AJANTA REALTORS ASSOCIATES LIMITE LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP,AURANGABAD vs. ACIT CIRCLE-1, AURANGABAD, AURANGABAD
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal restored the appeals to the CIT(A)-NFAC for fresh adjudication on merits, providing the assessee with opportunities to present their case. The assessee was directed to file and prove all relevant facts.
What were the facts?
The assessee's appeals arose from ex-parte orders passed by the CIT(A)-NFAC due to the assessee's non-appearance. The lower appellate authority failed to decide the substantive grounds on merits.
What were the issues?
Whether the CIT(A) order passed ex-parte without deciding substantive grounds on merits is valid. Whether the appeals should be restored for fresh adjudication.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, PUNE “A” BENCH : PUNE
Before: SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA & SHRI INTURI RAMA RAO
[in short the “NFAC”] Delhi’s Din and Order Nos.
ITBA/NFAC/S/250/2023-24/1062039604(1) and 1062100571(1), dated 05.03.2024 and dated 06.03.2024, in proceedings u/s.144 and 270A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (in short “the Act”); respectively.
Heard both the parties. Case files perused.
2 ITA.No.777 & 778/PUN./2024
Coming to the assessee’s ‘quantum’ appeal ITA.No.777/PUN./2024, we find with the able assistance coming from the Revenue side that the learned CIT(A)-NFAC has taken into consideration the taxpayer’s continuous non- appearance in the lower appellate discussion before rejecting the assessee’s contentions vide ex-parte order under challenge. Shri Keyur Patel & Shri Murkunde, CIT-DR & DR could hardly dispute the clinching fact that the CIT(A)-NFAC’s order has nowhere decided the assessee’s substantive grounds on merits as contemplated u/sec.250(6) of the Act requiring it to give points for determination followed by a detailed adjudication thereof. Faced with the situation, we deem it appropriate in the larger interest of justice to restore the assessee’s instant appeal back to the CIT(A)-NFAC for it’s afresh adjudication, preferably within three effective opportunities of hearing, subject to the rider that it shall be the taxpayer’s onus and responsibility only to file and prove all the relevant facts in consequential proceedings. Ordered accordingly.
This assessee’s appeal is allowed for statistical purposes in above terms.
The assessee’s latter appeal ITA.No.778/PUN./2024 in sec.270A penalty also follows the suit being consequential in nature in very terms. Ordered accordingly.
3 ITA.No.777 & 778/PUN./2024
These assessee’s twin appeals I.T.A.Nos.777 & 778/PUN./2024 are allowed in above terms. A copy of this common order be placed in the respective case files.
Order pronounced in the open Court on 27.06.2024.
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