ITAT upheld tax on LTCG on sale of shares for substantial price hike in short time

Sanjay Bimalchand Jain L/H Shantidevi Bimalchand Jain Vs. Pr. CIT (Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench) The authorities have recorded a clear finding of fact that the assessee had indulged in a dubious share transaction meant to account for the undisclosed income in the garb of long term capital gain. While so observing, the authorities held that the assessee had not tendered cogent evidence to explain as to how the shares in an unknown company worth Rs. 5 had jumped to Rs. 485 in no time. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal held that the fantastic sale price was not at all possible as there was no ...