2024 (7) TMI 592 - SCH - Income Tax

Supreme Court Dismisses Application Due to Delay, Lack of Merit; All Related Applications Disposed, Proceedings Concluded.

The SC dismissed the Misc. Application due to delay and lack of merit. All pending applications related to the case were also disposed of, concluding the ... Unexplained expenditure u/s 69C - actual consumption of diamonds as mentioned in the audit report and considering the consistent trend on yield which was found to be between 10-18% AO made the additions - As decided in M/S. KANTILAL EXPORTS SURAT [2023 (5) TMI 371 - SC ORDER] solely relying upon the statements of the Typist and the Chartered Accountant, the High Court has reversed the findings of the Assessing Officer as well as the ITAT. The High Court has also not properly appreciated and considered the fact that the affidavits were filed for the first time before the ITAT. The High Court has also not at all considered the conduct on the part of the assessee, which came to be considered in detail by the ITAT in para 10 of the order passed by the ITAT. It was found that there has been search in the case of the assessee and its group concern which was concluded on 23.03.1999 and during the course of the search, duplicate cash book, ledger and other books showing the unaccounted manufacturing and trading arrived at by the assessee in diamonds were found. The ITAT has also noted that the huge addition was made in the case of assessee’s group in the block assessment on the basis of the books so found. Therefore, it was found that the assessee was maintaining the books of accounts outside the regular books. The aforesaid has not at all been considered by the High Court, while passing the impugned order. HELD THAT:- Miscellaneous Application is dismissed, both on the ground of delay as also on merits. The Supreme Court dismissed the Miscellaneous Application on the grounds of delay and merits. Any pending applications were disposed of.