said receipts being her winnings from races. The dispute was whether the receipts were really the winnings of the assessee from the…

Commissioner of Income Tax, Kolkata - XII vs. Sanjeev Jain

In the result, the appeal is dismissed and the substantial questions of law

ITA/47/2012HC Calcutta20 Feb 2023

Bench: : The Hon’Ble Justice T.S. Sivagnanam & The Hon’Ble Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya Date : 20Th February, 2023 Appearance : Mr. Amit Sharma, Adv. … For Appellant The Court : This Appeal Filed By The Revenue Under Section 260A Of The Income Tax, 1961 (The Act) Is Directed Against The Order Dated September 16, 2011 Passed By The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “B” Bench, Kolkata (Tribunal) In Ita No.887/Kol/2010 For The Assessment Year 2003-04. The Appeal Was Admitted On 4Th April, 2012 On The Following Substantial Questions Of Law :- I) Whether On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case, The Learned Tribunal Has Arrived At A Conclusion Without Considering Relevant Materials That Resulted The Findings Of The Learned Tribunal Unreasonable & Perverse In Law ?

Section 260A

…2 ii) Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Learned Tribunal has arrived at a conclusion by applying wrongly the principle of law laid down in the decision of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Sumati Dayal –vs- CIT reported in 214 ITR 801 (SC) ? iii) Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case the Learned Tribunal was justified in holding that the burden of proof lies on the revenue and not on the assessee ? We have heard Mr. Amit Sharma, learned standing counsel appearing for the appellant/revenue. The short issue which falls for consideration in this appeal is whether th…

DCIT, Circle-2(1)(1), Surat vs. M/S. R K Shah Projects Pvt. Ltd, Surat

In the result, ground no.2 raised by the Revenue is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 55/SRT/2020[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Surat31 Jan 2023AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri Pawan Singh, Jm & Dr. A.L.Saini, Am आयकर अपील सं./Ita No.55/Srt/2020 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: (2013-14) (Physical Court Hearing) Deputy Commissioner Of Income M/S R.K.Shah Projects Pvt. Ltd., 1St Floor, Aditya Complex, Nr. Tax., Circle-2(1)(1), Room No.216, Vs. Kapadia Health Club, Bhatar Road, 2Nd Floor, Aayakar Bhavan, Majura Surat-395007 Gate, Surat-395001 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aabcr 8584 Q (Appellant ) (Respondent)

For Appellant: Shri Sapnesh R Seth, C.AFor Respondent: Shri Ashok B. Koli– CIT-DR
Section 143(3)Section 68

…IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, SURAT BENCH, SURAT BEFORE SHRI PAWAN SINGH, JM & DR. A.L.SAINI, AM आयकर अपील सं./ITA No.55/SRT/2020 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: (2013-14) (Physical Court Hearing) Deputy Commissioner of Income M/s R.K.Shah Projects Pvt. Ltd., 1st Floor, Aditya Complex, Nr. Tax., Circle-2(1)(1), Room No.216, Vs. Kapadia Health Club, Bhatar Road, 2nd Floor, Aayakar Bhavan, Majura Surat-395007 Gate, Surat-395001 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./PAN/GIR No.: AABCR 8584 Q (Appellant ) (Respondent) िनधा"रती की ओर से /Assessee by : Shri Sapnesh R Seth, C.A राज"व क" ओर से /Respondent by : Shri Ashok B. Ko…