RAJ OIL MILLS LTD,MUMBAI vs. ACIT CC 34, MUMBAI
In favour of the Revenue: the assessee's appeal was dismissed. From the AI summary of this appeal.
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal dismissed the appeals filed by the assessee. It held that the assessee's conduct was casual and that there was no reason to interfere with the findings of the CIT(A).
What were the facts?
The assessee, Raj Oils Mills Ltd., filed five appeals before the ITAT against the orders of the CIT(A). The assessee failed to appear before the ITAT on multiple dates and did not file any submissions or a paper book.
What were the issues?
Whether the penalty levied by the AO and confirmed by the CIT(A) was justified, considering the assessee's failure to appear and present its case.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “D”
Before: HON’BLE SHRI SANDEEP GOSAIN, JM & HON’BLE SHRI G. MANJUNATHA, AM
Heard together (5 matters)
Read from the judgment's own cause title. This page is filed under one of them.
AY: 2011-12 for AY: 2010-11 I.T.A. No. 2549/Mum/2015 for AY: 2010-11 I.T.A. No. 700/Mum/2015 for AY : 2007-08 I.T.A. No. 699/Mum/2015 for AY: 2006-07 M/s Raj Oils Ltd. आदेश / O R D E R Shri Sandeep Gosain, Judicial Member: The present five appeals filed by the assessee are against the order of Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-54, Mumbai for AY 2011-12, 2010-11, 2007-08 & 2006-07 respectively.
Since the issues involved in these five appeals are common, therefore, they have been clubbed, heard together and a consolidated order is being passed for the sake of convenience and brevity.
At the very outset, it is noticed that none has appeared on behalf of assessee in spite of calls and even no application for adjournment was moved. On the perusal of order sheet, we noticed that nobody was appearing on behalf of the assessee for the last many dates. On the other hand Ld. DR is present in the court and is ready with arguments. Therefore we have decided to proceed with the hearing of the case ex-parte with the assistance of the Ld. DR and the material placed on record.
AY: 2011-12 for AY: 2010-11 I.T.A. No. 2549/Mum/2015 for AY: 2010-11 I.T.A. No. 700/Mum/2015 for AY : 2007-08 I.T.A. No. 699/Mum/2015 for AY: 2006-07 M/s Raj Oils Ltd. ITA No. 2548/Mum/2015 (AY 2011-12) 4. First of all we take up assessee’s appeal in ITA No. 2548/Mum/2015 for assessment year 2011-12 as lead case.
Ground No. 1 & 2 5. These grounds raised by the assessee are inter connected and inter related and relates to challenging the order of Ld. CIT(A) in confirming the penalty levied by the AO by invoking the provisions of section 221 r.w.s. 140A(3) of the Act, therefore we thought it fit to dispose of the same by this common order.
We have heard Ld. DR at length and we have also perused the material placed on record well as the orders passed by the revenue authorities. From the records, we noticed that Ld. CIT(A) had passed an ex-parte order as nobody appeared on behalf of the assessee before Ld. CIT(A). Ld. CIT(A) while deciding the appeal had granted adequate opportunity of hearing to the assessee, which is mentioned in tabular form in para 3.2 of AY: 2011-12 for AY: 2010-11 I.T.A. No. 2549/Mum/2015 for AY: 2010-11 I.T.A. No. 700/Mum/2015 for AY : 2007-08 I.T.A. No. 699/Mum/2015 for AY: 2006-07 M/s Raj Oils Ltd. the its order. Now, assessee had challenged the order of Ld. CIT(A) on the grounds mentioned above.
After analyzing the detailed order passed by Ld. CIT(A), we notice that assessee had been seeking adjournment from time to time on various occasions without any reasonable reason before Ld. CIT(A) and even assessee had not filed any statement of facts, written statements or documents, therefore Ld. CIT(A) had observed that not a single piece of paper filed except letter of adjournment by the assessee, which reflects that assessee is not interested in pursuing the case. Even before us, the conduct of the assessee is very casual and neither the assessee nor his representative had appeared before us. No paper book had been filed and the findings of the revenue authorities had also not been controverted or rebutted. Therefore in these circumstances, we have no other option except to dismiss these grounds of appeal of the assessee. We see no reasons to interfere into or deviate from the findings so recorded by the Ld. CIT (A). Hence, we are of the considered view that the findings so recorded by the Ld. CIT (A)
AY: 2011-12 for AY: 2010-11 I.T.A. No. 2549/Mum/2015 for AY: 2010-11 I.T.A. No. 700/Mum/2015 for AY : 2007-08 I.T.A. No. 699/Mum/2015 for AY: 2006-07 M/s Raj Oils Ltd. are judicious and are well reasoned and consequently, the grounds raised by the assessee are dismissed.
Consequently, the appeal filed by the assessee is dismissed.
I.T.A. No. 2547/Mum/2015 for AY: 2010-11) for AY: 2010-11) I.T.A. No. 700/Mum/2015 for AY : 2007-08) & I.T.A. No. 699/Mum/2015 for AY: 2006-07)
Now we take up assessee’s appeals in for AY: 2010-11), I.T.A. No. 2549/Mum/2015 for AY: 2010-11), I.T.A. No. 700/Mum/2015 for AY : 2007-08) & I.T.A. No. 699/Mum/2015 for AY: 2006-07). Since we have already decided the appeal filed by the assessee in AY 2011-12 and upheld the order of Ld.CIT(A). Therefore, following our own decision in ITA No. 2548/Mum/15, we apply the same findings in the present appeal
AY: 2011-12 for AY: 2010-11 I.T.A. No. 2549/Mum/2015 for AY: 2010-11 I.T.A. No. 700/Mum/2015 for AY : 2007-08 I.T.A. No. 699/Mum/2015 for AY: 2006-07 M/s Raj Oils Ltd. in order to maintain judicial consistency which is applicable mutatis mutandis.
In the net result, all the appeals filed by the assessee stands dismissed with no order as to cost. Order pronounced in the open court on 27th June 2019. Sd/- Sd/- (G. Manjunatha) (Sandeep Gosain) लेखासदस्य / Accountant Memberन्याययकसदस्य / Judicial Member मुंबई Mumbai;यदनांकDated : 27.06.2019 Sr.PS. Dhananjay आदेशकीप्रनिनलनपअग्रेनर्ि/Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अपीलाथी/ The Appellant प्रत्यथी/ The Respondent 2. 3. आयकरआयुक्त(अपील) / The CIT(A) 4. आयकरआयुक्त/ CIT- concerned 5. यवभागीयप्रयतयनयध, आयकरअपीलीयअयधकरण, मुंबई/ DR, ITAT, Mumbai गार्डफाईल / Guard File 6. आदेशधिुसधर/ BY ORDER,
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