RAMESH BALUSWAMY,KANCHIPURAM vs. DCIT, NCC-17(1), CHENNAI

Ramesh Baluswamy, The Deputy Commissioner of No.5/23 Seven Wells Street, Income Tax, St.Thomas Mount, Non-Corporate Circle-17(1), St. Thomas Mount H.O. Chennai. Kanchipuram Dist, Chennai-600 016. [PAN: AEPPR8859E] (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) अपीलार्थी की ओर से/ Assessee by : Ms.S.Janani, Advocate for Ms.Hema Murali Krishnan, Advocate प्रत्यर्थी की ओर से /Revenue by : Smt.Samantha Mullamudi, Addl.CIT सुनवाई की तारीख/Date of Hearing : 25.03.2025 घोषणा की तारीख /Date of Pronouncement : 09.04.2025 आदेश / O R D E R PER AMITABH SHUKLA, A.M :

This appeal is filed by the assessee against the order bearing DIN & Order No.ITBA / NFAC / S / 250 / 2024-25 / 1069322192(1) dated 01.10.2024 of the Learned Commissioner of Income Tax [herein after “CIT(A), National Faceless Appeal Center[NFAC], Delhi, for the assessment years 2022-23 . 2.0 At the outset the Ld. Counsel for the assesse informed that the Ld. First Appellate Authority has passed an ex-parte order thereby confirming the assessment order u/s 143(3) dated 12.05.2023. The appeal was dismissed for non-compliance to the statutory notices issued by the Ld. First Appellate Authority. It was submitted that only two notices were issued over a period of less than a month and appeal was dismissed for non-compliance.

3.0 The Ld. DR has relied upon the order of lower authorities.

4.0 We have heard the rival submissions in the light of material available on records. It is trite law that no litigant benefits by non- prosecution of its case. The appellant assessee submitted before us that compliance could not be made because of preoccupation with some personal works. We find sufficient force in the pleadings of the assesse as to why it could not file its appeal in time. We have also noted that apart from merely harping on the issue of delayed filing by the assesse the Ld. CIT(A) has not adequately touched upon merits of the case. Accordingly, the order of lower authorities is set aside and the Ld.CIT(A) is directed to readjudicate the appeal after giving due opportunity of being heard and by passing a speaking order. All the grounds raised by the assessee are allowed for statistical purposes.