KANCHANJUNGA POWER COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED,DELHI vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, NEW DELHI
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI BENCH ‘B’, NEW DELHI
Before: Sh. Satbeer Singh Godara & Sh. Manish Agarwal
Per Satbeer Singh Godara, Judicial Member:
This assessee’s appeal for Assessment Year 2019-20, arises against the CIT(A)-30, New Delhi’s DIN & order No.
ITBA/APL/S/250/2024-25/1073629479(1) dated 24.02.2025, in proceedings u/s 153C r.w.s. 153A of the Income Tax Act, 1961
(in short “the Act”).
Heard both the parties at length. Case file perused.
Coming to the assessee’s instant appeal, we note at the outset that the learned departmental authorities had conducted the search in question dated 01.11.2019 in M/s DNC Group of casesleading to initiation of Section 153C proceedings vide the Kanchanjunga Power Company Pvt. Ltd.
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Assessing Officer’s satisfaction/notice dated 12.10.2021 which finally culminated his assessment framed on 27.05.2022
disallowing the expenditure in question u/s 37 of the Act. There could be hardly any dispute that we are dealing with an “unabated” assessment as on the date of search which is the date of satisfaction u/s 153C(1) 1st proviso wherein any additions has to be made in the assessee’s hands based on the specific seized material only as per PCIT Vs. Abhisar Builwell P.
Ltd. (2023) 454 ITR 212 (SC).
Learned CIT-DR at this stage seeks to postpone the hearing in the instant assessee’s appeal. We are of the considered view that given the fact that there is no addition made on the basis of seized material, we reject the Revenue’s adjournment to accept the assessee’s instant appeal in very terms. Ordered accordingly.
This assessee’s appeal is allowed. Order Pronounced in the Open Court on 15/10/2025. (Manish Agarwal) (Satbeer Singh Godara) Accountant Member Judicial Member Dated: 15/10/2025 *Subodh Kumar, Sr. PS*