Cash-payment disallowance requires proof of daily payments to one person; additional evidence prompted fresh adjudication.

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....Cash-payment disallowance under section 40A(3) depends on whether payments exceeding the prescribed daily limit were made to a single person, not merely on a voucher exceeding that limit. A consolidated voucher may record separate payments to multiple persons, each within the limit, and therefore may not establish a contravention. Supporting material omitted by an erstwhile tax consultant was admitted as additional evidence because the first appellate order had been passed without it. The ex parte appellate order and cash-payment disallowance were set aside and remitted to the Assessing Officer for verification and fresh adjudication, with all contentions left open.....