COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. VEENA SALUJA

ITA - 1249 / 2008HC Delhi06 November 20081 pages

For Petitioner: PREM LATA BANSAL

AI SummaryRemanded

What did the High Court hold?

The High Court issued notice, returnable on March 27, 2009. The judgment does not record any findings or decisions on the merits of the issues raised by the assessee or the revenue. The court has not decided whether the ITAT's recording of the CIT(A)'s finding was factually correct, nor has it determined if the assessee's failure to appeal additions was a bona fide mistake. The operative direction is limited to issuing notice to the respondent (Revenue) to appear and respond to the appeal. No relief has been granted or denied at this stage, and no issue has been expressly left undecided as the substantive hearing has not yet occurred.

What were the facts?

This case involves an appeal before the High Court of Delhi. The appellant (assessee) is challenging a decision of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). The assessee's counsel contends that the ITAT incorrectly stated that the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)] had found no extra benefit would accrue to the assessee by not handing over original equity share certificates. The assessee argues this finding was not made by the CIT(A) but was part of the assessee's submissions. Furthermore, the assessee claims both the CIT(A) and the ITAT wrongly noted that the assessee did not appeal additions made by the Assessing Officer, stating this was a bona fide mistake. The Revenue's counsel, however, asserts that the assessee did file appeals before the CIT(A) and the ITAT, and both decisions were in favour of the Revenue.

What were the issues?

1. Whether the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal erred in holding that the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) had found that no extra benefit would accrue to the assessee by not handing over the original equity share certificates (mixed question of fact and law). 2. Whether the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) wrongly recorded that the assessee did not file an appeal against the additions made by the Assessing Officer in quantum proceedings, and if so, whether this constituted a bona fide mistake (mixed question of fact and law). Assessee's contentions: - The CIT(A) did not make a finding that no extra benefit would accrue from not handing over share certificates; this was part of the assessee's submissions. - The recording that the assessee did not file an appeal against the Assessing Officer's additions was factually incorrect and a bona fide mistake. Revenue's contentions: - The assessee did file appeals before the CIT(A) and the ITAT, and the decisions in both instances were in favour of the Revenue.

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI . 06.11.2008 .

Present: Ms Prem Lata Bansal, Advocate for the Appellant. . + ITA No. 1249/2008 .

The learned counsel for the appellant submits that the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has recorded that the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) had returned a finding that no extra benefit would have accrued to the assessee by not handing over the original 2000 equity share certificates. She submits that this is not factually correct, in as much as, the CIT (A) has not returned any such finding. She made a reference to page 54 of the paper book in which there is mention of the fact that there would be no extra benefit, but it is part of the submissions made on behalf of the assessee, and not part of the conclusions arrived at by the CIT(A). She also submits that both the CIT(A) as well as the Tribunal have wrongly noted that the assessee did not file any appeal against the additions made by the Assessing Officer in the quantum proceedings and that the same was accepted by the assessee, in as much as, it was a bona fide mistake. According to the learned counsel for the Revenue, the assessee had, in fact, filed an appeal before the Commissioner of Income-tax Appeals, as well as, before the Tribunal and in both appeals, the decisions went in favour of the Revenue.

Issue notice, returnable on 27.03.2009. . . . . BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J . . . RAJIV SHAKDHER, J .

November 06, 2008 mk . . 03.

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