DCIT, NEW DELHI vs. M/S. MANAS AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD., NEW DELHI

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ITA 2098/DEL/2017Status: DisposedITAT Delhi20 January 2020AY 2012-135 pages

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

AI SummaryDismissed

What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal found no merit in the Revenue's appeal, upholding the CIT(A)'s decision to admit additional evidence and delete the additions. The CIT(A) had considered the assessee's explanation for non-appearance and the AO's favorable remand report.

What were the facts?

The assessee company filed a return declaring a loss. Due to non-appearance during assessment proceedings, the AO made additions for unsubstantiated expenses and unsecured loans. The CIT(A) admitted additional evidence and deleted the additions.

What were the issues?

Whether the CIT(A) was justified in admitting additional evidence and deleting additions made ex-parte by the AO.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 144,Section 68

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI BENCHES “E”: DELHI

Before: SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI & SHRI O.P. KANT

Hearing: 20.01.2020Pronounced: 20.01.2020

ORDER PER BHAVNESH SAINI, J.M. This appeal by Revenue has been directed against the Order of the Ld. CIT(A)-33, New Delhi, Dated 19.01.2017, for the A.Y. 2012-2013.

2.

Briefly the facts of the case are that the assessee- company filed return of income declaring loss of Rs.3.12

1.

2 ITA.No.2098/Del./2017 M/s.Manas Automotive Systems Ltd., Delhi. crores for the assessment year under appeal. The case was selected for scrutiny assessment. The assessee did not attend the assessment proceedings. The A.O, therefore, proposed to pass ex-parte assessment order. The A.O. noted that assessee has claimed deduction of various expenditure which have not been substantiated. The A.O, therefore, disallowed 10% of these expenditure on estimate basis at Rs.1,99,19,400/-. The A.O. further noted that assessee has failed to furnish requisite details of unsecured loans of Rs.1,89,50,000/-. Thus, assessment was completed at Rs.3,88,69,400/-.

3.

The assessee challenged both these additions before the Ld. CIT(A). The assessee also challenged the ex- parte assessment order. The assessee filed additional evidences before the Ld. CIT(A) for admission. The Ld. CIT(A) noted that since there was a takeover of the assessee- company simultaneously with the assessment proceedings and there was a dispute between the parties, the notice received for earlier owners at their address were not 3 ITA.No.2098/Del./2017 M/s.Manas Automotive Systems Ltd., Delhi. handed-over to the new management, which lead to non- representation by the assessee-company. The Ld. CIT(A) called for the remand report from the A.O. and the A.O. after examining additional evidences commented upon the same. The A.O. filed remand report after examining the additional evidences produced on record. The A.O. submitted before the Ld. CIT(A) that additional evidences in support of the assessee’s claim have been examined and these appears to be in order. In view of A.O’s finding that evidences are in order, the assessee claimed that these additions may be deleted. The Ld. CIT(A), in view of these facts, deleted the additions.

4.

The Revenue in the present appeal has challenged the Order of the Ld. CIT(A) in admitting the additional evidences and deleting both the additions.

5.

We have heard the Ld. D.R. None appeared on behalf of the assessee.

4 ITA.No.2098/Del./2017 M/s.Manas Automotive Systems Ltd., Delhi.

6.

After considering the submissions of the Ld. D.R, we do not find any merit in the Departmental Appeal. The Ld. CIT(A) was satisfied with the explanation of assessee for non-appearance before the A.O. The Ld. CIT(A) directed the A.O. to examine the additional evidences in support of assessee’s claim, which have been examined by the A.O. and observed that these additional evidences appears to be in order. Thus, the A.O. was having no objection to the admission of the additional evidences as well as did not have anything against the assessee so as to sustain the additions on merit. In this view of the matter, the Ld. CIT(A) was justified in deleting both the additions. No infirmity have been pointed-out in the Order of the Ld. CIT(A). Therefore, the Departmental Appeal fails and is dismissed.

7.

In the result, appeal of Revenue dismissed.

Order pronounced in the open Court.

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