Loading judgment…
No AI summary yet for this case.
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL,
Before: BEFORE SHRI GEORGE MATHAN
Assessment Year : 2017-18 Manmath nmath Kumar Kumar Sahoo, Sahoo, Vs. Income Tax officer, Ward-1, Income Tax officer, Ward Gangadharapali, S.T.I, Rourkela Gangadharapali, S.T.I, Rourkela Rourkela PAN/GIR No.BKDPS 5353 Q .BKDPS 5353 Q (Appellant) (Appellant .. ( Respondent Respondent) Assessee by : Shri Natabar Panda, Adv , Adv Revenue by : Shri S.C.Mohanty, ld Sr DR , ld Sr DR Date of Hearing : 25/09/20 2024 Date of Pronouncement : 25/09/2 2024 O R D E R This is an appeal filed by the assessee an appeal filed by the assessee against the order of the ld inst the order of the ld CIT(A), NFAC, Delhi CIT(A), NFAC, Delhi dated 18.6.2024 in Appeal No.CIT(A), CIT(A),NFAC/2016- 17/10299733 for the assessment year 2017 17/10299733 for the assessment year 2017-18.
Shri Natabar Natabar Panda, ld AR appeared for the assessee and Shri appeared for the assessee and Shri S.C.Mohanty, ld Sr DR appeared for the revenue. S.C.Mohanty, ld Sr DR appeared for the revenue.
It was submitted by It was submitted by Ld. AR that the Assessing Officer has passed g Officer has passed the Assessment Order under Order under Section 144 read with Section 147 Section 147 of the Act 26.5.2023. The Assessing Officer has filed the return of income in response The Assessing Officer has filed the return of income in response The Assessing Officer has filed the return of income in response to notice u/s.148 of the Act. Subsequently, t to notice u/s.148 of the Act. Subsequently, the Assessing Officer he Assessing Officer initiated assessment assessment by issuing notice under Section 142(1) Section 142(1) of the Act P a g e 1 | 3 calling for explanation alongwith supporting documentary evidence with respect to the nature and source of cash deposit of Rs.5,02,000/-,interest of Rs.37,209/- and suppressed turnover amounting to Rs.8,18,458/-. In response to notice, the assessee had filed reply and submitted copy of computation of income, a copy of handwritten application addressed to Deputy Director of Investigation, Rourkela. It was the submission that a show cause notice as alleged by the Assessing Officer was sent to the assessee on 30.5.2022 but that notice has not been received by the assessee. It was the submission that the notice sent by mail or uploaded in the portal was not in the knowledge of the assessee and therefore, same was not responded to. Therefore, the Assessing Officer has passed order u/s.147 r.w.s 144 of the Act by making various additions. It was the submission that the ld CIT(A) also confirmed the addition without the compliance by the assessee. It was his prayer in the Bar that the issues be restored to the file of the Assessing Officer for readjudication and the assessee would cooperate in the set aside proceedings. To this request, ld Sr DR did not have any objection.
I have considered the rival submissions. A perusal of the assessment order shows that although in response to notice u/s.148 of the Act, the assessee filed his return of income and produced some documentary evidence but later on in response to notice u/s.142(1) of the Act, the assessee did not comply. It was the submission that no notice was served
P a g e 2 | 3 on the assessee. Even in the first appellate proceedings, due to non- representation by the assessee, the ld CIT(A) was compelled to confirm the assessment order making various additions. Now in the Bar, ld AR undertakes to comply with the notices and cooperate in the set aside proceedings, if the matter is restored to the file of the Assessing Officer. Considering the request of ld AR of the assessee in the Bar, the issues in this appeal are restored to the file of the Assessing officer for fresh adjudication after granting adequate opportunity of hearing to the assessee.
In the result, appeal of assessee stands partly allowed for statistical purposes.