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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI BENCHES : SMC-II : NEW DELHI
Before: SHRI R.S. SYAL
ORDER This appeal filed by the assessee is directed against the order passed by the CIT(A) on 29.4.2014 in relation to the assessment year 2010-11.
The first effective ground of the appeal is against non-admission of additional evidence by the ld. CIT(A).
Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the assessee was asked to explain cash deposits of Rs.19.78 lac in her savings bank account.
The assessee furnished reply to the effect that the cash deposits were made out of the withdrawals from the same bank account on various dates. The AO did not accept the assessee’s contention, which led to the making of addition amounting to Rs.19,78,000/- u/s 69A of the Act.
The assessee tried to file certain additional evidence explaining her case before the ld. CIT(A), who refused to accept the same and upheld the assessment order.
I have heard the rival submissions and perused the relevant material available on record. It is noticed that the assessee did explain to the AO that the cash deposits were made out of the withdrawals from the same bank account on various dates, which could not be properly backed by evidence. The assessee’s attempt to make good the deficiency left at the assessment stage, was foiled at the end of the ld. CIT(A), who refused to accept the additional evidence. In my considered opinion, the ends of justice would meet adequately if the impugned order on this score is set aside and the matter is restored to the file of ld. CIT(A) with a direction to accept the additional evidence and, thereafter, decide the appeal on merits. Needless to say, the assessee will be allowed a reasonable opportunity of being heard in such proceedings.
In view of my above decision on this preliminary ground, there is no need to adjudicate the other grounds on merits against the confirmation of addition.
In the result, the appeal is allowed for statistical purposes.
The order pronounced in the open court on 23.06.2016.