| COURT: | ITAT Mumbai |
| CORAM: | R. C. Sharma (AM), Sanjay Garg (JM) |
| SECTION(S): | 143(3) |
| GENRE: | Domestic Tax |
| CATCH WORDS: | AIR information addition |
| COUNSEL: | Vijay Mehta |
| DATE: | April 10, 2015 (Date of pronouncement) |
| DATE: | April 24, 2015 (Date of publication) |
| AY: | 2009-10 |
| FILE: | Click here to download the file in pdf format |
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| Additions made solely on the basis of AIR information are not sustainable in the eyes of law if the Revenue has not made any enquires to find out whether the AIR information was correct or not | |
We find that addition in this case has been made solely on the basis of AIR information and without any corroborative evidence regarding the receipt of any interest by the assessee from the said M/s. Essar Oil Ltd. The assessee has specifically denied the receipt of such an interest income. The Revenue has not made any enquires to find out whether the AIR information was correct or not. It has been held time and again by this Tribunal that the additions made solely on the basis of AIR information are not sustainable in the eyes of law. If the assessee denies that it is in receipt of income from a particular source, it is for the AO to prove that the assessee has received income as the assessee cannot prove the negative. Reliance can be placed in this respect on the decision of the Tribunal in the case of “DCIT vs. Shree G. Selva Kumar” in ITA No.868/Bang/2009 decided on 22.10.10 and another case in the case of “Aarti Raman vs. DCIT” in ITA No.245/Bang/2012 decided on 05.10.12.
why at all we need this revenue department, and we see the so called revenue dept do not understand the implications of the tax law sections..why at all waste courts time better the parliament scrap this great department, but simply put hundis in every department any one who thinks government sustain could put donations, as tax is indeed atrocious ,concept especially in india , i think.
0in temples people put offerings like in these departments if they really meaningfully perform ,people on their own put donations that could be in the lines of venkateswara mandir at tirupati!