Court Rules Section 64(1A) Income Tax Act Inapplicable; Son Independently Accountable for Bank Deposits After Adulthood.

Unexplained bank deposits - dispute between the parties that the bank account herein belongs to assessee’s son - He could hardly have rebut the clinching fact that the assessee’s son; who was a minor at the time of account opening, has become a major on 23.05.2011 who is assessable in his independent capacity. We also wish to quote section 64(1A) of the Act wherein clubbing of income is provided in case of a “minor” child only which is not the case before us. Faced with the situation, we conclude that both the learned lower authorities have erred in law and on facts in adding the impugned cash deposits in assessee’s hands- AT .....

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