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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “SMC” BENCH, MUMBAI
Before: SRI MAHAVIR SINGH
This appeal by the assessee is arising out of the order of Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-32, Mumbai, [in short CIT(A)] in appeal No. CIT(A)-32/ITO-21(3)(1)/IT-16/06-07 dated 18-11-2009. The Assessment was framed by the Income Tax Officer, ward 21(3)-1, Mumbai (in short ITO) for the assessment year 2003-04 vide order dated 27-03-2006 under section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961(hereinafter ‘the Act’).
The first issue in this appeal of assessee raised is as regards to the order of CIT(A) in not admitting the additional evidences on the issue of the following additions: -
Additions of ₹ 12,04,100/- as income from undisclosed sources under section 68.
2. Addition of ₹ 5,00,000/- and ₹ 2,28,096/- as unexplained investment under section 69.
Addition of ₹ 5,80,800/- as unexplained money under section 69A.
Disallowance of expenses
Salary payable ₹ 50,800 Diesel & Petrol Expenses ₹ 72,290 Depreciation on motor car ₹ 19,270 Expense on TRO taxes ₹ 82,015
Addition of ₹ 60,000/- as income from undisclosed sources under section 68
6. Disallowance of interest on self occupied property of ₹ 11,413/-
3. According to the CIT(A), the assessee has not allowed the reasonable opportunity of being heard and for this he raised the following three grounds: - “1. The learned CIT(A) has erred in not giving reasonable opportunity
2. the learned CIT(A) has erred in not admitting the additional evidences in the case.
3. The learned CIT(A) has erred in stating that appellant has no desire to pursue the appeal.”
4. At the outset, I have gone through the order of CIT(A) and noticed that the order of CIT(A) is totally non-speaking and he just simply confirming the additions by observing in Para 4.3 as under: - “4.3 It is very apparent from the remand report that not only has the AO opposed the production of additional evidence before the undersigned he has gone ahead with giving the appellant further opportunity. Once again, the appellant has failed to avail the opportunity. This clearly established that the appellant has no desire to pursue his appeal. Under the circumstances, the estimations made under various heads by the AO cannot be interfered with.”
5. When the above finding was confronted to the learned Sr. Departmental Representative, she fairly conceded that the issue can be remitted back to the file of the CIT(A) for fresh adjudication.
In term of the above, I am of the view that let the issue remitted back to the file of the CIT(A) who will pass speaking order after allowing reasonable opportunity of being heard. Accordingly, the order of CIT(A) is set aside and matter is remanded to his file for fresh adjudication. The appeal of assessee is allowed for statistical purposes.
In the result, the appeal of assessee is allowed for statistical purposes.
Order pronounced in the open court on 23-02-2018