Case Details

Citation(s)
2001 SLG 2270 2001 SLD 2270 (2001) 83 TAX 132 2000 PTD 3788
Lahore High Court
C.T.R. No. 34 of 1988, heard on 2-10-2000
NASIM SIKANDAR AND, JAWWAD S. KHAWAJA, JJ
Ali Bin Abdul Qadir for Petitioner. Muhammad Ilays Khan for
Respondent

SYED MAHMOOD SHAH

VS

COMMISSIONER OF IncomE tax, CENTRAL ZONE, LAHORE and another

Law: Income Tax Act, 1961

Section: 13(1)(a),13(1)(b),13(1)(C)

Law: Income Tax Act, 1961

Section: 13(1)(a),13(1)(b),13(1)(C)

Income Tax Ordinance, 1979 -- Sections 13(1)(a) to 13(1)(c) -- Addition -- Exercise of jurisdiction without approval of I.A.C. -- Validity -- Income Tax officer picked up unexplained credit in the books of accounts of company -- Such credit did not in fact existed in books of accounts of assessee -- Income Tax Officer made addition without taking prior approval of I.A.C. -- Whether addition was lawful -- Question of law -- Approval of I.A.C. -- Whether addition was lawful -- Question of law -- Approval of I.A.C. -- Natur of -- Whether approval by I.A.C. was not procedural but condition precedent for exercise of jurisdiction to make addition -- Held yes -- Whether addition made by Income Tax Officer was lawful and Tribunal was justified to confirm same -- Held no -- Addition -- Company -- Credit in personal account of Director of the Company in the books of account of company -- Addition -- Validity -- Books wherefrom the alleged unexplained credit was picked being not the books of account of the assessee, Section 13(1)(a) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 1979 was not attracted -- Addition -- Approval by Inspecting Additional Commissioner -- Nature -- Approval by Inspecting Additional Commissioner as contemplated in proviso to Section 13 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 1979 was not procedural but a condition precedent for exercise of jurisdiction to make addition under Section 13(1)(aa) to (e) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 1979 -- Addition -- Assessee, Director of a company -- Credit in personal account of assessee in the books of account of the Company -- Addition made under Section 13(1)(a) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 1979 without approval of Inspecting Additional Commissioner -- Validity -- Assessee's case being not covered by sub-clause (a) of Section 13(1), Assessing Officer could have treated the unexplained credit in any of the other sub-clauses including sub-clause (aa) or even (b) of Section 13(1) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 1979 which were subject to approval of Inspecting Additional Commissioner -- Addition made under Section 13(1)(a) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 1979 being not in accordance with law, Tribunal was not justified to confirm the same --…
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