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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, ‘A’ BENCH: CHENNAI
Before: SHRI ABRAHAM P GEORGE & SHRI GEORGE MATHAN
आदेश / O R D E R
PER GEORGE MATHAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER:
This is a Stay Petition filed by the assessee in for the AY 2014-15 and ITA No.2360/Mds/2017 is an appeal filed by the assessee against the Order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-5, Chennai, in ITA No.178/CIT(A)-5/2016-17 dated 22.08.2017 for the AY 2014-15.
SP No.280/Mds/2017 (in & ITA No.2360/Mds/2017 :- 2 -:
Mr.ARV. Sreenivasan, JCIT, represented on behalf of the Respondent and Mr.S.Sridhar, Adv., represented on behalf of the Appellant.
It is submitted by the Ld.AR that the assessee has filed the Stay Petition against the demand of Rs.14,59,948/- against which the assessee has already paid nearly Rs.12,06,652/- and the amount outstanding was Rs.3,54,010/-. It was a submission that the Ld.CIT(A) had dismissed the assessee’s appeal ex parte. It was a submission that the assessee had no objection, if the issues in this appeal are restored to the file of the Ld.CIT for re-adjudication after granting the assessee adequate opportunity of being heard. It was a submission that the assessee had not received the notice issued by the Ld.CIT dated 19.05.2017 and in respect of the Notice dated 13.06.2017 posting the appeal for hearing on 13.07.2017, the Ld.CIT was on leave on the said date when the assessee’s counsel had appeared. It was a further submission that in respect of the notice dated 25.07.2017 posting the appeal for hearing on 08.08.2017, the assessee’s counsel had appeared and had filed an adjournment letter. However, the same has not been considered by the Ld.CIT(A).
In reply, the Ld.DR vehemently supported the order of the Ld.CIT(A).
SP No.280/Mds/2017 (in & ITA No.2360/Mds/2017 :- 3 -: 5. We have considered the rival submissions. A perusal of the order of the Ld.CIT(A) shows that the appeal of the assessee has been disposed off ex parte. The assessee has also explained the reasons for non- appearance before the Ld.CIT(A). This being so, in the interest of natural justice, we are of the view that the issues in this appeal must be restored to the file of the Ld.CIT for re-adjudication after granting the assessee adequate opportunity of being heard and we do so.
In the result, the Stay Petition filed by the assessee stands dismissed and the appeal filed by the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purposes.
Order pronounced in the Open Court on October 20, 2017, at Chennai.