TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
1975 (11) TMI 139
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....of the department, under section 23(1) of the C.P. and Berar Sales Tax Act, 1947. The question referred to us for our consideration is as follows: "Having regard to the established principle of law that the books of account for the whole accounting year can be rejected if the accounts for a part of the year are unreliable, was the Tribunal, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, jus....
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.... held that there was a discrepancy of Rs. 15,756 between the amounts as shown in the kachchi rojmel and the amounts as shown in pacci rojmel or rokad. The explanation of the assessees was rejected by the Sales Tax Officer and following the rule of three or rather the Sales Tax Officer's version of the rule of three, he increased the gross turnover by Rs. 1,50,000. On an appeal by the assessees, th....
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....e goods. The assessees then went in revision to the Tribunal. The Tribunal by its judgment and order dated 20th July, 1964, has observed that the discrepancy of Rs. 8,042 related to about fifty days and the lower authorities had based the enhancement on the rule of three and on the footing that the enhancement should be calculated on the basis of 365 days of the year. The Tribunal held that it ....
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....S.T.C. 501. and Augustine & Co. v. State of Kerala[1975] 36 S.T.C. 257. In our view, it is unnecessary to deal with these cases, as the question framed by the Tribunal itself clearly shows that the principle that the books of account for the whole accounting year can be rejected even if the accounts for a part of the year are unreliable has been taken by the Tribunal as the established principle o....