AO's Addition of Unproved Trade Liability Unjustified Without Evidence of Ceased Liability u/s 41(1) of Income Tax Act.

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....Addition of unproved trade liability - the AO himself was not aware of the details about the suppliers of the services. Without those details, we are unable to understand as to how the AO could have entertained such kind of views. We also notice that the A.O. has not established that the liability has ceased to exist, which would warrant invoking of provisions of section 41(1) of the Act. Accordingly, in our view, the A.O. was not justified in treating part of liabilities,as unproved on presumptions, surmises and conjectures. - AT....