NIRVANA AGROTECH PVT LTD,NEW DELHI vs. ITO WARD - 18(3), NEW DELHI

ASSESSEE BY : Shri K. Sampath, Advocate Shri V. Rajakumar, Advocate REVENUE BY : Shri Om Prakash, Sr. DR Date of Hearing : 07.03.2023 Date of Order : 13.03.2023

ORDER This appeal by the assessee is directed against the order of ld. CIT (Appeals)-37, New Delhi dated 12.04.2019 pertaining to the Assessment Year 2010-11.

2. The grounds of appeal taken by the assessee read as under :- “On the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law the Ld. CIT (Appeals) erred in confirming the following actions of the Assessing Officer : i. Initiating proceedings under section 147/148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) without there being any valid reasons forming belief of escapement of income; ./2019 ii. Making following additions to the returned income :- a) Rs.25,00,000/- on account of share application money received treating the same as unexplained invoking section 68 of the Act; b) Rs.50,000/- on account of alleged commission paid on conjectures and surmises.

All the above actions being erroneous, unlawful and untenable, it is prayed that the same must be quashed with directions for appropriate relief.”

3. The issue in this case is addition on account of share application pursuant to search and seizure activity in the business premises of Surendra Kumar Jain. In absence of necessary material, the additions were made by the AO and sustained by the ld. CIT (A).

5. At the outset, in this case, ld. Counsel of the assessee made a prayer that due to lack of proper presentation before the authorities below, assessee now wishes to file additional documents and additional evidences and prayed that the matter may be remitted back to the file of AO to examine the issue afresh in the light of these submissions.

6. Per contra, ld. DR for the Revenue did not have any objection to this proposition.

7. Upon careful consideration, we find that assessee by way of additional evidences has made submissions in the paper book. Index of Additional evidences submitted is as under :-

S.No. Particulars Pages 1. Copy of confirmation, Share Application Form, Bank 1 – 6 Statement and Confirmation of accounts of M\s Victory Software Pvt. Ltd.

4. Copy of Certificate of Incorporation M/s Victory 9 Software Pvt. Ltd.

add, assessee should be provided an opportunity of being heard. 8. In the result, assessee’s appeal is allowed for statistical purposes. Order pronounced in the open court on this 13th day of March, 2023.