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The Keshav Mills Co. Ltd vs Commissioner Of Income-Tax, Bombay ... on 8 February, 1965
A seven-Judge Bench of the
Supreme Court in Keshav Mills Co. Ltd. vs. CIT (1965) 56 ITR 365
(SC) had observed as under:
Section 28 in The Income Tax Act, 1961 [Entire Act]
Section 251 in The Income Tax Act, 1961 [Entire Act]
Pr. Commissioner Of Income Tax 6 vs New Horizon Buildwell Pvt. Ltd. on 24 July, 2018
9.6 In our opinion, in the instant case also, the issue in dispute
need to be decided in view of the above finding of the Hon'ble
Supreme Court in the case of Sarvana Spinning Mills Private
Limited (supra). Since the Ld. CIT(A) has decided the issue in
dispute without verifying the documentary evidences, we feel it
appropriate to restore this issue to the file of the Ld. CIT(A) for
deciding afresh in accordance with the law. The ground No. 4 of
the appeal of the Revenue is accordingly allowed for statistical
purposes.
Section 271 in The Income Tax Act, 1961 [Entire Act]
Commissioner Of Income-Tax, U.P vs Kanpur Coal Syndicate on 30 April, 1964
22. As we have with the consent of the learned counsel, heard them
on merits, we proceed to decide the aforesaid substantial questions
of law. Since the CIT(A) himself refers to r. 46A and has also
admitted that the confirmation letters adduced by the assessee
before him were technically fresh evidence, it is not possible to
accept the plea of the learned counsel for the assessee that the
CIT(A), in examining the confirmation letters, was exercising his
independent powers of enquiry under sub-s. (4) of s. 250 of the IT
Act. It is true that the CIT(A) as first appellate authority has
coterminous powers over the sources of income constituting
the subject-matter of the assessment, except the power to
tackle new sources of income not considered by the AO, and
can do what the AO can do and can direct the AO to do what
he has failed to do, as held by the Supreme Court in the case
of CIT vs. Kanpur Coal Syndicate (1964) 53 ITR 225 (SC) but
in this case, the CIT(A) did not exercise this right. This power,
which is recognized in sub-s. (4) of s. 250, has to be exercised
by the CIT(A) and there should be material on record to show
that he, while disposing of the appeal, had directed further
enquiry and called for the confirmation letters from the
assessee even in respect of receipt of monies from customers
by way of cheques. Rule 46A is a provision in the IT Rules,
1962 which is invoked, on the other hand, by the assessee
who is in an appeal before the CIT(A). Once the assessee
invokes r. 46A and prays for admission of additional
evidence before the CIT(A), then the procedure prescribed in
the said rule has to be scrupulously followed. The fact that
sub-s. (4) of s. 250 confers powers on the CIT(A) to conduct an
enquiry as he thinks fit, while disposing of the appeal,
cannot be relied upon to contend that the procedural
requirements of r. 46A need not be complied with. If such a
plea of the assessee is accepted, it would reduce r. 46A to a
dead letter because it would then be open to every assessee to
furnish additional evidence before the CIT(A) and thereafter
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contend that the evidence should be accepted and taken on
record by the CIT(A) by virtue of his powers of enquiry under
sub-s. (4) of s. 250. This would mean in turn that the
requirement of recording reasons for admitting the
additional evidence, the requirement of examining whether
the conditions for admitting the additional evidence are
satisfied, the requirement that the AO should be allowed a
reasonable opportunity of examining the evidence etc. can be
thrown to the winds, a position which is wholly unacceptable
and may result in unacceptable and unjust consequences. The
fundamental rule which is valid in all branches of law, including IT
Law, is that the assessee should adduce the entire evidence in his
possession at the earliest point of time. This ensures full, fair and
detailed enquiry and verification.
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