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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, ‘C’ (SMC
Before: SHRI GEORGE MATHAN & SHRI INTURI RAMA RAO
आदेश / O R D E R
PER INTURI RAMA RAO, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER:
This is an appeal filed by the Assessee directed against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-1, Madurai, (‘CIT(A)’ for short) dated 17.10.2019 for the Assessment Year (AY) 2012-2013.
ITA No.3348/2019 :- 2 -:
The Assessee raised the following grounds of appeal: 2.
‘’1. The learned CIT (Appeals) failed to note that the assessment order is without jurisdiction, opposed to the facts and contrary to law and therefore liable to be quashed.
The learned CIT (Appeals) ought to have seen that the JCIT did not have the power to transfer the case of one assessee from one assessing officer to another assessing officer and therefore should have cancelled the impugned order.
3.The learned CIT (Appeals) ought to have given adequate opportunity to the assessee and should not have decided the appeal on ex-parte basis.
The learned CIT (Appeals) failed to note that the major portion of the clearing and forwarding charges represents reimbursement of various expenses incurred on behalf of the assessee to various shipping companies for which there is no liability to deduct tax at source as they had obtained necessary certificates from the income tax authorities.
Without prejudice to the above, the learned CIT(Appeals) ought to have restricted the disallowance to 30% as the amendment in section 40(a)(ia) will have retrospective effect.
The appellant craves leave to add, alter or amend or modify any or all the grounds before or at the time of hearing’’.
From the perusal of the impugned order, it is clear that the ld. CIT(A) had passed ex-parte order as assessee had failed to comply with several hearing notices despite due service of notice of hearing.
Even before us, the assessee could not make out a case 4. demonstrating as to how he was prevented from not entering appearance before ld. CIT(A). In the circumstances, though we do not find any fallacy in the order of the ld. CIT(A) in passing ex-parte
ITA No.3348/2019 :- 3 -: order. Keeping in view the statutory principle of law that the income tax proceedings are not adversarial proceedings. The objects of proceedings are only to determine the correct tax liability in accordance with law. Therefore, we remit the appeal back to the file of the ld. CIT(A) for fresh adjudication subject to payment of �25,000/- towards Prime Minister national relief fund. We make it clear that ld. CIT(A) shall hear the appeal on being satisfied himself that assessee made contribution towards Prime Minister national relief fund. Thus, the appeal filed by the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purpose.
In the result, the appeal filed is partly allowed for statistical 5. purpose
Order pronounced on 31st day of January, 2020, at Chennai.