MR. RAHUL TULSHIRAM PATIL,RAIGAD vs. ITO WARD 5 , PANVEL
IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
PUNE BENCHES “B”, PUNE
BEFORE DR.MANISH BORAD, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
AND SHRI VINAY BHAMORE, JUDICIAL MEMBER
आयकर अपील सं. / ITA No.1025/PUN/2025
Assessment Year : 2014-15
Rahul Tulshiram Patil,
House No.49, Varchi Ali,
At Dapoli Post Pargaon,
Navi Mumbai, Raigad – 410206
Maharashtra
PAN : AVAPP8101A
Vs.
ITO, Ward-5,
Panvel
Appellant
Respondent
आदेश / ORDER
PER DR. MANISH BORAD, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER :
The captioned appeal at the instance of assessee pertaining to A.Y. 2014-15 is directed against the order dated 11.03.2025
passed by National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC), Delhi u/s.250
of the income-tax Act, 1961 (in short ‘the Act’) arising out of Assessment Order dated 11.05.2023 passed u/s.147 r.w.s.144
r.w.s.144B of the Act.
When the case was called for, none appeared on behalf of the assessee despite due service of notice of hearing. With the assistance of ld. Departmental Representative and on perusal of the impugned order, we find that assessee failed to comply to the first two notices issued by ld.CIT(A) on 24.01.2025 and 12.02.2025 and thereafter adjournment request made on 20.02.2025 was rejected. Ld.CIT(A) referring to the judgment of Appellant by : None Respondent by : Shri Akhilesh Srivastva Date of hearing : 04.06.2025 Date of pronouncement : 05.06.2025 Rahul Tulshiram Patil
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Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of B.N. Bhattacharjee & Other reported in 118 ITR 461 (SC) has dismissed the appeal of the assessee observing that appeal does not mean merely filing of the appeal but should be effectively pursued. However, Ld.CIT(A) failed to adjudicate the issues on merit as contemplated u/s.250(6) of the Act. Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case in the case of PCIT (C) vs. Premkumar Arjundas Luthra (HUF) (2017)
297 CTR 614 (Bombay) has held that ld.CIT(A)/NFAC is obliged to dispose of the appeal on merits even in an exparte order.
Under the given facts and circumstances and there being no objection raised by the ld. Departmental Representative, we in the interest of justice and being fair to both the parties, deem it proper to restore all the issues raised before us, to the file of ld.CIT(A) for denovo adjudication for which reasonable opportunity of hearing shall be afforded to the assessee. Assessee is directed to provide latest email id and contact detail to the department for receiving the notices from ITBA portal. Assessee is also directed to remain vigilant and not to take unnecessary adjournment unless otherwise required for reasonable cause. Impugned order is set aside and the grounds of appeal raised by the assessee are allowed for statistical purposes.
In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes. Order pronounced on this 05th day of June, 2025. (VINAY BHAMORE) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
पुणे / Pune; दनांक / Dated : 05th June, 2025. Satish
Rahul Tulshiram Patil
आदेश क ितिलिप अ ेिषत / Copy of the Order forwarded to :
1. अपीलाथ / The Appellant.
2. यथ / The Respondent.
3. The Pr. CIT concerned.
4. िवभागीय ितिनिध, आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, “B” बच,
पुणे / DR, ITAT, “B” Bench, Pune.
गाड फ़ाइल / Guard File. आदेशानुसार / BY ORDER,
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आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, पुणे / ITAT, Pune.