Andaman Timber Industries v. CCE

281 CTR 241Supreme Court of India2015#32 most cited

What is Andaman Timber Industries v. CCE authority for?

An assessee must be given an opportunity to cross-examine third parties whose statements are relied upon for adverse findings. Failure to provide this opportunity is a serious flaw rendering the order a nullity.

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Also referred to as

Andaman Timber Industries · cross-examination · third party information · principles of natural justice · adverse inference · retraction of statement · section 132(4) · section 143(3) · nullity of order · denial of cross-examination

Also reported as

62 Taxmann.com 3127 DTR 241324 ELT 6412015 SCC OnLine SC 1051

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Andaman Timber Industries v. CCE

Income Tax Officer, Jamnagar vs. Nilesh Bipinchandra Mehta, Jamnagar

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 750/RJT/2024[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Rajkot02 Apr 2025AY 2011-12

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini, Am. & Dinesh Mohan Sinha, Jm आयकर अपील सं./Ita No. 750 /Rjt/ 2024 (निर्धारण वर्ष / Assessment Year: (2011-12) (Hybrid Hearing) The Ito, Jamnagar Vs. Nilesh Bipinchandra Mehta Prop. Of B. J. Industries Tej Prakash Society, P. N. Marg Jamnagar 361001, Gujarat India स्थायी लेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaqpm8295H (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By : Shri Chetan Agarwal, Ld. Ar Respondent By : Shri Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Ld. Sr. Dr सुनवाई की तारीख / Date Of Hearing : 07/01/2025 घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 02/04/2025 आदेश / Order Per Dinesh Mohan Sinha, Jm: Captioned Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Passed By The National Faceless Appeal Centre [(In Short “Nfac/Ld. Cit(A)”] Vide Order Dated 21.08.2024, Which In Turn Assessment Order Passed By Assessment Unit, Income Tax Department / Assessing Officer Under Section 143(3) R.W.S. 147 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (In Short “The Act"). 1

For Appellant: Shri Chetan Agarwal, Ld. ARFor Respondent: Shri Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Ld. Sr. DR
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148

…fastened on him without any supporting evidence. The appellant also relied on various case judgements:- (a) Dhakeswari Cotton Mills Ltd. Vs. CIT 26 ITR 775 (SC) (b) Krishna Chand Chela Ram Vs. CIT 125 ITR 713 (SC) (c) Andaman Timber Industries Vs. CIT (2015) 62 Taxmann.com 3 (SC) (d) Ayubkhan Noorkhan Pathan Vs. State of Mharashtra & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 7728 of 2012 dated 08/11/2012) (e) Khem Chand Vs. Union of India (AIR 1958 SC 300) (1) Amitabh Bansal Vs. ITO Ward-46(4), [2019] 102 taxmann.com 229 (g) CIT Vs. Indrajit Singh Suri [2013] 33 taxmann.com 281 (Guj) (h) PCIT Vs. Kanubhai Maganlal Patel [2017] 79…

ACIT, Central Circle- 13, New Delhi vs. Lizer Cylinders Ltd., Mumbai

Appeal of the revenue is dismissed as indicated above

ITA 7283/DEL/2017[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi28 Mar 2025AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri S Rifaur Rahman & Shri Sudhir Pareekita No:- 7283/Del/2017 (Assessment Year- 2013-14) Assistant Commissioner Of M/S Lizer Cylinders Ltd., Income Tax, Vs. 205, 2Nd Floor, Samarpan, Central Circle-13, Chakala Link Road, New Delhi. Andheri East, Mumbai. Pan No: Aabcl3501H Appellant Respondent Revenue By : Shri Sumer Singh Meena, Cit(Dr) Shri Dayainder Singh Sidhu, Cit(Dr) Assessee By : Shri Salil Aggarwal, Sr. Adv., Shri Shailesh Gupta, Ca & Shri Uma Shankar, Adv. & Madhur Aggarwal, Advocate Date Of Hearing : 30.12.2024 Date Of Pronouncement : 28.03.2025 Order

For Appellant: Shri Salil Aggarwal, Sr. AdvFor Respondent: Shri Sumer Singh Meena, CIT(DR)
Section 131Section 132(1)Section 143(2)Section 153ASection 250(4)Section 68

…te a specific request, this Court is in agreement with the ITAT that his statement needs to be excluded and cannot be relied upon as a piece of evidence to make any addition. In fact the Supreme Court in the case of M/s Andaman Timber Industries vs. CCE (SC), 127 DTR 241 has held "...not allowing the assessee to cross-examine the witnesses by the Adjudicating Authority though the statements of those witnesses were made the basis of theimpugned order is a serious flaw which makes the order nullity inasmuch as it amounted to violation of principles of natural justice because of which the assessee was adversely affe…