TMI Blog2012 (3) TMI 471X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ut any basis and had in law though the same ground has been contended by the daughter of assessee in the courts upto the level of High Court. 2. That the ld. CIT(A) has erred in deleting the addition of ₹ 4 lakhs on account of FDR in the name of Sanchita Chauhan, daughter of the assessee by accepting the plea of the assessee that these are sufficient funds available in the bank of Sanchita Chauhan and ignoring the facts that these was not corresponding withdrawal from the bank a/c from where said FDR can be made. 3. That the ld. CIT(A) has erred in deleting the addition of ₹ 1 lakh on account of expenses of ring ceremony on the facts which was considered by the AO while making the addition. 4. That the ld. CIT(A) has er ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... year 1991 as an evidence of such function having been held in the year 1991. As per the information given, Sanchita Chauhan continued with her education and completed her ME Chemical Engineering in 1994 from P.U Chandigarh and completed her PHD from IIT, New Delhi in 2003. Her marriage was performed on 2.10.2000 but due to persistent dowry demand the marriage did not work and finally a divorce was granted by Tees Hazari Court on Ist July, 2008. As per the assessee a legal suit was filed to recover the items given in dowry which was finally settled by the Hon'ble Punjab Haryana High Court 4. Information was received through the Addl CIT, Panchkula vide letter dated 19.3.2008 that the assessee had spent ₹ 30.00 lakhs on solemni ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ions: i) Addition on account of FD alleged to be in complainant s name ₹ 4,00,000 ii) Addition on account of Ring ceremony at Essex Farms ₹ 1,00,000 iii) Addition on account of Gold jewellery given in marriage ₹ 3,60,000/- iv) Addition on account of cloths given to bride and bridegroom ₹ 1,20,000 v) Addition on account of Diwali and Karwa Chauth gifts ₹ 25,000 5. Before the CIT(A), the assessee challenged the reopening of assessment ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nal connection or relevant bearing to the formation of belief. The absence of any material to believe that the assessee s income for Assessment Year 2001-02 had escaped assessment and without verifying the factum of filing of the return of income by both the assessee and his wife, the initiation of the re-assessment proceedings was held to be without any basis and bad in law. The CIT(A) also placed reliance on the ratio laid down by Chandigarh Bench of the Tribunal in Shri Rajnish Bansal ITA No. 55-57/Chd/2009dated 29.1.2010. 7. Smt. Jaishree Sharma, D.R appeared for the revenue and Shri Rakesh Gupta appeared for the assessee and put forwarded their contentions. 8. We have heard the rival contentions and perused the record. The issue ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ent but the reason to believe should have live link to the escapement of income. In the absence of the same. the provisions of section 147 of the Act can not be invoked by the AO. We uphold the order of the CIT(A) that in the absence of any rational connection or relevant bearing to the formation of belief of escapement of income for the period relevant to Assessment Year 2001-02, we find that the re-assessment proceedings initiated in the case are without any basis and bad in law. Consequently the re-assessment proceedings initiated u/s 147 of the Act and consequent assessment completed u/s 143(3) r.w. section 147 of the Act, are quashed. 10. Ground Nos.2 to 5 raised by the revenue are against the deletion made by the CIT(A) of various ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 7; 1.50 lakh was contributed by Smt. Sushila Singla, his mother-in-law and the confirmation in the form of affidavit of Shri J.K. Singla, brother-in-law of the assessee, was filed before the AO as Smt. Sushila Singla had expired. The AO accepted the expenditure of ₹ 50,000/- and balance addition of ₹ 1.00 lakh was made. The CIT(A) in view of the financial status of the mother-in-law of the assessee held that there was financial capacity and in view of relation between them, no addition is warranted on this account. In the absence of any evidence being brought on record to the contrary, we are in conformity with the order of the CIT(A) and consequently uphold the deletion of addition of ₹ 1.00 lakh. 11.3 Addition of S ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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