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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “A”
Before: SHRI S.S.GODARA & DR. DIPAK P. RIPOTE
ORDER
PER DR. DIPAK P. RIPOTE, AM:
This appeal filed by the Assessee is directed against the order of ld. Commissioner of Income Tax(Appeals)-5, Pune for the A.Y. 2013-14 dated 041.10.2017.
Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the assessee is an individual, running the business in the name of M/s.Gaurav Enterprises engaged in the business of land development and plotting business. The assessee filed E-Return of income on 23.08.2013 declaring total income of Rs.11,22,190/- after claiming chapter VIA deduction of Rs.1,03,488/-. In the assessment order, the Assessing Officer made addition under section 68 of the Act of A.Y. 2013-14 Maruti Vithoba Satav Vs. ITO (A)
Rs.1,23,75,747/- & Assessing Officer(AO) restricted the deduction under section VIA to Rs.31,301/-.
Aggrieved by the order of AO, the assessee preferred an appeal before the ld.CIT(A). The ld.CIT(A) held that despite granting ample opportunities, the assessee made no compliance and chose not to pursue the matter for hearing before ld.CIT(A). However, the ld.CIT(A) relying on various judicial precedents has confirmed the assessment order passed by the AO. Relevant discussion has been made in para no. 2.1 of the ld.CIT(A)’s order.
Aggrieved by the order of ld.CIT(A), the assessee has approached the Tribunal. The ld.Authorised Representative for the assessee submitted that due to some reasons, the assessee could not appear before the ld.CIT(A). The ld.CIT(A) has merely confirmed the assessment order without going into facts of the case.
We have heard both the sides and perused the relevant material on record. On perusal of the order of the ld.CIT(A), it is an admitted position that the ld.CIT(A) has not decided issue on merits, instead, he dismissed the appeal ex-parte. Therefore, the assessee, in our view, should not be precluded an opportunity of hearing on merits. Our view is further strengthened by the decision of Amritsar Bench of the Tribunal in Kashmir Road Lines Vs. DCIT (2021) 123
A.Y. 2013-14 Maruti Vithoba Satav Vs. ITO (A) taxmann.com 5 where in it was held that even when the assessee is not interest in pursuing the appeal, even then, the ld.CIT(A) should dispose of the appeal on merits. In view of the aforementioned reasons, we set-aside the impugned order and remit the matter to the file of the ld.CIT(A) with a direction to dispose of the appeal afresh on merits as per law after allowing a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the assessee.
In the result, the appeal is allowed for statistical purposes.