DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-2, PATNA, C.R. BUILDING, PATNA vs. DEEPSHREE PROPERTIES PVT. LTD., SAGUNA KHAGAUL DANAPUR PATNA
What did the Tribunal hold?
The CIT(A) held the entire assessment proceedings to be null and void, agreeing that the AO had traveled beyond jurisdiction by not invoking Section 153C. The Tribunal found that the CIT(A) did not adjudicate all issues on merit and that the matter required further examination.
What were the facts?
The Assessing Officer (AO) made additions to the assessee's income based on a survey operation and a search in another group's case. The assessee argued that the assessment should have been completed under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act, not Section 143(3).
What were the issues?
Whether the AO correctly invoked Section 143(3) instead of Section 153C for the assessment, and whether the additions made were sustainable on merits.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
Section 143(3),Section 153C,Section 69C,Section 69A,Section 133A
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- National Thermal Power Co. Ltd. v. CIT5,834 citing229 ITR 383 · 1998 · SC
- Jute Corporation of India Ltd. v. CIT1,372 citing187 ITR 688 · 1991 · SC
- Saksham Commodities Ltd. v. Income Tax Officer196 citing464 ITR 1 · 2024 · HC
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “PATNA BENCH”, PATNA
PER SANJAY AWASTHI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER:
The present appeal emanates from the order u/s 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereafter ‘the Act’), passed by the Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Patna-3 [hereafter ‘the Ld. CIT(A)’], vide order dated 22.05.2023. This appellate order is against the order u/s 143(3) of the Act dated 19.04.2021, passed by the Ld. AO.
2 In this case, the assessee filed its return of income for AY
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