CIT v. Sunbeam Auto Ltd.

332 ITR 167High Court2011#54 most cited

What is CIT v. Sunbeam Auto Ltd. authority for?

The Commissioner cannot revise an assessment under Section 263 merely because the assessment order does not explicitly reflect an inquiry, or because the Commissioner holds a different opinion. An inquiry, even if considered inadequate, or an assessment based on a plausible view by the Assessing Officer after due examination, does not automatically make the order erroneous or prejudicial to the interests of the revenue.

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Also referred to as

CIT v. Sunbeam Auto Ltd. · Sunbeam Auto Ltd. · Section 263 · Commissioner revisionary powers · lack of enquiry · inadequate enquiry · plausible view AO · not prejudicial to revenue · assessment order detail · different opinion Commissioner · 143(3) scrutiny assessment

Also reported as

189 Taxmann 436227 CTR 13331 DTR 189 Taxmann.com 191

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Sunbeam Auto Ltd.

Mr Ashok Khimraj Jain, Nandubar vs. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-1, Nashik

The appeal of the appellant is ALLOWED

ITA 154/PUN/2023[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Pune23 Jun 2023AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri S S Viswanethra Ravi & Shri G. D. Padmahshaliआयकर अपऩल सं. / Ita No.154/Pun/2023 निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year : 2015-2016 Ashok Khimraj Jain, Vimal Emporium, Tilak Rd., Nandurbar – 425 412 Pan : Ahppj6362E . . . . . . . अपीलार्थी / Appellant बनाम / V/S. Pr. Commissioner Of Income Tax-1, Nashik . . . . . . . प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent द्वारा / Appearances Assessee By : Shri Hari Krishan Revenue By : Shri J.P. Chandraker सुनवाई की तारीख / Date Of Conclusive Hearing : 26/05/2023 घोषणा की तारीख / Date Of Pronouncement : 26/05/2023 आदेश / Order Per G. D. Padmahshali, Am; By The Present Appeal, The Assessee Assailed The Revisionary Order Of Pr. Commissioner Of Income Tax-1, Nashik [For Short ‘Pcit’] Dt. 18/03/2021 Passed U/S 263 Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 [For Short ‘The Act’], Which Ascended Out Of Assessment Order Dt. 17/11/2017 Passed U/S 143(3) By The Asstt. Commissioner Of Income Tax, Circle Dhule [For Short ‘Ao’] For The Assessment Year [For Short ‘Ay’] 2015-16

For Appellant: Shri Hari KrishanFor Respondent: Shri J.P. Chandraker
Section 143(3)Section 263Section 69A

…ition laid by the Hon'ble Jurisdictional High Court of Bombay in ‘CIT Vs Gabriel India Ltd.’ Reported in 203 ITR 108 and ‘CIT Vs Design Automobile Engineers’ reported in 323 ITR 632 (Bom), and Hon’ble Delhi High Court in ‘CIT Vs Sunbeam Auto Ltd.’ reported in 332 ITR 167 (Del.) in holding that in the absence of any failure on the part of Assessing Officer in making due inquiry(ies), the first limb i.e. an assessment being erroneous fails therefore the very basis of jurisdiction of the Ld. PCIT u/s 263 of the Act. 9. Before parting we also note that, the Hon’ble lordship in ‘Gee Vee Enterprises Vs Addl. CIT’ repo…

M\S. Lexico Ceramics, Rajkot vs. The Pr. CIT-1, Rajkot

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 1/RJT/2023[2015-16]Status: HeardITAT Rajkot12 May 2023AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Waseem Ahmed & Shri Siddhartha Nautiyalassessment Year : 2015-15 M/S Lexico Ceramics, C/O Kalpesh S. Doshi & Co., Vs Principal Commissioner Of Chartered Accountants, Income-Tax-1, 1006-09, The Spire-2, Near Sheetal Rajkot Park Brts Stop, 150 Ft. Ring Road, Rajkot-360005 Pan : Aaefl 8870 D अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) "" यथ"/ (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Kalpesh Doshi, Ar Revenue By : Shri Shramdeep Sinha, Cit-Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 19/04/2023 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 12/05/2023 आदेश/O R D E R Per Waseem Ahmed, Am :

For Appellant: Shri Kalpesh Doshi, ARFor Respondent: Shri Shramdeep Sinha, CIT-DR
Section 142(1)Section 143(3)Section 263Section 263(1)

…x by invoking revisionary powers under section 263 of the Act cannot impose his own understanding of the extent of inquiry. There were number of judgments by various Hon’ble High Courts in this regard. 12. Delhi High Court in the case of CIT Vs. Sunbeam Auto 332 ITR 167 (Del.), made a distinction between lack of inquiry and inadequate inquiry. M/s. Lexico Ceramics Vs. PCIT AY : 2015-16 5 The Hon’ble court held that where the AO has made inquiry prior to the completion of assessment, the same cannot be set aside u/s 263 of the Act on the ground of inadequate inquiry. The relevant observation of Hon’ble Delhi Hi…