M/S. S. Ramashandra Setty & Sons, Hassan vs Income Tax Officer, Ward-1 , Hassan on 10 June, 2024
16.4.9 He further relied on the ratio laid down by ITAT
Chandigarh Bench in the case of Sham Jewellers V. Dy. CIT (IT
Appeal No.375 (Chd) of 2022, dated 22.08.2022, wherein the
Tribunal has held as under in the context of the provisions of
section 115BBE of the act
"10.17 Ground Nos. 8 & 9 challenge the action of the lower
authorities in applying the provisions of section 115BBE and thereby
charging tax at the rate of 60%. The main thrust of the arguments of
the Ld. AR has been that all the additions made or sustained relate
only to the business income of the assessee and that nowhere in the
assessment order has it been alleged that some other source of income
had been detected which gave rise to additional income. It is seen that
during the course of assessment proceedings, the various explanations
submitted by the assessee have duly mentioned that the surrendered
income was derived from the business. A perusal of the assessment
order would also show that nowhere in the body of the assessment
order, the AO has even contradicted this explanation of the assessee.
The AO has not brought on record any iota of evidence to
demonstrate that the assessee had any other source of income except
income from business and, therefore, it is our considered view that
deeming such income under the provisions of sections 68 or 69 would
not hold good. In our view, in such a situation, the AO could not have
legally and validly resorted to taxing the income of the assessee at the
rate of 60% in terms of provisions of section 115BBE of the Act.