“Section 132(44)”
The decision most relied on for Section 132(44) is CIT v. Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry (44 ITR 891), cited in 278 judgments on BharatTax.
Leading authorities on Section 132(44)
The Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) cannot enhance an assessment by introducing a new source of income or by changing the head of income during appellate proceedings.
An addition under section 68 cannot be sustained if the assessee has produced documents like PAN, confirmation, and bank statements to establish the identity, creditworthiness, and genuineness of a loan creditor.
An assessee engaged in construction of flats, consistently following the project completion method of accounting, can continue to use this method if it has been accepted by revenue authorities in the past, and the Assessing Officer cannot unilaterally change it to an estimation basis.
Reopening of assessment under Section 147 and issuance of notice under Section 148 are unsustainable if based on insufficient reasons or without proper application of mind, especially when the reassessment order itself is found to be unsustainable.