Archive · 24 Sep 2026
ITAT Upholds ₹14.85 Lakh Addition Over Kushal Tradelink Share Gains
A taxpayer said he made genuine profits by buying and selling shares of Kushal Tradelink Ltd.
He showed documents such as contract notes, bank statements and demat records.
The tax authorities said the company’s shares were linked to possible price manipulation and accommodation entries.
They therefore treated ₹14.85 lakh as unexplained money instead of accepting it as genuine gains.
The tribunal agreed with the tax authorities.
It said transaction documents must be considered together with other investigation material.
The tribunal did not reject every issue raised by the taxpayer.
It sent the separate dispute over a claimed long-term capital loss back for a new decision.
The ruling shows that ordinary share-trading records may not be enough when a particular stock is under investigation.
The Ahmedabad ITAT upheld a ₹14.85 lakh addition as unexplained money under section 69A.
The taxpayer had reported capital gains from transactions involving Kushal Tradelink Ltd. shares.
Contract notes, broker statements, demat records and bank statements supported the taxpayer’s explanation.
Tax authorities relied on investigation material alleging price manipulation and accommodation entries involving the Kushal Group.
The tribunal sent the taxpayer’s separate ₹40.74 lakh long-term capital-loss claim back for reconsideration.
- Who
- Manishkumar Ramlakhan Agrawal, the taxpayer, and the Income Tax Department.
- What
- The Ahmedabad ITAT upheld a ₹14.85 lakh unexplained-money addition linked to share transactions and remanded a separate capital-loss dispute.
- When
- The case concerned assessment year 2018-19; the order date is not stated.
- Where
- Ahmedabad, before the Ahmedabad Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.
- Why
- The tribunal relied on investigation material concerning alleged price manipulation and accommodation entries involving the Kushal Group, alongside the transaction records.
Taxpayer’s Position
Tax Authorities and Tribunal’s Position
Whether the share gains were genuine
Taxpayer’s Position
The taxpayer said the trades were genuine because they occurred through the recognised stock market and a SEBI-registered broker, with supporting demat and banking records.
Tax Authorities and Tribunal’s Position
The tax authorities and tribunal said those records could not be viewed in isolation because investigation material linked the relevant group companies to alleged manipulation and accommodation entries.
Treatment of the transaction value
Taxpayer’s Position
The taxpayer treated the transactions as capital gains and separately challenged the restriction of his long-term capital-loss claim.
Tax Authorities and Tribunal’s Position
The tribunal sustained the ₹14.85 lakh addition as unexplained money but returned the separate capital-loss issue to the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) for fresh adjudication.
- Tax addition
- ₹14.85 lakh treated as unexplained money under section 69A.
- Reported gains
- ₹7.86 lakh in long-term capital gains and about ₹6.02 lakh in short-term capital gains.
- Shares involved
- Kushal Tradelink Ltd.
- Supporting records
- Contract notes, broker statements, demat records and bank statements.
- Investigation
- A February 2019 search of the Kushal Group reportedly identified alleged price manipulation and accommodation entries.
- Capital-loss claim
- The taxpayer claimed ₹40.74 lakh in long-term capital loss, while ₹18.30 lakh had been allowed.
- Case reference
- Manishkumar Ramlakhan Agrawal vs Income Tax Officer, Ward 6(1)(1), Ahmedabad, ITA No. 919/Ahd/2025.