TMI Blog2007 (1) TMI 132X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... assessee in March, 1985. The assessee did not file any return. Accordingly, the Assessing Officer issued notice under section 142(1) of the Act and the reassessment was done by making addition of Rs. 3,10,000 on account of cash credits appearing in the books which is as follows: Rs. (i) Shri Prakash V. Thakkar 1,50,000 (ii) Ambica Corporation 1,00,000 (iii) Sh. K. D. Khona 60,000 ---------- 3,10,000 ---------- The reason stated for addition was that Sh. N. J. Rawal, a hundi broker, through whom these amounts have been received, indulged ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... avour of the assessee. It has been contended by learned counsel for the appellant that the order of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal is contrary to the facts and law since the Assessing Officer had specifically carried out the enquiry and in spite of various opportunities, the assessee could not establish the identity, genuineness or creditworthiness of the creditors and further the staleness of claim does not make a wrong a right. It is clear from the records that the Assessing Officer did not carry out the directions given by the Tribunal for making assessment in the case. In the original assessment, the assessee had established the credits and the Assessing Officer being satisfied, did not make any addition thereof. The assessee did ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... same time, we have to bear in mind that the policy of law is that there must be a point of finality in all legal proceedings, that stale issues should not be reactivated beyond a particular stage and that lapse of time must induce repose in and set at rest judicial and quasijudicial controversies as it must in other spheres of human activity. So far as the income-tax assessment orders are concerned, they cannot be reopened on the score of income escaping assessment under section 147 of the Act of 1961 after the expiry of four years from the end of assessment year unless there be omission or failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for the assessment. As already mentioned, this cannot be s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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