SAURAV KARMAKAR,NEW DELHI vs. PCIT, DELHI

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ITA 3636/DEL/2024Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai21 October 2026AY 2011-124 pages

In favour of the Revenue: the assessee's appeal was dismissed. From the AI summary of this appeal.

AI SummaryDismissed

What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal held that the assessee did not respond to the notices of the PCIT during the revisionary proceedings under section 263 of the Act. The assessee's request to file additional evidence before the Tribunal was noted. In this factual matrix, the Tribunal found no error on the part of the PCIT in invoking revisionary powers under section 263 and setting aside the case for fresh assessment after verification. The Tribunal was of the considered view that the order passed by the PCIT under section 263 needed no interference. Consequently, the appeal filed by the assessee was dismissed.

What were the facts?

The assessee, Saurav Karmakar, is in appeal against an order passed by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (PCIT), Delhi-20. The assessment year in question is 2011-12. The original assessment order under section 147/143(3) was passed by the Income Tax Department on December 21, 2018. The assessee had initially not filed a return for AY 2011-12, leading to the reopening of assessment by the AO due to a cash deposit of Rs. 13,13,400/-. The assessee subsequently filed a return declaring an income of Rs. 3,99,300/-. The AO assessed the income at Rs. 23,02,630/- based on the peak credit balance in the bank. The PCIT, on audit objection, noted that total cash credit was Rs. 38,59,900/-, of which the AO had only added 70% (Rs. 27,01,930/-), leaving Rs. 11,57,970/- unexplained. The PCIT set aside the reassessment order on March 26, 2021, for fresh assessment.

What were the issues?

1. Whether the PCIT erred in invoking revisionary powers under section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and setting aside the assessment order for fresh assessment, considering the assessee's failure to respond to notices during revisionary proceedings and subsequent request to file additional evidence before the Tribunal. Contentions: Assessee: The assessee sought to file additional evidence before the Tribunal to support its case. The assessee also argued that the PCIT's order was arbitrary and not founded on facts, and prayed for deletion of the ad-hoc addition of Rs. 34,83,476/-, which included genuine expenses from bank accounts, gifts from family, and loans from relatives. Revenue: The Revenue relied on the orders of the PCIT.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 147,Section 143(3),Section 263

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI

Before: SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA & SHRI NAVEEN CHANDRA

आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, िद�ी पीठ�, नई िद�ी INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, DELHI BENCHES, NEW DELHI BENCH: ‘G’ BEFORE SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI NAVEEN CHANDRA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA 3636/DEL/2024 (िनधा�रण वष�/Assessment Year: 2011-12) SAURAV KARMAKAR PCIT F-223A, GROUND FLOOR, MANGAL NEW DELHI-, DELHI Vs. BAZAR, LAXMI NAGAR, NEW DELHI- 110092, DELHI अपीलाथ� / Appellant ��थ� / Respondent

Permanent Account Number of Assessee: AUHPK5054B

अपीलाथ� �ारा/Appellant represented by: Adv. Lalit Kumar Sharma ��थ� �ारा/Respondent represented by: Shri Bhogendra Prasad, Sr. DR सुनवाई की तारीख / Date of conclusion of hearing: 19-Aug-2026 घोषणा की तारीख / Date of pronouncement: 19-Aug-2026 आदेश / ORDER PER NAVEEN CHANDRA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: This appeal is filed by the assessee against the order of Ld. Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax, PCIT, Delhi – 20 dated 26.03.2021 arising from the assessment order under section 147/143(3) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) dated 21.12.2018 by the Income tax Department for the Assessment Year 2011-12.

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For the reasons stated in the assesses’s condonation averments, delay of 810 days in filing of instant appeal is hereby condoned in light of Collector, Land & Acquisition vs. Mst. Katiji & Others (1987) 167 ITR 471 (SC). 3. The Assessee has raised the following grounds of appeal: The Ld. PCIT has erred in law and on facts in enacting the declared income of the assessee from Rs.3,99,300/- to an income of Rs.38,82,776/- by enhancing Rs.34,83,476/-. The order passed by the Ld. PCIT is arbitrary, unlawful not founded on facts and is against the cannons of justice.: 1. Adhoc addition of Rs. 34,83,476/- which is the total receipts of Rs.38,82,776/- which contains some gifts from family and loans from relatives through cheques towards the purchase of a home and some other property. The Ld. PCIT has arbitrarily added an amount of Rs.34,83,476/- on an ad-hoc basis and not considered the genuine expenses which are also from Bank account itself. The disallowance is arbitrary and is not founded on facts and is prayed to be deleted in full. 2. That on facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the order passed by the Ld. AO and Ld. PCIT Delhi-20 is bad in law in as much as failed to appreciate the facts involved and the law thereon. The appellant prayed mercy to add/ amend any ground of appeal at the time of hearing. The appellant is also requested to grant and opportunity to produce the documents/information before A.O.” 4. Brief facts of the case are that the assessee did not file any return for AY 2011-12. The AO reopened the assessment u/s 147 on the ground that the assessee had made cash deposit of Rs 13,13,400/- in his bank account and the assessee did not file any ITR. The assessee was issued a notice u/s 148 and in response to which the assessee has filed his return of income for A.Y. 2011-12 on 20.10.2018 declaring his income of Rs.3,99,300/-. Thereafter, the AO passed an order u/s 143(3)/147 on 21.12.2018 and assessed the income at 23,02,630/- taking the peak credit balance in the bank of Rs 27,01,930/- minus Rs 399,300/- income declared in the return. 5. The ld. Pr. CIT(A), on the basis of Audit objection, found that the total cash credit in the bank was Rs 38,59,900/- whereas the AO added only 70% of the same i.e., Rs 27,01,930/-, leaving the unexplained cash deposit of Rs 11,57,970/-, as untaxed. In absence of any response, the PCIT set aside the reassessment order vide his order u/s 263 dated 26.03.2021 for a fresh assessment after verification of the issues. 6. Aggrieved, assessee is now in appeal before us. 7. Before us, ld. Counsel for the assessee stated that the assessee seeks to file additional evidences to support its case whereas the ld DR relied on the orders of the PCIT. 8. We have heard the rival submission and perused the material available on record. We find that the assessee did not respond to the notices of the PCIT during the revisionary proceeding u/s 263 of the Act. Before us, the assessee seeks to file additional evidences to explain the cash deposits in the bank. In such factual matrix, we find no error on the part of the PCIT to invoke the revisionary powers u/s 263 of the Act and set aside the case for fresh assessment after verification. We are therefore of the considered view that the order passed by the PCIT u/s 263 needs no interference. Appeal is accordingly dismissed. Page 3 of 4

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In the result, appeal filed by the assessee in ITA No.3636/Del/2024 is dismissed. Order pronounced in the open court on 19-Aug-2026.

Sd/- Sd/- SATBEER SINGH GODARA NAVEEN CHANDRA JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER Delhi Dated: 21.10.2026 Priti Yadav, Sr. PS* Copy to: SAURAV KARMAKAR, F-223A, GROUND FLOOR, MANGAL BAZAR, 1 LAXMI NAGAR, NEW DELHI-110092, DELHI PCIT, 2 -, NEW DELHI-, DELHI 3 THE PCIT / CIT, 4 THE D.R., ITAT, DELHI BENCH 5 GUARD FILE TRUE COPY SHASHI KANT Digitally signed by SHASHI KANT PANDEY PANDEY Date: 2026.10.26 04:24:45 -07'00' ASSISTANT REGISTRAR I.T.A.T., DELHI

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