AO Can't Draw An Adverse Inference For Mere Non-Response From Directors To Notices: Calcutta High Court
Live LawThe Calcutta High Court, while deciding whether the addition made under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, was justified or not, held that only because the directors failed to respond to the notices issued, the Assessing Officer could draw an adverse inference.The bench of Chief Justice T.S. The Calcutta High Court, while deciding whether the addition made under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, was justified or not, held that only because the directors failed to respond to the notices issued, the Assessing Officer could draw an adverse inference. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya has observed that the assessing officer failed to comment on the veracity or admissibility of any of the details or documents produced by the assessee to prove the identity, the creditworthiness of the share subscribers, and the genuineness of the transaction. The issue raised was whether the addition made under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act was justified.