The High Court dismissed the Income Tax appeal. The court held that findings regarding the location of papers and excess jewellery were concurrent findings of fact on which the Revenue was fumigated, rendering the legal questions posed unarising.
The appeal was dismissed as there were no merits.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.702 OF 2008
The Commissioner of Income Tax ...Appellant
Vs.
Mrs. Hansa Motasha & Ors. ....Respondents
Mrs. Anuradha Mane, for the Appellant.
None for the respondents.
CORAM: F.I.REBELLO &
J.H. BHATIA, JJ.
DATED: 13th April, 2009
P.C.:
. The Revenue is in appeal on the following
questions:-
"A. Whether on the facts and the
circumstances of the case and in law any
adverse inference could be drawn against the
assessee from the paper found in the
premises of the firm of the Assessee.
B. Whether the excess jewellery which has
been shown by the partners of the firm who
in fact earn the money can be bifurcated and
shown that it is for the renovation of the
house and on purchase of jewellery.
In so far as the first question is concerned, both
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the C.I.T. (A) and ITAT have held that loose paper
was found not from the assessee, but from some other
premises of the firm where the husbands were
partners. Both the CIT (A) and ITAT have gone into
that issue and have held that the same cannot be
held against the assessee. These are purely
findings of fact.
2. In so far as jewellery is concerned, there
are again two concurrent findings of fact that the
jewellery is in terms of what has already been
explained and no jewellery was found in the course
of search. Considering that these are two
concurrent findings of fact, in our opinion, the
questions of law as framed would not arise.
3. There is no merits in this Appeal, which is
accordingly dismissed.
(J.H. BHATIA, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether an adverse inference could be drawn against the assessee from papers found at the firm's premises.
Whether excess jewellery shown by partners can be bifuricated for home renovation and jewellery purchase.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Commissioner of Income Tax
Mrs. Hansa Motasha & Ors.
F.I. Rebello
J.H. Bhatia
As recorded by the court registry
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