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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal - Delhi

Ito, Ward- 2(1), New Delhi vs Aj Energy Pvt. Ltd., Delhi on 27 March, 2025

           IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
                (DELHI BENCH: 'A': NEW DELHI)

  BEFORE SHRI S RIFAUR RAHMAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
                         AND
       SHRI SUDHIR PAREEK, JUDICIAL MEMBER
                      ITA No:- 6338/Del/2017
                    (Assessment Year- 2014-15)

   Income Tax officer,                       M/s AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.,
   Ward 2(1),                         Vs.    401, Mahavir Complex,
   Room No. 375, 3rd Floor,                  LBC, Rishab Vihar,
   C.R. Building, New Delhi-                 Delhi-110092.
   110002.
   PAN No: AAICA1727B
   APPELLANT                                 RESPONDENT

           Revenue by          : Shri Amit Katoch, SR. DR
           Assessee by         : Shri Ved Jain, Adv. &
                                 Shri Aman Garg, CA

           Date of Hearing                  : 27.12.2024
           Date of Pronouncement            : 27.03.2025
                               ORDER


PER SUDHIR PAREEK, JM

This appeal by the Revenue preferred against the order of Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-I, New Delhi, [hereinafter referred to as the Ld. CIT(A)] vide order dated 08.08.2017 pertaining ITA No.- 6338/Del/2017 AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.

to Assessment Year 2014-15. The Revenue has raised the following ground of appeal:

"1. On the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Ld. CIT(A) has erred in deleting the addition of Rs. 2,56,44,000/- made by the AO u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. On account of unexplained cash credits in the form of share application money.
2. On the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Ld. CIT(A) has erred in deleting addition of Rs. 5,12,880/- made by the AO being commission paid for taking accommodation entries.
3. The appellant craves leave for reserving the right to amend, modify, alter, add or forego any ground(s) of appeal at any time before or during the hearing of this appeal."

2. Facts of the case may be summarized as that the assessee / appellant company e-filed its return of income on 30.09.2014 declaring loss of Rs. 1,17,026/-. Thereafter, the case was selected for scrutiny through CASS and assessment proceedings were initiated by issuance of notice u/s 143(2) of the Act, dated 18.09.2015 and notice u/s 142(1), dated 18.05.2016 and 31.05.2016 along with questionnaire. The assessee / appellant company was incorporated on 20.01.2010 with the main object of dealing in generation and distribution of electricity and during the year under consideration no business activities was carried out by the assessee company and assessee company received the share 2 ITA No.- 6338/Del/2017 AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.

application money amounting to Rs. 2,56,44,000/- as detailed under:

Sr. Name of the Shareholder Amount (in Rs.) No. 1 M/s Pooja Equity Advisor Pvt. Ltd. 20,00,000/- 2 M/s Parnav Sport Academy Pvt. Ltd. 23,00,000/- 3 M/s Prathvi Coal Pvt. Ltd. 2,44,000/-
4 M/s South Asia Portfolios Pvt. Ltd. 51,00,000/- 5 M/s JSR Trading Pvt. Ltd. 40,00,000/-
6 M/s Mangal Kalas Services Pvt. Ltd. 70,00,000/- 7 M/s Gama Instrumentation Pvt. Ltd. 25,00,000/- 8 M/s Sorus Power Pvt. Ltd. 18,00,000/-
9 M/s Pummy Garment Pvt. Ltd. 7,00,000/-
Total 2,56,44,000/-
3. In the course of assessment proceedings, in order to verify the identity, genuineness and creditworthiness of the parties from whom the share application money was received, the notices u/s 133(6) of the I.T. Act, 1961 were issued to the parties, but the said notices received back unserved with postal remark "left without address/ no such company on this address". Thereafter, the summons u/s 131 of the Act, were also issued to the directors of the companies but the same said to be returned back unserved and in this regard, the Ld. AO observed that the reply of the notice 3 ITA No.- 6338/Del/2017 AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.

issued u/s 133(6) of the Act, were received through speed post in which notices u/s 133(6) were already received back un-served.

4. Aggrieved by the same, the assessee/appellant preferred an appeal before the Ld. CIT(A), which was allowed and deleted the addition made by the Ld. AO.

5. In the instant appeal preferred by Revenue assailing the deletion of addition of Rs. 2,56,44,000/- and Rs. 5,12,880/- made by the Ld. AO before us.

6. Heard rival submissions and perused the material available on record. The Ld. DR in the course of hearing submitted that the inquiry conducted u/s 133(6) did not yield results as such companies are not found on their addresses and also the summon issued to the directors of these companies remained uncomplied and Ld. CIT(A) by way of impugned order, deleting the addition in question simply relying upon the explanation given by the assessee / appellant that the balance sheets and other details related to PAN and Return of Income etc., and also other paper compliance details filed by the said investor companies. The Ld. DR also submitted that the Ld. CIT(A) failed to appreciate that money / funds were 4 ITA No.- 6338/Del/2017 AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.

transferred to above 9(nine) companies on same day through RTGS has not examined, or verified. Even trail of source was not explained and CIT(A) not looked into this from the angle of creditworthiness & genuineness of the investor and more so, when these investors companies found to be shell companies, which is apparent from the account of each of these companies furnished by the assessee.

7. The Ld. DR also submitted that it is for the assessee to explain the creditworthiness of assessee and genuineness of the transaction including the source.

8. Per contra, the Ld. AR while relying upon the impugned order, submitted that in the course of assessment proceedings of necessary documents and details were submitted before the Ld. AO and response to the notices issued to the assessee / appellant, he produced information and documents as listed below to prove the identity, genuineness and creditworthiness of the parties from whom share application money were received. 5

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Sr   Name of the                Investmen     Documents Filed         Net worth     P.B.
.    investor                   t in shares                                         Pg.
no   company                                                                        No.
.
1    M/s Gamma AAACG43629       25,00,000     Copy of:                3.09          50-
     Insturmentat                                a. Confirmation      crores        53
     ion Pvt. Ltd.                               b. Bank
                                                    statement
                                                 c. Application
                                                    form        for
                                                    shares
                                                 d. ITR
2    M/s Sorus AAPCS2574M       18,00,000     Copy of:                2.74          58-
     Power Pvt.                                  a. Confirmation      crores        61
     Ltd.                                        b. Bank
                                                    statement
                                                 c. Application
                                                    form        for
                                                    shares
                                                 d. ITR
3    M/s Pummy AAFCP5340J       7,00,000      Copy of:                2.77          55-
     Garments                                    a. Confirmation      crores        57
     Pvt. Ltd.                                   b. Bank
                                                    statement
                                                 c. Application
                                                    form        for
                                                    shares
                                                 d. ITR
4    M/s    Pooja AADCP4625J    20,00,000     Copy of:                26.78         64-
     Equity                                      a. Confirmation      crores        67
     Advisor Pvt.                                b. Bank
     Ltd.                                           statement
                                                 c. Application
                                                    form        for
                                                    shares
                                                 d. ITR,     Audit
                                                    Report,
                                                    Balance
                                                    Sheet, P & L
                                                    A/c
5    M/s Parnav    AAFCP2723H   23,00,000     Copy of:                13.45         68-
     Sport                                       a. Confirmation      crores        70
     Academy                                     b. Bank
     Pvt. Ltd.                                      statement
                                                 c. Application
                                                    form        for

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                                                shares
                                             d. ITR
6   M/s Prathvi AABCI4748P   2,44,000    Copy of:                 5.04          71-
    Coal   Pvt.                              a. Confirmation      crores        89
    Ltd.                                     b. Bank              (including
                                                statement         share
                                             c. Application       applicatio
                                                form        for   n)
                                                shares
                                             d. ITR,
                                                computation
                                                Audit Report,
                                                Balance
                                                Sheet, P & L
                                                A/C
7   M/s South AABCS5265M     51,00,000   Copy of:                 35.69         90-
    Asia                     /-              a. Confirmation      crore         93
    Portfolios                               b. Bank
    Pvt. Ltd.                                   statement
                                             c. Application
                                                form        for
                                                shares
                                             d. ITR
                                             e. Statement of
                                                Balance
                                                Sheet and P
                                                &L

8 M/s JSR AAMCS9588G 40,00,000 Copy of: 7.07. 94-

    Trading Pvt.             /-          Confirmation             crore         101
    Ltd.                                 PAN Card
                                         Bank statement
                                         Application form for
                                         shares
                                         ITR
9   M/s Mangal AAPCM5895J    70,00,000   Copy of:                 29.70         102
    Kalas                    /-              a. Confirmation      crore         -
    Services Pvt.                            b. PAN Card                        111
    Ltd.                                     c. Bank
                                                statement
                                             d. Application
                                                form        for
                                                shares
                                         ITR




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9. The Ld. AR further submitted that in response to notices under Section 133(6) all the parties from whom the share application money was received filed their replies along with following documents:

Sr. Name of the PAN Investments in Documents filed PB.
 No.   Investor                        shares                                                  Pg.
       Company                                                                                 no.
 1     M/s       Gamma    AAACG43629   Rs. 25,00,000/-         Copy of the reply              118-
       Instrumentation                                          submitted in response          156
       Pvt. Ltd.                                                to notice u/s 133(6)
                                                               Copy of confirmation
                                                               Copy of statement of
                                                                bank account
                                                               Copy                      of
                                                                acknowledgment of ITR
                                                               Copy      of     resolution
                                                                authorizing to subscribe
                                                                equity shares
                                                               Copy of memorandum
                                                                and        articles       of
                                                                association
 2     M/s        Sorus   AAPCS2574M   Rs. 18,00,000/-         Copy of the reply              179-
       Power Pvt. Ltd.                                          submitted in response          201
                                                                to notice u/s 133(6)
                                                               Copy of details of
                                                                investment made with
                                                                AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.
                                                               Copy of statement of
                                                                bank account
                                                               Copy of memorandum
                                                                and        articles       of
                                                                association
 3     M/s    Pummy       AAFCP5340J   Rs. 7,00,000/-          Copy of the reply              157-
       Garments  Pvt.                                           submitted in response          178
       Ltd.                                                     to notice u/s 133(6)
                                                               Copy of details of
                                                                transaction made with
                                                                AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.
                                                               Copy of statement of
                                                                bank account
                                                               Copy of certificate of
                                                                incorporation
                                                               Copy of memorandum
                                                                and        articles       of
                                                                association
                                                               Copy      of     resolution

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                                                          authorizing to subscribe
                                                          equity shares

4   M/s       Pooja     AADCP4625J   Rs. 20,00,000/-     Copy of the reply              318-
    Equity Advisor                                        submitted in response          348
    Pvt. Ltd.                                             to notice u/s 133(6)
                                                         Copy of statement of
                                                          bank account
                                                         Copy of details of
                                                          transaction made with
                                                          AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.
                                                         Copy      of     resolution
                                                          authorizing to subscribe
                                                          equity shares
                                                         Copy                      of
                                                          acknowledgment of ITR
                                                         Copy       of      Audited
                                                          Financial Statements
                                                         Copy of memorandum
                                                          and        articles       of
                                                          association

5   M/s       Pranav    AAFCP2723H   Rs. 23,00,000/-     Copy of the reply              248-
    Sport Academy                                         submitted in response          285
    Pvt. Ltd.                                             to notice u/s 133(6)
                                                         Copy of statement of
                                                          bank account
                                                         Copy      of   resolution
                                                          authorizing             to
                                                          subscribed        equity
                                                          shares
                                                         Copy of confirmation
                                                          letter
                                                         Copy of certificate of
                                                          incorporation

                                                         Copy of memorandum
                                                          and       articles of
                                                          association

6   M/s       Prathvi   AABCI4748P   Rs. 2,44,000/-      Copy of the reply              202-
    Coal Pvt. Ltd.                                        submitted in response          247
                                                          to notice u/s 133(6)
                                                         Copy of details of
                                                          transaction made with
                                                          AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.
                                                         Copy of statement of
                                                          bank account
                                                         Copy                  of
                                                          acknowledgment of ITR
                                                         Copy       of   Audited
                                                          Financial Statement
                                                         Copy of memorandum


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                                                            and        articles       of
                                                            association
                                                           Copy of confirmation
                                                            letter
 7     M/s South Asia      AABCS5265M   Rs. 51,00,000/-    Copy of the reply              286-
       Portfolios                                           submitted in response          317
       Pvt.Ltd.                                             to notice u/s 133(6)
                                                           Copy of confirmation
                                                            letter
                                                           Copy of statement of
                                                            bank account
                                                           Copy                      of
                                                            acknowledgement           of
                                                            ITR
                                                           Copy       of      audited
                                                            financial statements
                                                           Copy      of     resolution
                                                            authorizing to subscribe
                                                            equity shares
                                                           Copy of memorandum
                                                            and articles
 8     M/s          JSR    AAMCS9588G   Rs. 40,00,000/-    Copy of the reply              114-
       Trading Pvt. Ltd.                                    submitted in response          117
                                                            to notice u/s 133(6)
                                                           Copy of ledger account
                                                           Copy of statement of
                                                            bank account
                                                           Copy of statement of
                                                            bank account
                                                           Copy                      of
                                                            acknowledgement           of
                                                            ITR




10. The Ld. AR also submitted a chart showing analysis of net worth of Investor company and investment made in shares of assessee company.

Sr. Name of the Investor PAN Net worth Investments in No. Compamy shares 1 M/s Gamma Instrumentation AAACG43629 Rs. Rs. 25,00,000/-

       Pvt. Ltd.                                       3,09,00,000/-


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 2    M/s Sorus Power Pvt. Ltd.       AAPCS2574M   Rs.                Rs. 18,00,000/-
                                                   2,74,00,000/-
 3    M/s Pummy Garments Pvt.         AAFCP5340J   Rs.                Rs. 7,00,000/-
      Ltd.                                         2,77,00,000/-
 4    M/s Pooja Equity Advisor Pvt.   AADCP4625J   Rs.                Rs. 20,00,000/-
      Ltd.                                         26,78,00,000/-
 5    M/s Pranav Sport Academy        AAFCP2723H   Rs.                Rs. 23,00,000/-
      Pvt. Ltd.                                    13,45,00,000/-
 6    M/s Prathvi Coal Pvt. Ltd.      AABCI4748P   Rs.5,04,00,000/-   Rs. 2,44,000/-
 7    M/s South Asia Portfolios       AABCS5265M   Rs.                Rs. 51,00,000/-
      Pvt.Ltd.                                     35,69,00,000/-
 8    M/s JSR Trading Pvt. Ltd.       AAMCS9588G   Rs.                Rs. 40,00,000/-
                                                   7,07,00,000/-
 9    M/s Mangal Kalas Services       AAPCM5895J   Rs.                Rs. 70,00,000/-
      Pvt.ltd.                                     29,70,00,000/-
                                      Total                           2,56,44,000/-




11. It was also submitted that despite having submitted all the relevant and desired documents to establish the source of transaction, the Ld. AO disregarded all the replies to the notices and information and documents supplied along with it and made the alleged addition under section 68 of the Act simply because the assessee was not able to produce the directors which were summoned u/s 131 of the Act.

12. The Ld. AO observed in the assessment order that mere production of incorporation details, PAN Number or the fact that third persons or company had filed income tax details in case of a private limited company may not be sufficient when surrounding and attending facts predicate cover up, and these facts indicate and 11 ITA No.- 6338/Del/2017 AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.

reflect proper paper work or documentation by genuineness, creditworthiness, identity are deeper and obtrusive, and he further observed that companies no doubt are artificial or juristic person but they are soulless and are dependent upon the individuals behind them who run manage the said companies. The person behind these companies were not produced by the assessee. Identity, creditworthiness or genuineness of the transaction is not established by merely showing that the transaction was through banking channel or by account payee instrument. In this regard, the Ld. CIT(A) vide impugned order observed that the assessee / appellant company provided all the relevant document and found that assessee company discharged its onus and addition made by the Ld. AO on the basis of suspicion cannot be treated as accommodation entries and the same cannot be sustained without bringing adverse materials on records. The relevant para of the impugned order at page 17, reproduced as under:

" The Assessing Officer has mentioned in the assessment order that appellant company has received share application money from the companies being established entry operators. However, the AO has not given any document or statement to the appellant which could prove that these companies are entry operators. There is no evidence that share application money received by the appellant company from the above mentioned companies are accommodation entries 12 ITA No.- 6338/Del/2017 AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.
after receipt of the cash from the appellant. On going through the documents submitted by the investor companies, it is clearly established that these companies are assessed to tax with the Income Tax Department and they are filing return of income regularly. These investor companies have got their bank account, wherefrom the money was paid to the appellant company as share application money and such investments are reflected in their balance sheets. It is also seen that these companies have not only invested in the appellant company but they have also invested in the shares of other companies and such investments are reflected in their Balance Sheets. The investments have been made out of the share capital or reserve and surplus available with the investor companies. The transaction has been done through banking channel. Therefore, the observations of the AO about the status of company and that the identity, capacity to advance money and genuineness of the transactions were not proved by the appellant is not based on any material and without appreciating the material filed on record. On the basis of documents submitted by the investor companies, it can safely be said that identity of the investor companies, capacity to advance money for share application and genuineness of transaction have been established. Therefore, the observations made by the AO are not supported by any adverse evidence.
It is seen that appellant company has filed documents to prove the genuineness of the share application money received by it. The AO had no documents to support his finding about the accommodation entry alleged to have been received by the appellant. There is no statement with reference to the investor companies that these companies have provided accommodation entries. There was no cash deposit found in the bank accounts of these companies. The AR of the appellant has submitted that the AO has no material in his possession to prove the transaction or the document submitted by the appellant as false. The investment has been confirmed by the investor companies before AO and such confirmations are on record."

13. The Ld. AR submitted that the Ld. AO nowhere raised any doubts in respect of desired documentary evidence produced by the assessee, during the assessment proceedings and it is settled 13 ITA No.- 6338/Del/2017 AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.

position of law that once assessee has provided documentary evidence to prove the identity of the share application and creditworthiness of the share applicant and the genuineness of the transaction and the Ld. AO could not met any contrary findings then addition U/s 68 cannot be made by the AO.

14. The Ld. AR vehemently argued that in the case of Nova Promoters, which is relied upon by the Ld. DR, entry operators as given statement that they have issued cheques and in turn received cash but admittedly no such statement by any entry operator in this case, and also submitted that in the case of Nova Promoters the ratio of decision of lovely exports will be applicable where AO has no material in his possession to show that particular submitted by the assessee are false and cannot be acted upon, then no addition can be made on the hands of the company and remedy is to go after shareholders and in the present case the Ld. AO has absolutely no adverse material against the assessee company in terms of statement, entry provider and confirmation etc. the Ld. AR also submitted that in the case of CIT vs. Nipun Builders & Developers (P) Ltd. (2013) 30 taxmann.com 292, the addition was confirmed 14 ITA No.- 6338/Del/2017 AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.

when summons issued to subscribers returned unserved, but in the present case notice u/s 133(6) of the Act were duly complied with.

15. The Ld. AR relied upon the judgment 2010 (5) TMI 62, CIT vs. Victor Electodes Ltd., in which Hon'le Delhi High Court held that there is no legal obligation on the assessee to produce some director or other representative of the applicant companies before the AO. The relevant para no. 6 to 9 is reproduced as under:

" 6. The Special Leave Petition filed by the Revenue against the above- referred decision of this Court was dismissed by the Supreme Court vide its decision reported vide 2008 (216) CTR 195 which inter alia reads as under:
"Can the amount of share money be regarded as undisclosed Income under Section 68 of IT Act. 1961? We find no in Special Leave Petition for the simple reason that if the share application money is received by the assessee-company from alleged bogus shareholders, whose names are given to the AO, then the department is free to proceed to reopen their individual assessments in accordance with law. Hence, no infirmity is found with the impugned judgment.
7. It has not been disputed before us that the share application money was received by the assessee company by way of account payee cheques, through normal banking channels. It is not the case of the Revenue that the payment of Share Application Money was not made from the bank account of the applicant companies. Admittedly, copies of application for allotment of share were also provided to the Assessing Officer. It is not the case of the Revenue that the share applications were not signed on behalf of the applicant companies and were forged documents. It is also not the case of the Revenue that the shares were not actually allotted to the companies.
8. The assessee filed copies of resolution passed by the Board of Directors of applicant companies. besides their bank statements and Income Tax Returns. The addresses of the applicant companies are 15 ITA No.- 6338/Del/2017 AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.
recorded in these documents. It is not the case of the Revenue that the copies of Board Resolutions. Income Tax Returns and Bank Statements were not genuine documents. The Assessing Officer did not make any verification in this regard either from the internal record of the Department or from the concerned banks. If he so wanted, he could have called for the Income Tax Returns of the share applicants to ascertain whether the investment made in the assessee company was reflected in their Balance Sheets or not. Nothing prevented the Assessing Officer from summoning the record of the banks on which cheques issued by the applicant companies were drawn. No such course was. however, adopted by him.
9. There was no legal obligation on the assessee to produce some Director or other representative of the applicant companies before the Assessing Officer. Therefore, failure of assessee to produce them could not, by itself, have justified the additions made by the Assessing Officer, when the assessee had furnished documents, on the basis of which, the Assessing Officer, if he so wanted, could have summoned them for verification. No attempt was made by the Assessing Officer to summon the Directors of the applicant companies. The addresses of these companies must be available on the share applications, Memorandum and Articles of Association and their Income Tax Returns. If the Assessing Officer had any doubt about identity of the share applicants, he could have summoned the Directors of the applicant companies. No such attempt was, however, made by him. Therefore, the Commissioner of Income Tax(Appeals) and the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, in our view were justified in holding that the identity of share applicants and the genuineness of the transactions had been established by the assessee.
For the reasons given in the preceding paragraphs, no substantial question of law arises for our consideration The appeal is dismissed."

16. The Ld. AR also relied upon in the case of 2016 (12) TMI 617, PCIT vs. Goodview Trading Pvt. Ltd., in which Hon'ble Delhi High Court held that it is quite evident from the CIT(A)'s reasoning with the materials clearly pointed to the share applicants' possessing 16 ITA No.- 6338/Del/2017 AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.

substantial means to invest in the assessee's company and the Ld. AO seized certain materials to say that minimal or insubstantial amount was paid as tax by such share applicants and did not carry out a deeper analysis or rather chose to ignore it and in such a circumstances the inferences drawn by the Ld. CIT(A) were not only factual but facially accurate.

17. In the case of CIT vs. Divine Leasing and Finance Ltd., and General Exports and Credits Ltd. 2006 (11) TMI 121, Hon'ble Delhi High Court held that in the matter of share capital- cash credit- assessee co. has furnished all the necessary details such as PAN No. etc. of share applicants to prove their genuineness and credit worthiness and the Ld. AO has neither controverted nor disapproved the material filed by the assessee and failed to react to the shifting of the burden to investigate into the creditworthiness of the share applicants and this appeal is dismissed and addition are not justified as part of share capital. Likewise, in the case of CIT vs. Kamdhenu Steel & Alloys Ltd., 2011(12) TMI 394, Hon'ble Delhi High Court reiterated that once adequate evidence / material is given, which would prima facie discharge the burden of the 17 ITA No.- 6338/Del/2017 AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.

assessee in proving the identity of shareholders, genuineness of the transaction and creditworthiness of the shareholders.

18. In the case of PCIT vs. Narang Construction and Finance Pvt. Ltd., 2018 (8) TMI 1552, Hon'ble Delhi High Court relied upon the judgment delivered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Lovely Exports 301 ITR 218 (SC), held at the relevant extracts have been reproduced in the order of the AO as well as the CIT(A) which disclosed that the share applicants were entering into proper commercial transactions and were not per se forged, bogus or sham investors. In the case Lovely Exports (supra) as mentioned hereinabove, the Hon'ble Supreme Court held that if the share application money is received by the assessee company from alleged bogus shareholders whose name is given to the Ld. AO then the Department is free to reopen individual assessment in accordance with law.

19. After hearing both and bare perusal of the impugned order, the Ld. CIT(A) rightly observed that the assessee / appellant company furnished all necessary documents to prove the genuineness of the transaction and creditworthiness of the 18 ITA No.- 6338/Del/2017 AJ Energy Pvt. Ltd.

investor's companies and on the basis of the foregoing discussion, and following binding judicial precedents mentioned hereinbefore, we find material substance in the submissions advanced on behalf of the assessee / respondent. There is no any ground exists to interfere with the finding given by the Ld. CIT(A) and hence the appeal of the revenue liable to be dismissed, devoid of any substance.

20. Consequently, the appeal of revenue is hereby dismissed.

Order pronounced in the Open Court on 27th March, 2025.

      Sd/-                                         Sd/-
  (S. RIFAUR RAHMAN)                         (SUDHIR PAREEK)
 ACCOUNTANT MEMBER                           JUDICIAL MEMBER

Dated: 27/03/2025
Pooja, Sr. PS



Copy forwarded to:

  1. Appellant
  2. Respondent
  3. CIT
  4. CIT(Appeals)
  5. DR: ITAT



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                                                                  ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
                                                                        ITAT NEW DELHI




1.    Date of dictation of Tribunal order                                  17.01.25,
                                                                           25.02.25

2. Date on which the typed draft Tribunal Order is placed before the 17.01.25, Dictating Member 25.02.25

3. Date on which the typed draft Tribunal order is placed before the other Member

4. Date on which the approved draft Tribunal order comes to the Sr. PS/PS

5. Date on which the fair Tribunal order is placed before the Dictating Member for pronouncement

6. Date on which the signed order comes back to the Sr.PS/PS

7. Date on which the final Tribunal order is uploaded by the Sr.PS/PS on official website

8. Date on which the file goes to the Bench Clerk alongwith Tribunal order 9 Date of killing off the disposed of files on the judisis Portal of ITAT by the Bench Clerks

10. Date on which the file goes to the Supervisor (Judicial)

11. The date on which the file goes to the Assistant Registrar for endorsement of the order

12. Date of Dispatch of the order 20