SHRI TELI MUNNA IBRAHIM,JALGAON vs. CIT-II, NASHIK

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ITA 1091/PUN/2013Status: DisposedITAT Pune24 May 2018AY 2008-0910 pages

In favour of the assessee: the assessee's appeal was allowed. From the AI summary of this appeal.

AI SummaryAllowed

What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal held that the CIT erred in initiating revision proceedings under Section 263 as the AO had conducted a proper inquiry and made a reasoned order. The CIT's order was found to be based on a misunderstanding of the AO's assessment.

What were the facts?

The assessee claimed losses from the sale of scrap and land transactions. The Assessing Officer (AO) completed the assessment by disallowing the loss claimed from the sale of scrap. Subsequently, the Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) initiated revision proceedings under Section 263, questioning the AO's assessment.

What were the issues?

Whether the CIT was justified in initiating revision proceedings under Section 263 when the AO had already conducted a scrutiny assessment and made a reasoned order. Whether the CIT correctly interpreted the AO's assessment regarding the disallowance of losses.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 263,Section 143(3)

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, PUNE BENCH “A”, PUNE

For Appellant: Shri Pramod Shingte
For Respondent: Shri Rajeev Kumar, CIT
Hearing: 15.03.2018Pronounced: 24.05.2018

आदेश आदेश

PER D. KARUNAKARA RAO, AM :

This appeal is filed by the assessee against the revision order of CIT-II, Nashik u/s.263 of the Act, dated 21-03-2013 for the Assessment Year 2008-09. 2. Assessee raised the following grounds of appeal : “Proceedings u/s.263 and order u/s.263 are without jurisdiction and Bad in Law. Same may please be cancelled. Honourable Commissioner has erred in passing order u/s.263 and setting aside order u/s.143(3) denovo. Appellant prays to cancel the order u/s.263. Commissioner has erred in suspecting the transaction of purchases and sale of plot, though are registered documents CIT’s direction to not allowing loss on sale activity may please be cancelled accepting returned loss. CIT has erred in observing & directing Assessing Officer to disallow payment of Cash for purchase of land. Commissioner has erred in observing and directing Assessing Officer to assessee the transaction of Sale/Surrender of Reliance Petrol Pump as slum sale as against profit on sale offered as Short Term Gain.

3.

Briefly stated relevant facts include that the assessee runs

various business activities in the name of various concerns viz. (1)

Sagar Constructions deals in trading of the properties, (2) Reliance

Petrol Pump dealing in petroleum products and (3) Asha Kirana

Merchant dealing in sale of scrap and sand etc. Assessee filed the return of income u/s.139(1) of the Act on 04-11-2008 declaring total

income of Rs.2,19,780/-. Notices u/s.143(1) and 143(2) were also issued. During the scrutiny assessment proceedings u/s.143(3) of the Act, AO issued questionnaires dated 11-10-2010 and 07-12-2010

calling for details on various issues. These questionnaires and the assessee’s replies are placed in pages 12 to 22 of the paper book.

Eventually, on examination of the claims of loss in transaction of sale of scrap, purchase/sale transactions of land, sale of petrol pump to the Reliance Industries Limited, etc., the AO completed the assessment

u/s.143(3) of the Act disallowing a sum of Rs.30,53,378/-, the loss

claimed by the assessee from sale of scrap. AO left an office note in this regard too. Thus, the assessed income is determined at Rs.32,73,158/-

vide order dated 24-12-2010. 4. Subsequently, on 04-03-2013, the CIT in response to the audit

objection and also considering the proposal of the AO, a show cause

notice was issued u/s.263 of the Act raising certain issues.

5.

Firstly, in connection with claims with proprietary concern named

Sagar Construction, the CIT examined the purchase and sale details of the lands at Sy.No.77 (77 plots of land) and Sy.No.81 (45 plots of land)

and mentioned that assessee got loss of Rs. 18,71,000/- out of lands at Sy.No.77 and loss of Rs.12,53,000/- out of lands at Sy.No.

81.

Total

loss works out to Rs.31,24,000/-. CIT examined this issue in Para No.3

to 5 of his order. CIT recorded the fact that the AO considered the written submissions of the assessee on this issue and mentioned the same, in the office note, the reasons for the business loss in the sale of immovable properties. The fact of his examining the purchase and sale

details and the relevant agreement deeds were also mentioned.

However, the CIT held that the AO relied too much on the documents of the Sub-

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