ITAT deletes addition made merely on the basis of diary noting

D .V. Sadananda Gowda Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) Admittedly, the addition of Rs.5 lakh has been made in the case of the assessee only on the basis of diary noting, statement of VP (Finance), RNSIL, and data retrieved by using forensic tools from seized computer server (data was deleted and the same was retrieved by using forensic tools). The assessee had contended that the details of seizure and the harsh value report were not available with the A.O. at the time of assessment. It was stated that the same was not made available to the assessee nor his representative. It was further submitted that...