Agarwal v. CIT

189 ITR 769High Court1991#939 most cited

What is Agarwal v. CIT authority for?

The Assessing Officer (AO) must follow decisions of the Tribunal and the High Court, acting in a quasi-judicial capacity. An AO's order is not considered erroneous for revision under Section 263 merely because it follows a binding decision of a higher authority, even if that decision is under appeal.

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Agarwal v. CIT · Section 263 · Assessing Officer · binding precedents · judicial discipline · erroneous order · higher authority decision · Tribunal · High Court · quasi-judicial capacity

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Agarwal v. CIT

M/S Prabhakar Paper Mills Pvt.Ltd., Bhopal vs. Pr. CIT-2, Bhopal

In the result the impugned order u/s 263 of the Act dated 31

ITA 824/IND/2018[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Indore13 Jun 2019AY 2007-08

Bench: Shri Kul Bharat & Shri Manish Boradassessment Year: 2007-08 Prabhakar Paper Mills Pvt. Pr. Cit-2 Ltd. बनाम/ F-101-102, “B” R.B. Rower, Bhopal Vs. Eden Garde Chuna Bhatti, Kolar Road, Bhopal (Appellant) (Revenue) Pan: Appellant By Shri S.S. Deshpande, Ca Respondent By Smt. Ashima Gupta, Cit-Dr Date Of Hearing: 06.06.2019 Date Of Pronouncement: 13.06.2019 आदेश / O R D E R Per Manish Borad, A.M: This Appeal At The Instance Of Assessee Pertaining To Assessment Year 2007-08 Is Directed Against The Order Of Pr. Commissioner Of Income Tax-2, Bhopal, (In Short ‘Pr. Cit’), Dated 31.07.2018 Framed U/S 263 Of The Income Tax Act 1961(Hereinafter Called As The ‘Act’).

Section 115JSection 143(3)Section 263Section 263(2)

…e may be real and substantial in certain cases but such situation cannot be provided for by judicial interpretation by courts but only by an appropriate agency (Russell Properties Pvt. Ltd. v. Addl. CIT [1977] 109 ITR 229 (Cal) and K. N. Agrawal v. CIT [1991] 189 ITR 769 (All). 16. Examining facts of the instant appeal, in the light of the above judgment of Hon'ble High Court of Gujarat we observe that the assessing officer was bound to follow the direction given by the Tribunal and it was not open for him to ignore the same and further he was also not permitted to deal with any other issue other than the direct…