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 366,470 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

Bhanuben Danji Shah, Mumbai vs. ACIT Cir 23(2), Mumbai

In the result, the assessee’s appeal is dismissed

ITA 1735/MUM/2012[2004-05]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai24 Feb 2016AY 2004-05

Bench: Shri Joginder Singh, Jm & Shri Sanjay Arora, Am आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 1735/Mum/2012 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2004-05) Bhanuben Danji Shah Asst. Cit-23(2), बनाम/ E/31, Konark Indraprasth, Mumbai 11Th Floor, Jain Mandir Road, Vs. Mulund (W), Mumbai – 400 080 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Amrps 1215 L (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) : अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By : None ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Prakash L. Pathade सुनवाई क" तार"ख / : 16.02.2016 Date Of Hearing घोषणा क" तार"ख / : 24.02.2016 Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R Per Sanjay Arora, A. M.: This Is An Appeal By The Assessee Directed Against The Order By The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-11, Mumbai (‘Cit(A)’ For Short) Dated 26.12.2011, Partly Allowing The Assessee’S Appeal Contesting Its Assessment U/S.143(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘The Act’ Hereinafter) For The Assessment Year (A.Y.) 2004-05 Vide Order Dated 21.12.2006. 2. None Appeared For & On Behalf Of The Assessee-Appellant When The Appeal Was Called Out For Hearing, Nor Any Adjournment Application Stands Received. This, Despite The Hearing Having Been Adjourned For Today Instant At The Request Of The Assessee’S Counsel, Shri Mukul J. Vora (Vide His Letter Dated 22.7.2015/Copy On Record). It Was 2 Bhanuben Danji Shah Vs. Asst. Cit Noted That On Earlier Occasions As Well, The Appellant Has Sought For & Been Granted Adjournment Of Hearing. The Appeal, Filed In 2012, Is Pending Since Long. It Was Under The Circumstances Only Considered It Proper That The Matter To Be Proceeded With & The Appeal Decided After Hearing The Party Before Us & Considering The Material On Record.

For Appellant: NoneFor Respondent: Shri Prakash L. Pathade
Section 133Section 143(3)Section 68

…to such a degree of probability that any prudent man may on its basis believe the existence of the fact in issue. Adjudications under the Act could be based on such basis, and toward which we may refer to the decision in the case of Sumati Dayal vs CIT [1995] 214 ITR 801(SC), where the Hon’ble Court upheld the rejection of a plethora of documentary evidences on the basis of it being against the preponderance of human probabilities. Be that as it may, in our considered view the assessee has been wholly unable to substantiate her case with any credible evidence/material on record, with, rather, the Revenue bringing…

ITO 19(3)(2), Mumbai vs. Khalil M Bharwani, Mumbai

In the result, appeal of Revenue is dismissed

ITA 223/MUM/2011[2006-07]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai27 Nov 2015AY 2006-07

Bench: Shri Shailendra Kumar Yadav, Jm & Shri Rajesh Kumar, Am आयकर अपील सं./Ita No. 223/Mum/2011 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2006-07) Income Tax Officer-19(3)(2) Room No. 306, 3Rd Floor अपीलाथ"/Appellant Piramal Chambes, Parel Lalbaug, Mumbai 400012 बनाम/ Vs. Ms. Khalil M. Bharwani ""यथ"/Respondent Flat No. 9, Noor-E-Rehmat 59-B.J. Road, Bandra (W) Mumbai 400050 "थायी लेखा सं./Pan - Ajjpb7570L अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By: Shri Satya Pal Kumar ""यथ" क" ओर से/ Respondent By: Shri B.V. Jhaveri सुनवाई क" तारीख /Date Of Hearing : 04.11.2015 घोषणा क" तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 27.11.2015 आदेश / O R D E R Per Shailendra Kumar Yadav, Jm This Appeal Has Been Filed By Revenue Against The Order Of Cit(A) On Following Grounds: -

For Appellant: Shri Satya Pal KumarFor Respondent: Shri B.V. Jhaveri
Section 68

…iven in (ITA No.2913/MUM/1995 dt.12.09.2005 wherein the Mumbai (ITAT has held that the findings of Mcdowell's case is still applicable and has to be respected. The AO has also further relied upon the Apex Court Judgment in the case of Sumati Dayal reported in 214 ITR 801 & Durgaprasad More in 82 ITR 540 where the Apex Court has held that certain matters have to be considered by applying the test of human probabilities.” 4. The matter was carried before the first Appellate Authority wherein assessee stated as under for its claim 7 Ms. Khalil M. Bharwani that the transaction is genuine and the gains should be ass…

Manish C Jogani HUF, Mumbai vs. ITO 16(2)(2), Mumbai

In the result, all the appeals are allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 7344/MUM/2014[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai13 Nov 2015AY 2008-09

Bench: Shri Sanjay Arora, Am आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 7344/Mum/2014 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2008-09) Manish C. Jogani, Huf Ito-16(2)(2), बनाम/ C/21, Shree Ganeshprasad Chs Ltd., Mumbai Vs. Sleater Road, Grant Road, Mumbai-400 007 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Aafhm 8076 B (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) : आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 7345/Mum/2014 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2008-09) बनाम/ Sandeep C. Jogani (Huf) Ito-16(2)(2), Mumbai-400 007 Mumbai Vs. "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Aalhs 2461 Q (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) : आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 7346/Mum/2014 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2008-09) बनाम/ Girish C. Jogani (Huf) Ito-16(2)(2), Mumbai-400 007 Mumbai Vs. "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No: Aadhg 0062 M (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) : आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 7347/Mum/2014 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2008-09) बनाम/ Champaklal D. Jogani (Huf) Ito-16(2)(2), Mumbai-400 007 Mumbai Vs. "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Aaahj 8938 C (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) : (A.Y. 2008-09) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By : Shri Jayesh Dadia ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Smt. Bharati Singh सुनवाई क" तार"ख / : 02.11.2015 Date Of Hearing : 16.11.2015 Date Of Order आदेश / O R D E R Per Sanjay Arora, A. M.: This Is A Set Of Four Appeals By Different Assessees, Agitating The Dismissal Of Their Appeals Contesting Their Respective Assessments U/S. 143(3) R/W S. 147 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘The Act’ Hereinafter) Dated 07.2.2014 For The Assessment Year (A.Y.) 2008-09 By The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-27, Mumbai (‘Cit(A)’ For Short) Vide His Separate Orders Of Even Date (20.10.2014). The Issue/S Arising Being Common, The Appeals Were Posted For Hearing & Were Accordingly, Heard Together.

For Appellant: Shri Jayesh DadiaFor Respondent: Smt. Bharati Singh
Section 143(3)

…Rajulu Mudaliar v. CIT (1958) 34 ITR 807 (SC) Sreelekha Banerjee & Othrs. v. CIT (1963) 49 ITR 112 (SC) Kalekhan Mohammed Hanif v. CIT (1963) 50 ITR 1(SC) CIT v. Durga Prasad More (supra) CIT v. Biju Patnaik (1986) 160 ITR 674 (SC) Sumati Dayal vs. CIT [1995] 214 ITR 801 (SC) CIT vs. P. Mohanakala &Others (2007) 291 ITR 278 (SC) Then, again, whether the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) has been paid on the purchase and sale of shares. This is as it is only where the STT is chargeable, that an exemption u/s. 10(38) enures. No material has been brought on record by the assessee to establish its’ case, besides clai…

Aktiebolaget Electrolux Sweden, Mumbai vs. Addl DIT (It) RG I, Mumbai

ITA 7628/MUM/2012[2006-07]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai21 Oct 2015AY 2006-07

Bench: S/Sh.Rajendra & Parthasarathy Choudhuryअपील सं/.Ita No.7628/Mum/2012,िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year-2006-07 अपील सं/.Ita No.8695/Mum/2010,िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year-2007-08 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Sweden Income Tax Officer-1(3) C/O. Srbc & Associates14Th Floor, Rani Mansion, 2Nd Floor Vs The Ruby, 29 Senapati Bapat Marg, Murbad Road, Kalyan Dadar (W),Mumbai-400 028. Mumbai. Pan: Aadca 9239 R (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) िनधा"रती िनधा"रती ओर ओर सेसेसेसे/Assessee By : Shri Rajan Vora िनधा"रती िनधा"रती ओर ओर राज"व क" ओर से/ Revenue By : Shri K. Krishna Murty सुनवाई सुनवाई क" क" तारीख तारीख / Date Of Hearing : 02-09-2015 सुनवाई सुनवाई क" क" तारीख तारीख घोषणा क" तारीख / Date Of Pronouncement : 21-10-2015 आयकर आयकर अिधिनयम अिधिनयम,1961 क" क" धारा धारा 254(1)केकेकेके अ"तग"त अ"तग"त आदेश आदेश आयकर आयकर अिधिनयम अिधिनयम क" क" धारा धारा अ"तग"त अ"तग"त आदेश आदेश Order U/S.254(1)Of The Income-Tax Act,1961(Act) लेखा सद"य सद"य राजे"" राजे"" केकेकेके अनुसार अनुसार Per Rajendra, Am- लेखा लेखा लेखा सद"य सद"य राजे"" राजे"" अनुसार अनुसार Challenging The Orders Dt. 06/09/2012 & 27/09/2009 Of Drp-I, Mumbai, The Assessee, Has Raised Following Grounds Of Appeal For The Above Mentioned Two Orders Respectively:

For Appellant: Shri Rajan VoraFor Respondent: Shri K. Krishna Murty
Section 234ASection 234BSection 234bSection 254(1)Section 271(1)(c)

…अिधकरण, ‘ए’ खंडपीठ आयकर अपीलीय अपीलीय अिधकरण खंडपीठ मुंबई मुंबई आयकर आयकर आयकर अपीलीय अपीलीय अिधकरण अिधकरण खंडपीठ खंडपीठ मुंबई मुंबई INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL,MUMBAI ABENCH सव"ी राजे"", लेखा सद"य एवं पाथ"सारथी चौधरी,"याियक सद"य Before S/Sh.Rajendra,Accountant Member & Parthasarathy Choudhury,Judicial Member अपील सं/.ITA No.7628/Mum/2012,िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year-2006-07 अपील सं/.ITA No.8695/Mum/2010,िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year-2007-08 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Sweden Income tax Officer-1(3) C/o. SRBC & Associates14th Floor, Rani Mansion, 2nd floor Vs The Ruby, 29 Senapati Bapat Marg, Murbad Road, Kalyan D…

Unique Gem & Jewellery, Mumbai vs. ACIT 24(3)

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed

ITA 1825/MUM/2014[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai14 Oct 2015AY 2010-11

Bench: Hon’Ble S/Shri Joginder Singh (Jm) & B.R.Baskaran (Am) सर्वश्री जोगगन्दय ससिंह, न्मायमक सदस्म एर्िं बी.आर.बास्करन, ऱेखा सदस्य आमकय अऩीर सिं./I.T.A. No.1825/Mum/2014 (यनधावयण र्र्व / Assessment Year :2010-11) Unique Gem & Jewellery बनाम/ Asstt. Commissioner Of Income 271, Business Park, Tax, Range -24(3), Bandra Kurla Vs. Vishveshwar Nagar, Complex, Near Virvani Industrial Estate, Mumbai-400051. Model Industrial Colony, Goregaon East, Mumbai-400063 (अऩीराथी /Appellant) (प्रत्मथी / Respondent) ..

Section 10B

…ng survey. It is not possible that such basic details are not maintained in this line of business. No satisfactory reply could be given by the assessee. vi). The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Durga Prasad More 82 ITR 540 and in the case of Sumati Dayal 214 ITR 801 has held that test of human probabilities should be applied to verify whether any transaction is real or an attempt has been made to give it a colour of reality. In the case of the assessee, an attempt has been made to claim that it was engaged ineligible manufacturing activity althouqh the evidences gathered prove that no manufacturing was done…