AJAY PAHARIA HUF,MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE 41(3)(1),MUMBAI, KAUTILYA BHAVAN, BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX,MUMBAI

Per : Narender Kumar Choudhry, Judicial Member:

This appeal has been preferred by the Assessee against the order dated 23.01.2025, impugned herein, passed by the National
Faceless Appeal Center (NFAC)/ Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax
(Appeals) (in short Ld. Commissioner) u/s 250 of the Income Tax
Act, 1961 (in short ‘the Act’) for the A.Y. 2012-13. 2. It appears from the impugned order that five notices were issued to the assessee, however, the Assessee except seeking adjournment on dated 06.12.2023, eventually, made no compliance on 4 dates of hearings. Therefore, in the constrained circumstances, the Ld. Commissioner though decided the issue involved on the basis of material available on record, but not in its right perspective and proper manner. The Assessee has claimed that due to M/s. Ajay Paharia HUF

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miscommunication with the previous counsel, he remained unrepresented before the Ld. Commissioner during the first appellate proceedings, therefore, in the interest of justice one opportunity may be given to the Assessee to substantiate its claim.
Hence, for just and proper decision of the case and substantial justice, this Court is inclined to remand the instant case to the file of the Ld. Commissioner.
3. At this stage, Ld. counsel Mr. Dharan Gandhi has submitted that there are some variations and mis-matches in the assessment order itself. Therefore, it would be appropriate, if the case is remanded to the file of the AO.
4. This Court observe that the assessment order is also more or less ex-parte and therefore it would be appropriate to remand the instant case to the file of the assessing officer, however, subject to deposit of Rs.1100/- in the Revenue Department under “other head” within 15 days from the date of this order.
5. Thus the case is accordingly remanded to the file of the AO for decision afresh, suffice to say by affording a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the Assessee.
6. In the result, the appeal filed by the Assessee stands allowed for statistical purposes.
Order pronounced in the open court on 11.06.2025. (NARENDER KUMAR CHOUDHRY)

JUDICIAL MEMBER

* Disha Raut, Stenographer
M/s. Ajay Paharia HUF

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Copy to: The Appellant
The Respondent
The CIT, Concerned, Mumbai
The DR Concerned Bench

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