M/S SANKLAP TRACOM (P) LTD.,KOLKATA vs. ITO, WD-5(3), KOLKATA, KOLKATA

The captioned appeal filed by the assessee, pertaining to Assessment Year 2008-09, is directed against the order passed by the ld Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-2,Kolkata,in Appeal No.1602/CIT(A)-2/2014-15, dated 20.01.2016, which in turn arises out of an assessment order passed by the Assessing Officer under sections143(3)/263/143(3)/147 of the Income Tax Act 1961, (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’), dated 24.03.2014.

At the outset, itself the Ld.AR pointed out that the impugned order is an ex parte order and therefore, the assessee could not plead his case before the Ld. CIT(A) , he prayed that the matter may be remanded back to the file of the CIT(A) for fresh adjudication. The Ld. DR did not have any objection if the matter is remitted before the Ld. CIT(A). We note that the assessment was carried out under sections 143(3)/263/143(3)/147, of the Act and the impugned order is an ex parte order. We do not wish to make any comments on the merits of the grounds raised by the assessee.