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2015 (3) TMI 1128

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..... reby the payments made to the broker have duly been reflected, were also enclosed in the paper book. We also found that the above share were credited in the demat Account of the assessee held with ICICI Bank, copy of demat statement was placed on page 21-22 of compilation. A reference to the same would show that the shares of Karuna Cables were received in the demat Account of the assessee on purchase and then transferred to the DP account of the assessee maintained with the broker Rajidas Nagarmal Consultants Pvt. Ltd. through whom sales have been effected on the stock exchange platform. We also found that in the instant case, only purchase has been effected from Alliance, whereas sale has been effected through another broker i.e. M/s .....

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..... ties Pvt. Ltd. on 25.11.2009. Shri Mukesh M. Choksi and Shri Jayesh K. Sampat were the director of M/s. Mahasagar securities Pvt. Ltd and its related group of 34 odd companies out of which the prominent are being M/s. Alliance intermediaries and net work Pvt. Ltd, M/s. Mihir Agencies Pvt. Ltd, M/s. Gold Star finvest Pvt. Ltd, M/s. Richmond Securities Pvt. Ltd. etc all run by Shri. Mukesh M Chokshi, were found to be engaged in bogus billing activities and in the business of providing bogus speculation profit/loss, commodities, Profit/loss on commodity trading (Through MCX) and had been continuing this business for many years. The list of clients who have taken entries from these companies was extracted from the computer data seized from M/s. .....

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..... e I.T. Act. 5. By the impugned order, the Ld. CIT(A) held that the sale proceeds of shares received by the assessee amounting to ₹ 12,27,623/- was unexplained cash credit. The CIT(A), therefore, directed the AO to assess ₹ 12,27,623/- as income from other sources from the bogus shares transaction. The income assessed by AO was accordingly enhanced. 6. Against above order of Ld. CIT(A), assessee is in further appeal before us. 7. The Ld. AR submitted that assessee genuinely purchase the shares, our attention was invited to the copies of purchase bills and contract notes of Karuna Cables Ltd. places at pages 8-17 of the paper book. Our attention was also invited to the copy of ledger account for the period from 1/4/2004 t .....

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..... s recorded by the Lower Authorities in their respective order. 11. We have considered rival contentions and carefully gone through the orders of Authorities below and also perused the details of purchase and sales filed by the assessee with regard shares of Karuna Cables Ltd.. We found that during the year assessee has purchased 67.200 shares of Karuna Cables Ltd. from Alliance at market rate for ₹ 10,15,405/-. Copies of contract notes and bills issued by Alliance towards purchase of shares were placed on page 12-17 of compilation. Copy of ledger account for the broker M/s. Alliance Intermediaries Network Ltd. in the books of the appellant for the period from 01.04.2004 to 31.03.2005 and 01.04.2005 to 31.03.2006 alongwith its .....

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..... i for cross examination. 13. Ld. AR brought our attention to the decision of coordinate bench of the Tribunal in the cases of Mrs.Rasila N. Gada ors. decided in ITA No.1773/Mum/2010 other connected appeals, vide consolidated order dated 8-8-2012, wherein in almost identical facts and in relation to the additions made on the basis of the statement of said Mr. Mukesh Choksi, the Tribunal has the action of the CIT(A) in deleting the additions by observing as under:- 5.1. After perusing the material available we are of the opinion that considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the order passed by the FAA does not suffer from any legal infirmity. Hon'ble Bombay High Court in the case of Sharada Credit and Mukesh R Maro .....

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..... hich was duly offered and assessed to tax in those Assessment Years. The Assessee has produced certificates from the aforesaid four companies to the effect that the shares were in-fact transferred to the name of the Assessee. In these circumstances, the decision of the ITAT in holding that the Assessee had purchased shares out of the funds duly disclosed by the Assessee cannot be faulted. Similarly, the sale of the said shares for ₹ 1,41,08,484/- through two Brokers namely, M/s Richmond Securities Pvt. Ltd. and M/s. Scorpio Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd. cannot be disputed, because the fact that the Assessee has received the said amount is not in dispute. It is neither the case of the Revenue that the shares in question are sti .....

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