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Facts
The assessee filed three appeals (ITA Nos. 269 to 271/SRT/2025) for Assessment Years 2015-16 to 2017-18 against orders of the National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC), Delhi. For AY 2015-16, the Assessing Officer (AO) had already granted relief, making the appeal infructuous. For AY 2016-17, the CIT(A) had set aside the matter to the AO for a fresh assessment.
Held
The Tribunal dismissed the appeal for AY 2015-16 as infructuous. For AY 2016-17, liberty was granted to the assessee to raise all grounds, including legal grounds, before the AO during the set-aside proceedings. The appeal for AY 2017-18 was decided based on the decision for AY 2016-17.
Key Issues
Whether the appeals are to be dismissed as infructuous, or if liberty should be granted to raise grounds before the AO in set-aside proceedings.
Sections Cited
250
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, SURAT BENCH, SURAT
Before: SHRI SANDEEP GOSAIN & SHRI OM PRAKASH KANT
IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL SURAT BENCH, SURAT BEFORE SHRI SANDEEP GOSAIN, JUDICIAL MEMBER & SHRI OM PRAKASH KANT, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER to 271/SRT/2025 Assessment Years: 2015-16 to 2017-18 Jaysukhbhaai Gobarbhai NFAC, Delhi Savalia Vs (current jurisdiction Income Tax Officer, 32, Balaji Society, Balaji Ward – 3(3)(1), Surat, Niwas, L.H. Road, Aaykar Bhawan, Anvil Varachha, Surat–395 006 Business Center, PAN – ANDPS 7989 J Adajan, Surat-395 007 (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee by Shree Rasesh Shah, CAR Revenue by Shri Mukesh Jain, CIT. DR Date of Hearing 07.10.2025 Date of Pronouncement 09.10.2025 ORDER Per: SHRI. SANDEEP GOSAIN, J.M.:
These three appeals have been filed by the assessee challenging the separate impugned orders all dated 16.12.2024 passed under section 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’), by the National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC), Delhi/Commissioner of Income-tax(Appeals) for the assessment years 2015-16 to 2017-18. With the consent of both parties, all the appeals were clubbed, heard together and a common order is passed for the sake of convenience and brevity.
AY 2015- 16. At the very outset, we notice that AO has already given relief sought for by the assessee while passing the assessment order dated 29.05.2023. In view of this fact, the appeal filed by the assessee has become infructuous. Therefore, the same stands dismissed at this stage.
In the result, appeal filed by the assessee stands dismissed as infructuous.
Now coming to assessee’s appeal bearing for AY2016-17. At the outset, we notice that Ld. CIT(A) had already set aside the matter back to the file of AO with a direction to make fresh assessment after considering all the facts of the case. At this stage, Ld. AR for the assessee has pressed legal ground and submitted that liberty be accorded to the assessee to raise this legal ground before the AO also. Keeping in view the request of Ld. AR and after hearing both the parties, we are of the view that since the matter has already been set aside to the file of AO to make fresh assessment. Therefore, liberty is granted to the assessee to raise any other grounds including legal ground before the AO and in case any legal ground is raised before the AO, then in the eventuality AO is directed to adjudicate the same on merits. Needless to mention after allowing reasonable opportunity of hearing to the assessee during set aside proceedings. It is, ordered accordingly.
(AYs: 15-16 to 17-18) Jaysukbhai G Savalia 5. In the result, appeal of assessee is allowed for statistical purposes. 6. Coming to for AY 2017-18. As the facts and circumstances in these appeals are identical to ITA No.270/SRT/2025 for AY 2016-17 (except variance in figures) therefore the decision in ITA No.270/SRT/2025 would apply mutatis mutandis in this appeal also. Accordingly, grounds of appeal raised by the assessee are allowed for statistical purposes.
7. In the result, appeals filed by the assessee are allowed for statistical purposes.