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2016 (3) TMI 1119 - ITAT MUMBAIGain arising from sale of shares - capital gain or business income - Held that:- There is categorical finding that the Department had been accepting the stand that the assessee was consistently investing in shares and the capital gains, offered by the assessee was assessed either as long term gain or short term gain while passing order u/s 143(3) of the Act. Identical was the situation for A.Ys.2005-06 and 2006-07 framed u/s 143(3) of the Act and the same were found exempted u/s 10(38) of the Act. These findings of the ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) as well as of this Tribunal were not contradicted before us, thus, in the absence of any contrary material, on the principle of consistency, the Department is not expected to take a Uturn and assess the income as business income. So far as the contention of the ld. DR and also the observation of the ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) that there was a profit motive, we are not impressed by this submission, because, every investor invest the money for gain and not for loss. In the basis of principle of judicial discipline, consistency has to be followed and once in a particular year, if any view is taken, in the absence of any contrary material, no contrary view is to be taken as finality to the litigation is also a principle which has to be followed. Before us, no contrary facts or any adverse material was brought on record by the Revenue, therefore, on the principle of consistency also, the assessee is having a good case in her favour. - Decided in favour of assessee.
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