TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2024 (3) TMI 302
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....nd Vaults Pvt. Ltd, Khara Boli, held in the name of the assessee. iii. in that locker cash amounting to Rs.14 lacs were found. iv. Statement of the assessee was recorded under Section 132(4) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act), where the assessee has stated that cash of Rs.12 lacs belongs to him and the remaining Rs.2 lacs belongs to his sister. v. The learned Assessing Officer found that this locker at Fakir Chand Lockers and Vaults Pvt. Ltd, Khara Boli, 6704A, Naya Bazar, Delhi. The locker was allotted without proper KYC and the lockers were also operated without any rules and regulations and further, CCTV cameras were also not working. vi. As one of the lockers was allotted in the name of assessee, summons under Section 131 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) was issued to him and Assessee appeared on 4th December, 2018 and statement was recorded on oath. He was questioned about Rs.14 lacs and its sources, wherein in answer to question no.8, he submitted that out of Rs.14 lacs, 12 lacs belongs to him and Rs.2 lacs belongs to her sister. She has given this money before one year to him to be placed in locker. vii. With respect to th....
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....under Section 153A of the Act. The learned Assessing Officer passed an assessment order under Section 153A of the Act read with section 144 of the Act on 17th June, 2021, wherein addition of Rs.1,68,000/- was made as income from undisclosed sources to the total income of the assessee as declared by the assessee in his return of income as exempt income. In this case also assessee could furnish only the certificate from Patwari for agricultural land holding. Accordingly, total income of the assessee was assessed at Rs.3,56,520/- and addition of the agricultural income was made of Rs.1,68,000/- as assessee failed to prove the complete source of agricultural income. 06. For A.Y. 2014-15, assessee filed return of income on 30th March, 2016, at Rs.2,16,980/- and further, agricultural income was shown of Rs.1,76,000/-. The assessment order under Section 153A read with section 144 of the Act was passed on 21st June, 2021, treating the agricultural income as the normal income and total income was assessed at Rs.3,92,980/-. 07. For A.Y. 2015-16, assessee filed its return of income on 27th March, 2017, declared total income of Rs.2,59,810/- and also claimed agricultural income of Rs.1,8....
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....ound 12 lacs belongs to him as out of his savings as he is a farmer and Petty Commission Agent. Commission activities are on a very small scale. The sum of Rs.2 lacs belongs to his sisters. He also submitted before the learned Assessing Officer the details of agricultural land owned by him and sales receipt of Rajasthan Government Anaj Mandi. He also submitted Patwari certificate of the land ownership which was produced before the learned Assessing Officer which was rejected and credit of agricultural income was not given. The learned CIT (A) was also submitted that as assessee is belonging to the village near Bikaner District Rajasthan and he infected with COVID, proper opportunity was not given. The evidences submitted by the assessee before the learned CIT (A) which were also produced before the learned Assessing Officer were considered by the learned CIT (A). Such evidences are; copies of the sales receipt from agricultural produce committee at Bikaner and further the certificate of land holding. The learned CIT (A) upheld the action of the learned Assessing Officer holding that these evidences are inadequate and therefore, he confirmed the addition of agricultural income for A....
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....ment orders and stated that agricultural income added in the hands of the assessee for earlier six years has once again being added in the hands of the assessee in A.Y. 2019-20, [3] He also challenged the fact that there is no incriminating material found during the course of search with respect to earlier years and therefore, for A.Y. 2013-14 to 2018-19, no addition could have been made in the hands of the assessee. 019. The learned Departmental Representative vehemently supported the order of the learned lower authorities and submitted that in absence of any substantial detail of agricultural activities, the agricultural income shown by the assessee has been correctly added as income from undisclosed sources in the hands of the assessee. Further, the argument of the assessee of Rs.2 lacs received from his sisters is also unsubstantiated and merely an affidavit is filed. He further stated that even if the income of the assessee is considered to be out of his past savings, there is no explanation that how he came into the possession of new notes issued of Rs.2,000/- post demonetization. In view of this, the orders of the lower authorities are sustainable. 020. We have careful....
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....past savings. Source of this Rs. 12 lacs is stated to be an agricultural income of Rs.10,93,500/- and balance of Rs.1,06,500/- out of his saving from Petty Commission Activities. On looking at the income offered by the assessee for A.Y. 2013-14 till 2019-20, it is apparent that assessee has disclosed total income of commission and bank interest for all these years of approximately Rs.10 lacs. Even after accounting for all expenditure out of this sum, the savings of only Rs.1,60,000/- being 5% of his other income cannot be disbelieved. Therefore, the additions to the extent of Rs.12 lacs in the hands of the assessee out of Rs.14 lacs are explained. 022. Coming to the sum of Rs.2 lacs, which assessee has stated to be belonging to her sisters is supported by an affidavit. The affidavit of Smt. Anita Devi Baldeva, shows her residential address and her Permanent Account Number, which clearly shows that she has kept a sum of Rs.2 lacs in cash with him, which was kept by assessee into locker. The source of such sum is from her past savings and out of Stredhan. She has also given her permanent Account Number. This is the explanation of the assessee since the date of search. Then, perman....