Commissioner Of Income-Tax, Madras vs Ajax Products Ltd. Through Its ... on 8 October, 1964
In the facts of the case
before the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in CIT Vs. Diamond Products
Ltd.(supra) the assessee had furnished the confirmation of the creditor
a l o n g w i t h t h e c o p i e s o f h i s r e t u r n o f i n c o m e f i l e d f o r t h e r e l e v a n t ye a r
and such creditor also appeared before the Assessing Officer and
furnished all the information. The books of account of the creditor were
also verified by the Assessing Officer and as per the statement of the
creditor admitted to have advanced certain sums to the assessee, out of
his bank account, statements of which were filed before the Assessing
Officer. The deposits to the extent of amount advanced were also
explained before the Assessing Officer. However, said amount was
f o u n d t o b e r e c e i v e d i n c a s h t o w a r d s r e p a ym e n t o f l o a n g i v e n e a r l i e r .
The Assessing Officer had made the addition on account of the said
deposit in cash in the bank account of the creditor. The Hon'ble Court
held that it was not open to the Assessing Officer to make the addition
after entering upon the examination of the source of source once the
assessee had established that the transaction with the creditor was
genuine and the identity and creditworthiness of the creditor had been
established.