SEMADRI BHAGVAN PRADHAN,,SURAT vs. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-9(4),, SURAT
In the result, the appeal of the assessee in ITA No
ITA 3133/AHD/2014[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Surat09 Dec 2019AY 2009-10
Bench: Shri Sandeep Gosain & Shri O.P.Meenaआ.अ.सं./I.T.A No.3133/Ahd/2014 & 307/Ahd/2015 "नधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year: 2009-10 Semadri Bhagvan Pradhan, Vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward-9(4), 176, Indira Nagar, Hira Baug, Surat. Varachha Road, Surat [Pan: Akspp 3368 C] अपीलाथ" / Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent राज"वक"ओरसे /Revenue By Shri P.M. Jagasheth, Ca "नधा"रतीक"ओरसे /Assessee By Smt. Anupama Singhla, Sr. Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख/ Date Of Hearing: 05.12.2019 उ"घोषणाक"तार"ख/Pronouncement On: 09.12.2019 आदेश /O R D E R Per O.P.Meena, Am: These Two Appeals Filed By The Assessee Are Directed Against The 1. Order Of Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-V, Surat [In Short “The Cit(A)”] Dated 08-09-2014 & The Order Of Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-Iii, Surat [In Short “The Cit(A)’] Dated 23-12-2014 For The Assessment Year 2009-10 Respectively. 2. Additional Grounds During The Course Of Appellate Proceedings, The Assessee Has Raised Additional Grounds, Which Are As Under: 1. On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case As Well As Law On The Subject, The Learned Commissioner Of The Income Tax (Appeals) Has Erred In Enhancing The Addition To The Tune Of Rs.40,81,465/- U/S.251(10) Of The I.T. Act, 1961 On Account Of Cash Deposited In Bank Accounts Treated As Alleged Unexplained Cash Deposits. 2. On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case As Well As Law On The Subject, The Learned Commissioner Of The Income Tax (Appeals)
Section 251(1)Section 251(10)
…ncome there is no question of furnishing inaccurate particulars of income, therefore penalty imposed by the AO is not sustainable in law. The ld. counsel further placed reliance on the decision of Gujarat High Court in the case of CIT v. Lakhdhir Lalji (1972) 85 ITR 77 (Guj.), wherein the penalty proceedings having been initiated against the assessee on the basis of concealment of income and imposed on the basis of furnishing of inaccurate particulars of as income is held not to be justified. The ld. counsel also relied in the case of CIT v. Samson Perichery [2017] 392 ITR 4 (Bom.) Per contra, the ld. DR supporte…