An order executed in parts by exchange can not be considered as multiple transactions

The AO held the assessee to be a trader in shares & assessed the gains as business profits on the ground that (a) there was high frequency & sale transactions, (b) there were instances where delivery was not taken and shares were sold within a short period, (c) 88% of the shares sold were purchased during the year and (d) the available capital was turned over 85 times to make purchases of Rs.23 crores & sales of Rs. 29 crores. This was confirmed by the CIT (A). On appeal by the assessee, HELD allowing the appeal: Sometimes a single transaction is split by the computers trading of t...