Merely because a debt has not been repaid for over three years, would not automatically imply cessation of liability

PCIT Vs Pukhraj S. Jain (Bombay High Court)

It is well settled through series of judgements that merely because a debt has not been repaid for over three years, would not automatically imply cessation of liability. Exhaustion of period of limitation may prevent filing of recovery proceedings in a Court of law, nevertheless it cannot be stated by itself that the liability to repay the amount had ceased. Going by this logic itself, the Assessing Officer, in our opinion, committ

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