Ram Prakash Mahawar v. DCIT (2020) 182 ITD 55 (Jaipur) (Trib.)

S. 69A : Unexplained investment-Jewellery-Weight of jewellery allowed as per instruction No 1916, dt. 11-5-1994 need not be explained-Addition cannot be made-Over and above the quantity of the jewellery has been explained, no addition can be made.

Allowing the appeal the Tribunal held that CBDT Instruction No. 1916 dt. 11-5-1994 allows specific quantity of  jewellery received by various family members on occasion of marriages and other social and customary occasions which assessee is not required to explain. On the facts  jewellery over and above weight allowed as per CBDT instruction was explained   addition cannot be made  as unexplained investment. (AY. 2016-17)