PCIT Uses Section 263 to Revise Erroneous Assessment Due to AO's Lack of Inquiry into Assessee's Loans.

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....Revision u/s 263 by CIT - Addition u/s 68 - scope of section 147 - unsecured creditors - The assessee, situated in Aurangabad, received loans running into crores from certain companies based in Kolkata or Mumbai, that were neither in the financing business nor had any past business dealings with the assessee. No question was asked by the AO as to how the assessee came into contact with them, the answer to which was neither given to the ld. PCIT nor has it come up before the Tribunal. - there was utter failure on the part of the AO to conduct enquiry in respect of huge loans received by the assessee from various parties thereby rendering the assessment order erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of the Revenue justifying the exercise of revisionary power u/s 263 of the Act. - AT....