High Court Criticizes ITAT for Unjustified Remand in Section 10(38) Case on Alleged Bogus LTCG from Penny Stocks.

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....Bogus LTCG - Penny stock purchases - Claim made u/s 10(38) denied - ITAT remanded the matter back by setting aside the additions - Not only the Assessing Officer, but also the CIT(A) examined the modus operandi of the assessee and held that the shares were purchased through off market and not through Stock Exchange and that the selling rates were artificially hiked later on. - there was no material, which necessitated the remand of the case to the Assessing Officer and it is a clear case where the Tribunal had failed to exercise its jurisdiction in the manner known to law.Tribunal, being a last fact finding Authority, is under the legal obligation to record a correct finding of fact. - HC....