2013 (4) TMI 289

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....levant Assessment Year 1997-1998 it filed return of income disclosing the same at Rs.280/-. The matter was taken up by invoking section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act by the Assessing Authority. During the course of assessment proceeding, the Assessing Authority has noticed that the assessee Firm has received deposits from various persons. All these deposits have been categorized under three heads ?Fixed Deposits, Small Deposits and Cumulative Deposits. The Assessing Officer was of the opinion that the assessee has not been able to prove these cash credits about nature and source whereof. Explanation offered by the assessee with regard to all these cash credits were found unsatisfactory. Additions were made under section 68 of the Income T....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....act which cannot be interfered with under section 260-A of the Act. He submits that only the few depositors were asked to be produced by the Assessing Authority and they were produced. The assessee Firm is a finance Firm and it has received deposits of small amount from various persons ranging from Rs.4500/- to Rs.9500/- and Rs.3,750/- to Rs.11,500/-. Considered the respective submissions of learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. A bare perusal of the order of Tribunal would show that it runs into fourteen pages and is divided in 18 paragraphs. Upto paragraph 13, the Tribunal has noticed the facts of the case and argument of counsel for parties. Without assigning any reason, the Tribunal has jumped to its conclusion a....