CHANDAN SINGH CONTRACTOR,BHOPAL vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX (APPEALS), DELHI
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, INDORE BENCH, INDORE
Per Vijay Pal Rao, JM:
This appeal by the assesse is directed against the order dated
12.03.2024 of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), National
Faceless Appeal Centers,(NFAC) Delhi for the Assessment Year
2014-15.
Assessee has raised following grounds of appeal:
ITANo.348/Ind/2024 Chandan Singh Contractor “1. The assessment order passed by learned lower authorities is bad in law and facts.
That the assessment order passed is illegal and unlawful. 3. That on the facts and circumstances of the case The learned lower authorities has erred and was not justified in disallowing the claim of Rs 2331674.00 of deduction of interest exp u/s 36(1) (iii) of the Act.
That the learned lower authorities were not justified in not allowing proper and meaningful opportunity of being heard. Also the Learned CIT (Appeals), National Faceless E-Appeal Centre, was also not justified in not allowing proper lawful opportunity before confirming the addition. The order has been passed u/s 144 without providing sufficient opportunity. The case may be remanded back to provide fair opportunity.
That on the facts and in the circumstances of the case the order of the learned lower authorities are vitiated on several grounds hence the same may kindly be quashed. 6. The appellant craves leave to add, amend, alter, vary and or withdraw any or all the above grounds of appeal. 7. That the above grounds are independent to each other.”
At the time of hearing Ld. AR of the assessee has submitted
that the A.O has passed the assessment order ex-parte u/s 144
r.w.s. 147 of the Act and thereby disallowed the claim of interest
expenditure u/s 36(1)(iii) of the Act. He has submitted that the
assessee duly filed its original return of income on 24.11.2014
declaring total income of Rs.10,35,412/-. He has further submitted
that even the assessment u/s 143(3) of the Act was passed by the
A.O on 31.08.2016 and this addition has been made by the A.O in
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ITANo.348/Ind/2024 Chandan Singh Contractor the reassessment proceedings without any new fact or material
came to the knowledge of the A.O after the original assessment
order u/s 143(3) of the Act was passed. He has further submitted
that CIT(A) has also dismissed the appeal of the assessee for non-
prosecution without adjudication on merits. Thus, the Ld. AR has
pleaded that the impugned order of CIT(A) be set aside and the
matter may be remanded to the record of A.O for fresh adjudication
after giving one more opportunity of the hearing to the assessee.
On the other hand Ld. Departmental Representative has
raised no objection if the matter is remanded to the record of A.O
for fresh adjudication.
We have considered rival submissions as well as the material
placed on record. At the outset we note that the original
assessment was completed u/s 143(3) of the Act on 31.08.2016 at
total income of Rs.11,06,307/- as against the return income of
Rs.10,35,412/-. Subsequently the A.O issued notice u/s 148 of the
Act on 31.03.2019 to reassess the income of the assessee by
making the disallowance of interest u/s 36(1)(iii) of the Act. The Page 3 of 5
ITANo.348/Ind/2024 Chandan Singh Contractor A.O has made the disallowance of Rs.23,31,614/- on the ground
that the interest bearing fund has been used by the assessee for
advancing interest free loans to his friends and other persons.
Prime facie it is manifest that it is a case of change of opinion as
nothing new has come to the notice of the A.O after completing the
assessment u/s 143(3) of the Act. The assessee challenged the
action of the A.O before CIT(A) however, the appeal of the assessee
was dismissed for non-prosecution. The CIT(A) has given the
details of the notices issued in para 5 as under:
“5. Proceedings before the CIT(appeals): The appellant was given opportunity by this office to present his case by issuing hearing notices dated 26.02.2021 and 28.02.2014 asking him to furnish the written submissions in support of the grounds of appeal and statement of facts.”
5.1 Thus, the first notice was stated to be issued on 26.02.2021
during the covid pandemic period and the second notice was issued
after 3 years on 28.02.2024 and thereafter the impugned order was
passed on 12.03.2024. Since CIT(A) has dismissed the appeal of
the assessee for non-prosecution without deciding the grounds on
merits therefore, the impugned order of CIT(A) is not in accordance
with the provisions of Section 250(6) of the I.T. Act. Accordingly, in
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ITANo.348/Ind/2024 Chandan Singh Contractor the facts and circumstances of the case as discussed above the
impugned order of CIT(A) is set aside and the matter is remanded to
the record of A.O for fresh adjudication.
In the result appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purpose.
Order pronounced in the open court on 30.08.2024.
Sd/- Sd/-
(B.M. BIYANI) (VIJAY PAL RAO) Accountant Member Judicial Member
Indore, 30.08.2024 Dev/Sr. PS
Copies to: (1) The appellant (2) The respondent (3) CIT (4) CIT(A) (5) Departmental Representative (6) Guard File By order UE COPY Sr. Private Secretary Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Indore Bench, Indore
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