PANIPAT FRUIT AGENCY,SONIPAT vs. IOT WARD 36(2), NEW DELHI
Before: SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA & SHRI MANISH AGARWALAssessment Year: 2017-18 Panipat Fruit Agency, C/o- Suresh Kumar Malik, TA -502, 5th Floor, Terrace Garden, Kings Bury, TDI City, Kundli, Nangal Kalan (43), Sonipat, Haryana-121023 Vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward-36(2), New Delhi PAN: AAAFP5216D (Appellant)
PER SATBEER SINGH GODARA, JM
This assessee’s appeal for assessment year 2017-18, arises against the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)/National
Faceless Appeal Centre [in short, the “CIT(A)/NFAC”], Delhi’s DIN and order no. ITBA/NFAC/S/250/2023-24/1058335465(1), dated
30.11.2023 involving proceedings under section 144 of the Income- tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’).
Assessee by None
Department by Sh. Jitender Singh, CIT(DR)
Date of hearing
24.11.2025
Date of pronouncement
24.11.2025
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Case called twice. None appears at the assessee’s behest. It is accordingly proceeded ex-parte.
2. It emerges at the outset during the course of hearing that the learned CIT(A)/NFAC in its order has proceeded ex-parte against the assessee thereby affirming the Assessing Officer’s action making the corresponding disallowance/addition herein.
3. The Revenue argues during the course of hearing in support of CIT(A)/NFAC’s finding that the assessee had not filed any explanation or evidence supporting it’s case.
4. We have given my thoughtful consideration to the foregoing rival stands and is of the considered view that since the CIT(A) has proceeded ex-parte against the assessee, possibility of some communication gaps between the taxpayer, auditor and the arguing counsel could not be altogether ruled out.
5. Faced with this situation, in the larger interest of justice, we deem it appropriate to restore the assessee’s instant appeal back to the CIT(A)/NFAC for it’s afresh appropriate adjudication, within three effective
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6. This assessee’s appeal is allowed for statistical purposes.
Order pronounced in the open court on 24th November, 2025 (MANISH AGARWAL)
JUDICIAL MEMBER
Dated: 26th November, 2025. RK/-