Unrecorded ₹25 crore cash loan claim based on directors' statements-treated as unexplained money u/s69A/115BBE; addition deleted

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....The dominant issue was whether cash of Rs.25 crore, alleged to be advanced as an unrecorded loan based on directors' statements, could be taxed as unexplained money under s. 69A read with s. 115BBE. The appellate authority accepted the assessee's explanation supported by a contemporaneous loan agreement and consistent business conduct as an NBFC charging high interest on loans with corresponding TDS credits reflected in returns; the Revenue failed to disprove the agreement's authenticity or identify any infirmity in the findings. Consequently, deletion of the addition was affirmed and the Revenue's appeal was dismissed. - ITAT....