Law: Income Tax Act, 1961

Section: 256

Income-tax---Reference---Income from undisclosed sources---Tribunal whether right in not giving the assessee opportunity to cross-examine persons whose statements were relied on for making the addition to the income of the assessee--Question of law. Held, that the question whether the Tribunal was correct in law in refusing the assessee's right to cross-examine the persons whose statements were relied upon for making the addition to the income of the assessee, was a question of law. Kishinchand Chellaram v. CIT (1980) 125 ITR 713 (SC) ref. JUDGMENT B.P. JEEVAN REDDY, C.J.--..By this application, the assessee is requesting this Court to state the following five questions under section 256(2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961: "(1) Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances, of the case, the Applellate Tribunal had any valid material in reversing the Commissioner of Income-tax's order and sustaining the addition of Rs.1,18,799 as income of the assessee-company assessable for the assessment year under reference? (2) Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, there was any legal basis for the Appellate Tribunal to come to the conclusion that the assessee-company had been .paid Rs.1,18,799 as on money by amount (sic) is to be assessed in the hands of the company as its income? (3) Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was correct in law in refusing the assessee's right to cross-examine the persons whose statements were relied on for making the addition of Rs.1,18,799 and in not following the principles of…

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