TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
1988 (6) TMI 81
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..../s Sumerchand & Co. The learned counsel submitted that this is the second round of appeal before the Tribunal, as vide ITA No. 236/Jp/78-79 order dt. 31st July, 1980, the matter was remanded to the files of the learned AAC to consider the objection of the ITO and then decide the issue. Before the CIT(A), the plea of the assessee had been that the consignee M/s Sumerchand & Co. Was not at all trace....
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....nd usually no party defaulted in making the payment. According to the assessee, the CIT(A) did not appreciate the fact that the said party was allowed to take delivery of goods without making payment subsequent to the said transaction had made the payment which clearly also goes to show that the intentions of the parties are not at all fair and they have no intentions of making good the claim on t....
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....parties and also the various materials on record to the claim of bad debt placed before the authorities. Evidence in regard to the bad state of affairs of the parties have also been placed before the authorities below and they have also been brought to our notice. The learned CIT(A) observes "as per the assessee's own admission, the assessee delivered the goods to M/s Sumerchand & Co. on 2nd Nov.,....
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....y letter or by any resort with the Police he took any step for recovery of the amount from M/s Sumerchand & Co. Under the circumstances, the ITO was, therefore, justified in disallowing the assessee's claim of Rs. 27,412." The reading of the above is clearly indicative of the fact that the debt is irrecoverable one. Once it is established and accepted that it is irrecoverable, for mere fault of no....