Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax ... vs M/S Bioworth India Private Limited , ... on 12 October, 2022
Even though the
fact was highlighted in the A/R submissions, in his remand report the AO chose to
remain silent on this vital aspect of the matter. If in respect of 58320 KPL shares sold at
the same price, AO did not find any reason to disbelieve then apparently there was no
reason or justification for the AO to disallow the loss incurred only on sale of 15000
shares. I therefore find full justification in the A/R's submissions that the loss of Es.
82,50,000/- incurred on sale of 15000 KPL shares was disallowed only on surmise.
Besides the aforesaid finding, as discussed in the preceding paragraphs, the Hon'ble
Supreme Court in the cases • of CIT Vs George Henderson & Co Ltd supra and CIT Vs
Shivakami Co Pvt Ltd supra has held that that the AO does not have the power to
substitute the actual sale consideration with the market value/ book value of shares.
For the reasons discussed in the forgegoing therefore I direct the AO to assess loss on
sale of 15000 KPL shares at Rs. 82,50,000/- Ground No. 8 to 11 are accordingly allowed.