TRUE LEGACY DEVELOPERS LLP,HYDERABAD vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-14(1), HYDERABAD
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आयकर अपीलȣय अͬधकरण, हैदराबाद पीठ
IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Hyderabad ‘ DB-B ‘ Bench, Hyderabad
Before Shri Vijay Pal Rao, Vice-President
A N D
Shri Manjunatha, G. Accountant Member
आ.अपी.सं /ITA No.300/Hyd/2025
(िनधाŊरण वषŊ/Assessment Year: 2020-21)
True Legacy Developers
LLP, HYDERABAD
PAN:AAMFT2388Q
Vs.
I.T.O
Ward 14(1)
Hyderabad
(Appellant)
(Respondent)
िनधाŊįरती Ȫारा/Assessee by:
Shri G.V.N. Hari, Advocate
राज̾ व Ȫारा/Revenue by::
Shri Narender Kumar Naik, CIT (DR)
सुनवाई की तारीख/Date of hearing:
07/07/2025
घोषणा की तारीख/Pronouncement: /07/2025
आदेश/ORDER
Per Vijay Pal Rao, Vice President
This appeal filed by the assessee is against the order dated 26/12/2024 of the learned CIT (A)-NFAC Delhi, for the A.Y.2020-21. 2. The assessee has raised the following grounds of appeal:
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The learned AR of the assessee has submitted that the learned CIT (A) has passed the impugned order ex-parte and not decided the issue raised by the assessee on merits. He has pointed out that the Assessing Officer made 2 additions/disallowances u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Act as well as an adhoc disallowances of development expenses. The learned CIT (A) confirmed the additions/disallowances made by the Assessing Officer and even not considered the ground of the assessee regarding the credit of self-assessed tax as raised in Grond 11 before the learned CIT (A). Thus, the learned AR has submitted that the impugned order of the learned CIT (A) may be set aside, and the matter may be remanded to the record of the learned CIT
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(A) for deciding the appeal of the assessee on merits after giving an appropriate opportunity of hearing to the assessee.
On the other hand, the learned DR has submitted that the assessee failed to comply with the notices issued by the Assessing Officer as well as the learned CIT (A) and therefore, in the absence of supporting evidence, the disallowances were made by the Assessing Officer and confirmed by the learned CIT (A). He has further submitted that since the assessee has not paid the self-assessment tax at the time of filing the return, therefore, the credit of the same might not have been given by the Assessing Officer while passing the assessment order and raising the demand. He has thus relied upon the orders of the authorities below.
We have considered the rival contentions as well as the relevant material available on record. The assessee has raised as many as 12 grounds of appeal before the learned CIT (A) and Ground No.11 is regarding the credit of self-assessment tax of Rs.9,96,59,540/- which was not given by the Assessing Officer while issuing the demand notice u/s 156 of the I.T. Act. The learned CIT (A) has given the details of the notices issued which shows that 4 notices were issued by the learned CIT (A) out of which the assessee has requested for adjournment only against one notice and rest 3 notices remained un-replied. Consequently, the learned CIT (A) has passed the impugned order ex-parte and ITA No 300 of 2025 True Legacy Developers LLP Page 4 of 5
confirmed the additions made by the Assessing Officer. It is pertinent to note that within a specific ground was raised by the assessee regarding the credit of self-assessment tax together with interest in Ground No.11 before the learned CIT (A), then the learned CIT (A) ought to have verified this fact from the record but the said ground was not even adjudicated by the learned CIT (A).
Accordingly, in the facts and circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice, we are of the considered opinion that the assessee be given one more opportunity to explain its case before the learned CIT (A). Hence, the impugned order of the learned CIT
(A) is set aside, and the matter is remanded to the record of the learned CIT (A) for fresh adjudication of the appeal of the assessee after giving one more opportunity of hearing to the assessee.
In the result, appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes.
Order pronounced in the Open Court on 8th July 2025. (MANJUNATHA, G.)
ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
(VIJAY PAL RAO)
VICE-PRESIDENT
Hyderabad, dated 8th July, 2025
Vinodan/sps
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Copy to:
S.No Addresses
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True Legacy Developers LLP, 2nd and 3rd Floor, Shangrila Plaza,
Road No.2 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034
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ITO Ward 14(1) IT Towers AC Guards, Masab Tank, Hyderabad
500004
3
Pr. CIT -Hyderabad
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DR, ITAT Hyderabad Benches
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Guard File
By Order