Gita Devi Aggarwal v. CIT

82 ITR 824Supreme Court of India1971#1720 most cited

What is Gita Devi Aggarwal v. CIT authority for?

The Commissioner, while exercising revisional powers under Section 33B of the 1922 Act (analogous to Section 263 of the 1961 Act), must provide the assessee with an opportunity of being heard, even if a formal notice is not explicitly prescribed. Failure to adhere to these principles of natural justice vitiates the revisional order.

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Also referred to as

Gita Devi Aggarwal v. CIT · CIT v. Electro House · 82 ITR 824 · Section 263 revision · Section 33B (1922 Act) · opportunity of being heard · principles of natural justice · notice vs opportunity · revisional jurisdiction · vitiates order · erroneous and prejudicial

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Gita Devi Aggarwal v. CIT

Alok Kumar Sarkar, Hooghly vs. CIT, Kolkata-8, Kolkata

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 454/KOL/2015[2010-2011]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata12 Dec 2018AY 2010-2011

Bench: Sri J. Sudhakar Reddy & Sri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi) Assessment Year : 2010-11 Alok Kumar Sarkar..................………...................................…..……………….…...……..…….............Appellant C/O S.N. Ghosh & Associates, Advocates Seben Brothers’ Lodge P.O. Buroshibtala P.S. Chinsurah Dist. Hooghly Pin – 712 105 [Pan : Akkps 9552 R] Vs. Commissioner Of Income-(8), Kolkata...............................................………………...…...........Respondent Appearances By: Shri Somnath Ghosh, Advocate, Appeared On Behalf Of The Assessee. Shri Abani Kanta Nayak, Cit Sr. D/R. Appearing On Behalf Of The Revenue. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : November 6Th , 2018 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : December 12Th , 2018 Order Per J. Sudhakar Reddy, Am :-

Section 143(3)Section 14ASection 263Section 263(1)Section 40A(3)

…fetters on the issue of notice to the assessee and what was required was only an opportunity of being heard. He relied on the following case law in support of his contentions:-  Gita Devi Aggarwal v. CIT [1970] 76 ITR 496 (SC)  CIT vs. Electro House [1971] 82 ITR 824 (SC) 5.1. On merits, he submitted that there was total lack of enquiry by the Assessing Officer who passed the order u/s 143(3) of the Act, on the issues of cash purchases in contravention to Section 40A(3) of the Act and the mandatory disallowance u/s 14A of the Act. On LTCG and STCG, he submitted that the assessee had not provided the contract n…