2009-VIL-38-SC-DT

Equivalent Citation: [2010] 328 ITR 513, [2011] 241 CTR 179

Supreme Court of India

Civil Appeal No. 6973 of 2009

Date: 19.10.2009

SARGAM CINEMA

Vs

. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX

BENCH

                             KAPADIA S. H., AFTAB ALAM JJ  

JUDGMENT

Delay condoned.  

2. Leave granted.  

3. By consent, the matter is taken up for final hearing.  

4. In the present case, we find that the Tribunal decided the matter rightly in favour of the assessee inasmuch as the Tribunal came to the conclusion that the assessing authority could not have referred the matter to the Departmental Valuation Officer (DVO) without the books of account being rejected. In the present case, a categorical finding is recorded by the Tribunal that the books were never rejected. This aspect has not been con- sidered by the High Court. In the circumstances, reliance placed on the report of the DVO was misconceived.  

5. For the above reasons, the impugned judgment of the High Court is set aside and the order passed by the Tribunal stands restored to the file. Accordingly, the assessee succeeds.  

6. Civil appeal is allowed. No order as to costs.  

 

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