ALCOVE CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. (NOW MERGED WITH ALCOVE INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD.),KOLKATA vs. I.T.O., WARD - 10(2), KOLKATA, KOLKATA

At the outset, the ld. counsel for the assessee has brought our attention to the impugned order of the CIT(A) to submit that the appeal of the assessee was dismissed in limine holding that the same was barred by limitation because of the delay of 42 days in filing the appeal before him. The ld. counsel has submitted that the aforesaid observation Assessment year: 2010-11 Alcove Construction Pvt. Ltd of the CIT(A) that the appeal was barred by limitation was factually incorrect. He, in this respect, has relied upon the CBDT Circular No.20/2016 dated 26.05.2016, whereby, the time for e-filing of the appeals was extended upto 15.06.2016. However, the appeal in question, as noted by the CIT(A) himself, was filed by the assessee on 01.06.2016 itself. Therefore, there was no delay in filing the present appeal. Even otherwise, considering the fact that this was the first year of e-filing and the CBDT has also taken note of the difficulty in filing the e-appeal, the ld. CIT(A), otherwise, was supposed to condone the short delay in filing the present appeal.

In view of the above, the impugned order of the CIT(A) is set aside. The delay in filing the appeal before the CIT(A), if any, stands condoned. The ld. CIT(A) is directed to decide the appeal on merits. Needless to say that CIT(A) will give adequate opportunity to the assessee to present its case.

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is treated as allowed for statistical purposes.