Condonation of Delay: Tribunal directed condonation where rectification proceedings were pursued, ordering merits adjudication after opportunity to be...
Restriction of Input Tax Credit under Rule 86A applies only to fraudulently or ineligible availed credit; mere wrongful recipient availment is insuffi...
Denial of opportunity to test third-party evidence by cross-examination breaches natural justice and, where additions rest solely on uncorroborated seized material and a general statement not specifically identifying the taxpayer, such material cannot discharge the Revenue's onus to prove undisclosed consideration; accordingly the addition was unsustainable and deleted. The analysis emphasises that reliance on third-party search material requires both specific linkage to the taxpayer and procedural fairness through disclosure and the right to confront the witness; absent corroboration, the material only raises suspicion and does not justify tax additions.
Denial of opportunity to test third-party evidence by cross-examination breaches natural justice and, where additions rest solely on uncorroborated seized material and a general statement not specifically identifying the taxpayer, such material cannot discharge the Revenue's onus to prove undisclosed consideration; accordingly the addition was unsustainable and deleted. The analysis emphasises that reliance on third-party search material requires both specific linkage to the taxpayer and procedural fairness through disclosure and the right to confront the witness; absent corroboration, the material only raises suspicion and does not justify tax additions.
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