SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE PLC.,UK vs. DCIT (INTERNATIONAL TAXATION), NEW DELHI

O R D E R PER PRASHANT MAHARISHI, A. M. 1. This is an appeal filed by the ld AO dated 31.01.2017 for the Assessment Year 2013-14. 2. The assessee has raised the following grounds of appeal:- “1. That, on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law the" impugned assessment in bad in law, being a non-speaking order passed in complete disregard of the tactual details and submissions filed by the Appellant during the course of the objection and assessment proceedings.

2. That, the impugned direction of DRP to effect that the Assessing Office should verify the material available on record, was wholly without jurisdiction in view of provisions of section 144C (6) (a) wherein power of DRP is not extended to any proposed variation or issue any direction under sub-section (5) for further verification, enquiry and passing of assessment order.

3. That the Directions issued by the Dispute Resolution Panel ("DRP") are ultra-vires the provisions of the Act and bad in law.

4. That, on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law the directions issued by the DRP are ultra-vires the provisions of section 144C (5) read with section 144C (8) of the 5. That, on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the impugned assessment order is bad in law to the extent it has been passed in pursuance of directions issued by the DRP which are in violation of the provisions of the Act and hence is void order."

6. That, on the facts and circumstances of the case the assessing officer erred in assessing the income (Long Term Capital gain) of the assessee at Rs 42,673,897/- as against the returned income of Rs Nil - Long Term Capital Loss of Rs. 24,351,363/- declared by the assessee.