Addition of ₹37.55 Lakh to Income of Illiterate Agriculturist: ITAT directs AO to readjudicate

Joginder Singh Vs ITO (ITAT Chandigarh) In the case of Joginder Singh vs ITO (ITAT Chandigarh), the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) dealt with an appeal filed by the assessee, an illiterate agriculturist, against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)]. The case pertained to the assessment year 2011–12 and involved the addition of ₹37,55,000 as unexplained cash credits in the assessee’s bank account. The appeal was delayed by 228 days, primarily because the assessee was unaware of the income tax procedures, had not received the CIT(A)’s order on time, an...