T.J.AVARACHAN vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX

ITA/3/2018HC KeralaKLHC01019119201808 February 2018Author: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN,HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK MENON4 pages
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What were the facts?

The assessee, T.J. Avarachan, filed an appeal before the High Court of Kerala against an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Cochin Bench. The ITAT's order, dated December 31, 2013, had remanded the matter back to the Assessing Officer (AO). The remand pertained to a specific addition made by the AO concerning a loan claimed to have been taken from an NRE. The assessee had also received an order from the AO on remand. The assessment year in question is 2010-2011. The appeal before the High Court challenges the ITAT's decision to remand the issue.

What did the High Court hold?

The High Court of Kerala, in its judgment dated February 8, 2018, declined to answer the questions raised in the appeal. The Court observed that the ITAT had remanded the matter to the Assessing Officer, and an order on remand had already been passed by the AO. Given this procedural development, the High Court stated that it would not express any opinion on the merits of the case. The assessee was advised that they would be entitled to raise all objections in any appeal that might be filed against the order passed on remand. Consequently, the appeal before the High Court was closed without deciding the issues.

What were the issues?

1. Whether the ITAT was justified in remanding the matter to the Assessing Officer concerning the addition made on account of a loan taken from an NRE, for the assessment year 2010-2011? Assessee's Contention: The assessee is appealing against the ITAT's order of remand. The judgment does not explicitly record the assessee's arguments against the remand order itself, but the filing of the appeal implies disagreement with the ITAT's decision to send the matter back to the AO. The assessee would have likely argued that the ITAT should have decided the issue on merits rather than remanding it. Revenue's Contention: The judgment does not record any specific arguments made by the Revenue before the High Court regarding the ITAT's remand order. However, the Revenue would have likely supported the ITAT's decision to remand the matter for further examination by the AO.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK MENON THUR AY, THE 8TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2018 / 19TH MAGHA, 1939 AGAINST THE ORDER IN ITA NO.475/2013 OF THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, COCHIN BENCH DATED 31-12-2013 APPELLANT/RESPONDENT/ASSESSEE:

T.J. AVARACHAN

THIRUTHANATHIL HOUSE, MANJAPRA, ERNAKULAM KOCHI-683 581. BY ADV.SRI.S. ARUN RAJ RESPONDENT/APPELLANT/REVENUE:

THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX

IS PRESS ROAD, KOCHI-682 018. BY SRI.CHRISTOPHER ABRAHAM, INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT

THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08-02-2018, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

APPENDIX APPELLANT'S EXHIBITS :- ----------------------------------- ANNEXURE A - COPY OF THE ASSESSMENT ORDER DATED 20.12.2011 PASSED BY THE ASSESSMENT ORDER FOR THE AY 2010-2011. ANNEXURE B - COPY OF THE FIRST APPELLATE ORDER DATED 27.03.2013 PASSED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX [APPEALS]-I, KOCHI FOR THE AY 2010-2011. ANNEXURE C - COPY OF THE COMMON ORDER DATED 31.12.2013 PASSING THE ORDER FOR THE AY 2010-2011 BY THE INC

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