COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX Vs. MRS. ANJU BHAYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE Revenue has approached this Court by filing the instant appeal under s. 260A of the IT Act, 1961 (for brevity 'the brevity 'the Tribunal') in IT(SS)A No. 28/Del/2000 for the block period 1988 -89 to 1998 -99. It has been claimed that the following substantive questions of law would arise for our determination :

(2.) WHETHER on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the learned Tribunal was right in law in confirming the order of the CIT(A) in deleting the addition of Rs. 50,000 in asst. yr. 1997 -98 made by the AO on the basis of page Nos. 1 to 14 of seized document No. A -10 containing applications addressed to HUDA, affidavit, agreement, original conveyance deed and general power of attorney in respect of plot No. 188, Sector 11 -12 , HUDA, Panipat given by Smt. Shakuntala Aggarwal in favour of Sh. Ashok Kumar (deceased) when it is evident that the aforesaid property was purchased by Sh. Ashok Kumar (deceased) on the basis of power of attorney;

(3.) WHETHER on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the learned Tribunal was right in law in confirming the order of the CIT(A) in deleting the addition of Rs. 4,90,699 in block period (1988 -89 to 1997 -98) made by the AO on the basis of facts gathered during search operations under s. 132 of the Act at the residential premises of the assessee inter alia including payment of heavy amounts towards LIC premia, educational expenses, and telephone bills by the assessee whereas showing very nominal amount of household withdrawals, as indicated by the document No. A -II seized during search operations." 2. We have perused the impugned order with the assistance of the learned counsel and find that findings of fact have been recorded to repel the ground of addition. It has been found as a fact that there was no material or occasion for the AO to presume that the assessee was the real beneficiary or owner of the deposits which were in the name of his wife and mother who were alleged to be Benamidars. The onus was on the Revenue to prove that the assessee was the real owner of these fixed deposits and investments which remained unsubstantiated. Likewise, the statement of affairs filed by the assessee was accepted and his plea that a sum of Rs. 14,600 has been found at the time of search belonged to the 'cash available in hand' which was depicted in the statement of affairs. The Tribunal recorded a categorical finding that the statement of affairs could not have been rejected by the AO merely on the ground that it was prepared in accordance with the convenience of the assessee which explained various assets found at the time of search. 3. The only argument raised by Mr. Yogesh Putney, learned counsel for the Revenue is that the statements recorded during search under s. 132(4) of the Act have not been considered by the CIT(A) nor by the Tribunal. However, the aforementioned statement has been controverted by Mr. S.K. Mukhi, learned counsel for the assessee by referring to paras 4.1(b), (c) and (d) of the order passed by the CIT(A), Rohtak and the findings recorded thereon in paras 4.3, 4.7 and the concluding para 10.2. He also pointed out various paras of the order passed by the Tribunal and urged that whole evidence has been taken into account.