Assessment cannot be made merely on the basis of a statement recorded u/s 133A

Aassessment order itself reveals that the Revenue has placed reliance on the proceedings initiated against the appellant for imposition of penalty under Section 67 of the KVAT Act based on an inspection held on 17.08.2006. It is seen that the Revenue relied on letter dated 18.09.2007 issued by V. Ahammed to the Assistant Director of Income Tax (Investigation) clarifying his statement under Section 133A of the Act. This shows that the maker of the statement himself has re-affirmed the statement and nothing has been produced by the assessee to show that the contents of the statement are incorrec...