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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI BENCH “F” NEW DELHI
Before: SHRI AMIT SHUKLA & SHRI B.R.R. KUMAR
IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH “F” NEW DELHI
BEFORE SHRI AMIT SHUKLA, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI B.R.R. KUMAR, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
I.T.A. No.2256/DEL/2016 Assessment Year: 2008-2009
Ashok Oberoi, vs. ACIT, Central Circle-10, C-170, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi. New Delhi. TAN/PAN: AAJPO5082H (Appellant) (Respondent)
Appellant by: None Respondent by: Shri Apoorva Bhardwaj, Sr.D.R. Date of hearing: 04 02 2021 Date of pronouncement: 17 03 2021
O R D E R PER AMIT SHUKLA, JM
The aforesaid appeal has been filed by the assessee against the impugned order dated 24.02.2016, passed by Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-XXVII, New Delhi in relation to the penalty proceedings u/s.271(1)(c) for the Assessment Year 2008-09. The grounds of appeal raised by the assessee are as under: “1. The CIT [A] has erred in dismissing the appeal of the appellant utilizing the provisions of section 251(1)(C), that he has the powers to dispose of an appeal “in any other case, he may pass such orders in the appeal as he thinks fit”. 2. The CIT(A) has erred in dismissing the appeal ex-parte on the basis of material available on record on the ground of non
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appearance while the appellant appeared three out of 5 times the appeal was posted for hearing.
The CIT (A) has erred in dismissing the appeal involving large amount of penalty of Rs 14,17,356 without giving sufficient time to the appellant.”
From the perusal of the impugned order, it is seen that same has been passed ex-parte and confirming the penalty of Rs.14,17,356/- as levied by the Assessing Officer.
Ld. CIT(A) has noted the following date of hearing and details of notice which is as under:
S.No. Date of Date of Date of Remarks notice Hearing Adjournment 1. 24.08.2015 10.09.2015 -- Notice was sent by “ Speed Post” on 24.08.2015 fixing the case for 10.09.2015. None attended nor filed any adjournment. 2. 12.10.2015 19.10.2015 02.11.2015 The case was adjourned to 02.11.2015 on the request of the appellant. 3. --- 02.11.2015 28.12.2015 The case was adjourned to 28.12.2015 on the request of the appellant. 4. --- 28.12.2015 22.02.2016 The case was adjourned to 22.02.2016 on the request of the appellant. 5. --- 22.02.2016 --- None attended nor any request for adjournment was made nor any submission was furnished.
He has dismissed the appeal without deciding it on merits.
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However, after looking to the fact that assessee had appeared and sought for adjournment, but it was on the last date of hearing, as per the noting of the ld. CIT (A) the assessee could not appear, and therefore, he has dismissed the appeal ex-parte. Looking to the fact that it is an ex-parte which has not been adjudicated on merit, therefore, in the interest of substantial justice, we are remanding the impugned order and the grounds raised before us to the file of the ld. CIT (A) to be decided afresh on merits and in accordance with law after giving due and effective opportunity of hearing to the assessee to substantiate its case. 6. In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes. Order pronounced in the Open Court on 17th March, 2021
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