M/S. MANIMAYA HOLDINGS PVT. LTD.,KOLKATA vs. ITO, WARD - 12(3), KOLKATA

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ITA 669/KOL/2019Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata29 August 2022AY 2005-063 pages

In favour of the Revenue: the assessee's appeal was dismissed. From the AI summary of this appeal.

AI SummaryDismissed

What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal upheld the order of the CIT(A) as the introduction of share capital/premium remained unexplained. The assessee failed to provide any evidence to contradict the findings of the lower authorities.

What were the facts?

The assessee did not appear before the AO or the CIT(A) and failed to provide requisite details. The Departmental Representative stated that the directors were untraceable and the companies were shell entities involved in a scam.

What were the issues?

Whether the additions made by the AO on account of unexplained share capital/premium are justified when the assessee failed to provide any supporting evidence.

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

ORDER / आदेश Per Bench: This is the appeal preferred by the assessee is against the order of the Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax(Appeals)-24, Kolkata (hereinafter referred to as the Ld. CIT(A)”] dated 22.01.2019 for the AY 2005-06.

2.

None appeared on behalf of the assessee at the time of hearing nor any application seeking adjournment was filed. Therefore we are deciding the appeal ex- parte after hearing the ld DR and after considering the merits of the case.

Assessment Year: 2005-06 Manimaya Holdings Pvt. Ltd.

3.

The assessee has raised various grounds of appeal challenging the order passed by the Ld. CIT(A). We observe from the order of AO that the assesse was largely non compliant in the matter of filing the requisite details sought by the AO. So much so that the assesse did not appear at all in the appellate proceedings before the first appellate authority. In other words in the appellate proceedings before the Ld. CIT(A) neither the assessee nor his authorized representative appeared to present its case on merit. During the course of hearing, the Departmental Representative brought to our notice that the directors of these companies were not traceable despite best effort by the department and all these companies are shell companies and part of scam operated by unscrupulous elements on whom the law could not lay its hands. Under these circumstances, we are proceedings to decide and dispose off the appeal ex-parte.

4.

After hearing Ld. D.R and after of the perusal of various grounds of appeal reveals we note that the additions as made by the AO was on the account of introduction of unexplained Share capital/Share Premium which could not be verified by both the authorities below. We note that the assesse was not cooperative before the AO whereas before the ld.CIT(A) the assessee did not appear at all. We further note that both the authorities below have given findings on these additions that this introduction of money remained unexplained and the investigation carried out by the revenue points to the deeper conspiracy to routing the unaccounted money in the form of share capital/share premium. We further observe that the assessee has not filed any evidences/confirmations/produce books of accounts before us to take a contrary view. Under this circumstance, we do not find any infirmity in the order of Ld. CIT(A) and are inclined to uphold the same by dismissing the appeal of the assessee.

Assessment Year: 2005-06 Manimaya Holdings Pvt. Ltd.

5.

In the result, the appeal of the assessee stands dismissed.

Order is pronounced in the open court on 29th August, 2022

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