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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “SMC” BENCH : KOLKATA
Before: Hon’ble Shri S.S. Godara, JM]
For the Appellant : Shri V.N. Purohit, FCA For the Respondent : Shri C.J. Singh, JCIT, Sr. DR Date of Hearing : 04.03.2019 Date of Pronouncement : 22.03.2019 ORDER
This assessee’s appeal for assessment year 2015-16 is directed against the CIT(A)- 13, Kolkata’s order dated 11/07/2018 passed in case no. 74/CIT(A)-13/W- 45(3)/Kol/2017-18 involving proceedings u/s 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 ( in short the ‘Act’). Heard both the parties. Case file perused.
I notice at the outset that the first and former issue that arises for my apt adjudication in the instant list is as to whether the impugned assessment is liable to be sustained or not for territorial jurisdiction of the Assessing Officer having issued section 143(2) notice dated 28.07.2016 by ITO, Ward-36(4), Kolkata. It emerges during the course of hearing that PCIT-12, Kolkata had transferred assessee’s jurisdiction w.e.f 12.11.2015. The above stated Assessing Officer thereafter issued section 143(2) notice dated 28.07.2016 in e-filed the assessee’s return dated 12.08.2016. The case file suggests that it is ITO, Ward-45(3), Kolkata who framed final assessment in issue dated 28.12.2017.
M/s Tirupati Balaji Traders. A.Yr. 2014-15 3. It is thus a clear cut case of non-issuance of section 143(2) notice by the Assessing Officer having territorial jurisdiction. The CIT(A) hold that the Assessing Officer has assumed jurisdiction based on PAN basis. He is fair enough in not disputing the clinching fact that the assessee’s jurisdiction already stood transferred to latter Assessing Officer who has framed assessment for preceding assessment year 2014-15 in its case on 30.09.2016. Hon’ble jurisdictional high court decision in Smt. Smriti Media Vs UOI 339 ITR 37 (Cal.) holds that such an assessment without having territorial jurisdiction is not sustainable in the eyes of law. I draw support therefrom to hold that the impugned assessment framed is not valid. The same is accordingly quashed.
This assessee’s appeal is allowed.
Order pronounced in the Court on 22.03.2019