Facts
The assessee filed an appeal against an order confirming additions made by the Assessing Officer. The additions included unexplained cash deposits, unexplained cash credit, difference in interest income, and notional rent. The appeal was filed physically.
Held
The Tribunal noted that for the same assessment year, an appeal had already been filed electronically and disposed of, as the matter was settled under the Vivad se Vishwas Scheme. The present appeal, being a duplicate filed physically, was considered infructuous.
Key Issues
Whether a physically filed appeal is infructuous when a similar appeal for the same assessment year has already been electronically filed and disposed of after settlement under the Vivad se Vishwas Scheme.
Sections Cited
69A, 143(3), 147, 148, 234B, 234C, 234D
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, MUMBAI BENCH “K (SMC
Before: SHRI OM PRAKASH KANT & SHRI RAJ KUMAR CHAUHAN
ORDER
PER OM PRAKASH KANT, AM
This appeal by the assessee is directed against order dated 22.03.2024 passed by the Ld. Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) – National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi [in short ‘the Ld. CIT(A)’] for assessment year 2014-15, raising following grounds:
1. On the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law the learned Additional / Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) erred in confirming following additions made by the learned Assessing Officer:
Chanderakanta H Lalia 2 Addition of Rs.660500/ Addition of Rs.660500/- on account of unexplained cash on account of unexplained cash deposits in Bank account of the appellant by invoking deposits in Bank account of the appellant deposits in Bank account of the appellant provision of section 69A of the Act. provision of section 69A of the Act. Addition of Rs.400000/ Addition of Rs.400000/- on account of unexplained cash on account of unexplained cash credit in Bank account of the appellant by invoking credit in Bank account of the appellant by invoking credit in Bank account of the appellant by invoking provision of section 69A of the Act. provision of section 69A of the Act. Addition of Rs.36556/ Addition of Rs.36556/- on account of difference in interest on account of difference in interest received from Bank under the head 'Income from Other eived from Bank under the head 'Income from Other eived from Bank under the head 'Income from Other Sources'. Sources'. Addition of Rs. 194596/ Addition of Rs. 194596/- on account of notional rent under on account of notional rent under the head 'Income from House Property.' the head 'Income from House Property.' Provisions of the Act ought to have properly construed and Provisions of the Act ought to have properly construed and Provisions of the Act ought to have properly construed and regard being had to facts of the case a regard being had to facts of the case above additions bove additions should not have been confirmed. should not have been confirmed. 02 On the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law 02 On the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law 02 On the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law the learned Additional / Joint Commissioner of Income Tax the learned Additional / Joint Commissioner of Income Tax the learned Additional / Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) erred in confirming issuance of notice under section 148 (Appeals) erred in confirming issuance of notice under section 148 (Appeals) erred in confirming issuance of notice under section 148 of the Act and asses of the Act and assessment made under section 143(3) rws 147 of sment made under section 143(3) rws 147 of the Act which is without jurisdiction, contrary to the provisions of the Act which is without jurisdiction, contrary to the provisions of the Act which is without jurisdiction, contrary to the provisions of the Act and liable to be annulled. the Act and liable to be annulled.
3. The learned Additional / Joint Commissioner of Income tax 03. The learned Additional / Joint Commissioner of Income tax 03. The learned Additional / Joint Commissioner of Income tax (Appeals) erred in confirming order made under (Appeals) erred in confirming order made under section 143(3) of section 143(3) of the Act which is illegal, bad the Act which is illegal, bad-in- law, ultra virus, without law, ultra virus, without jurisdiction and without allowing reasonable opportunity of the jurisdiction and without allowing reasonable opportunity of the jurisdiction and without allowing reasonable opportunity of the hearing, without appreciating facts, submission and evidences in hearing, without appreciating facts, submission and evidences in hearing, without appreciating facts, submission and evidences in their proper perspective is liable to be annulled their proper perspective is liable to be annulled.
The learned Additional / Joint Commissioner of Income Tax 04. The learned Additional / Joint Commissioner of Income Tax 04. The learned Additional / Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) erred in confirming charging of interest under section (Appeals) erred in confirming charging of interest under section (Appeals) erred in confirming charging of interest under section 234B and 234C and 234B and 234C and 234D of the Act Before us, learned counsel for the assessee submits that, for 2. Before us, learned counsel for the assessee submits that, for Before us, learned counsel for the assessee submits that, for the very same assessment yea the very same assessment year, an appeal had already been filed r, an appeal had already been filed electronically and has since been disposed of by the Tribunal in ITA electronically and has since been disposed of by the Tribunal in ITA electronically and has since been disposed of by the Tribunal in the matter having been settled under the No. 5794/Mum/2024, the matter having been settled under the No. 5794/Mum/2024, the matter having been settled under the . The present appeal, having been Vivad se Vishwas Scheme, 2024 Vivad se Vishwas Scheme, 2024. The present appeal, having been filed physically and being a filed physically and being a duplicate, does not survive for duplicate, does not survive for adjudication.
Chanderakanta H Lalia 3 ITA No. 5693/MUM/2024
Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as having become 3. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as having become 3. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Order pronounced in the open Court on nounced in the open Court on 14/08/2025. /08/2025.