INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-15(1), HYDERABAD vs. VANKAYALAPATI KIRMAYEE, HYDERABAD

ITA No.2126/H/2017 is filed by the assessee against the order of the ld CIT(A)-7, Hyderabad dated 14.6.2017 for the assessment year 2009- 2010.

First, we take up for adjudication of the revenue’s appeal for the assessment year 2010-2011.

The grounds of appeal raised by the revenue are as under:

Facts of the case are that the assessee is an individual. During the course of assessment proceedings, the Assessing Officer noticed that the assessee had purchased a house property in the year 2008 from D.Shyamala for a consideration of Rs.75,00,000/-. Later on, the assessee has entered into a sale deed for a consideration of Rs.1,00,00,000/- for sale of the above property as against market value of the property at Rs.3,05,58,000/-, on which stamp duty is paid. The Assessing Officer opined that the assessee is liable for short term capital gains tax as per provisions of section 50C of the Act. Since, the assessee has not filed

Aggrieved by the action of the AO, the assessee carried the matter in appeal before the ld CIT(A). Before the ld CIT(A), the assessee filed additional evidence regarding the reasons for adopting different value from market value of the property, which was forwarded to the AO for a remand report. The Assessing Officer vide her remand report stated that since the assessee did not present before the AO to putforth the grievance that the market rate is lower than the stamp valuation authority, the contention of the assessee is not acceptable. Thereafter, the ld CIT(A) forwarded the remand report of the AO to the assessee to submit her comments and the assessee replied the circumstances under which, she could not present before the AO and also submitted as to why the market rate is lower than the SVO. She also replied that the facts mentioned by the AO by referring other decisions in her remand report is fully distinguishable on facts of the present case. The ld CIT(A) after considering the remand report and the submission of the assessee, deleted the addition made by the AO, inter alia, observing as under:

Ld DR supported the order of the Assessing Officer and produced a decision of ITAT, Hyderabad Bench in the case of ITO vs Smt. Chitti

We have heard the rival submissions of both the sides and perused the record of the case. There is no dispute to the fact that the assessee had purchased the property for a consideration of Rs.75,00,000/- and later on entered into a sale deed with Shri U Chandramohan & others to sell the property for a consideration of Rs.1,00,00,000/-. It is the contention of the assessee that due to dispute in the property, she was compelled to dispose the property lower than the value adopted by the Stamp Valuation Authorities. However, the AO opined that the market value of the property is Rs.3,05,58,000/- as per stamp valuation authority. It is a fact that the assessment was completed u/s.144/147 of the Act due to non-appearance of the assessee before the AO. However, during the first appellate proceedings, the assessee appeared and made submissions as to why the property was sold at a lesser price than the rate fixed by the Stamp Valuation Authority, which was referred to the AO for her comments./remand report. The Remand report was forwarded to the assessee for clarification to the report of the AO. Only after considering the rival submissions/report, the ld CIT(A) deleted the addition made by the AO.

In this regard, we refer to Section 50C(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which clearly provides that the AO may refer the valuation of the capital assets to a Valuation Officer, if demands by the assessee. In the P a g e 5 | 9

On being asked by the bench, ld DR could not controvert the above position as to why the matter was not referred to the DVO for ascertaining the market value of the property at the relevant time. In the case of Smt. Chitti Parvatha Vardhanamma (supra), the assessee did not ask the AO to referred the matter to the DVO, hence, the AO was compelled to complete the assessment by adopting the guidelines value considered by the SRO. But in the present case, the assessment was completed u/s.144/147 of the Act in the absence of the assessee. Only when the matter carried to first appellate stage, the assessee objected to the value adopted by the AO without referring the matter to the DVO by giving the detailed reasons as to why the sale consideration was lesser amount. Hence, the decision relied by ld DR is distinguishable on facts. In view of above, we do not find any infirmity in the findings of the ld CIT(A) to interfere and, accordingly, dismiss the grounds of the revenue.

In the result, appeal of the revenue is dismissed.

The assessee in her appeal is aggrieved by the decision of the ld CIT(A) in confirming the addition of Rs.17 lakhs treating the same as unexplained investment.

Facts as emanated from the order of the ld CIT(A) are that the assessee is an individual and is not regularly assessed to tax. The assessee has purchased a house property on 25.7.2008 from D.Shyamala for a consideration of Rs.75,00,000/-. The payment towards the cost of house property is Rs.60 lakhs as cash and Rs.15 lakhs by way of demand draft. Since, the AO noticed that the assessee is not filing her income tax return, therefore, the investment of Rs.75,00,000/- remains unexplained. The AO accordingly, issued notice u/s.148 of the Act by recording the reasons. In response to notice u/s.148 of the Act, the assessee did not file the return of income and also did not attend the AO. Finally, a show cause notice was issued to the assessee to explain as to why the investment of Rs.75,00,000/- should not be added to the income of the assessee treating the same as unexplained investment. There was no response from the side of the assessee. Under these circumstances, the AO resorted to complete

On appeal, the ld CIT (A) after considering the remand report of the AO, granted part relief to the assessee by restricting the addition to Rs.17,00,00/-. Hence, the assessee is in further appeal before the Tribunal.

We have heard the rival submissions as well as perused the orders of lower authorities. We find that the ld CIT (A) restricted the addition to Rs.17,00,000/-, inter alia, observing as under:

In the result, appeal of the assessee is dismissed.