No Addition if Accounts Supported by Affidavit Remain Uncontroverted: ITAT Jodhpur

Dhanpat Raj Khatri Vs ITO (ITAT Jodhpur) In the case of Dhanpat Raj Khatri vs. ITO (ITAT Jodhpur), the dispute revolves around the addition of Rs. 7,63,000/- to the assessee’s income by the Assessing Officer (AO) under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. This addition was made on the grounds that the assessee failed to satisfactorily explain the source of certain cash deposits in his bank accounts. Background: The assessee had deposited a total of Rs. 40,55,300/- in his two bank accounts during the assessment year in question. When questioned by the AO, the assessee attributed these ...