National Thermal Power Corporation v. CIT

367 ITR 85High Court2014#1857 most cited

What is National Thermal Power Corporation v. CIT authority for?

An assessee can raise a new claim or ground for the first time before an appellate authority or the Tribunal, even if no revised return was filed, provided the claim was legally available and the necessary facts are on record or can be examined. Such a claim, if available in law, cannot be shut out merely due to inadvertence or an erroneous belief of a complex legal position.

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Also referred to as

Mitesh Impex 367 ITR 85 · Gujarat High Court 2014 · additional claim appellate authority · raising new ground on appeal · Section 254(1) Tribunal powers · revised return not filed · Section 139(5) revised return · inadvertent claim omission · erroneous legal belief · examination of bona fide claim on merits · Section 143(3) assessment appeal · scope of appellate proceedings

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing National Thermal Power Corporation v. CIT

SHYAM METALICS AMD ENERGY LIMITED,KOLKATA vs. DCIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE 1(1), , KOLKATA

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purpose

ITA 1074/KOL/2025[2014-2015]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata15 Sept 2025AY 2014-2015

Bench: Shri Rajesh Kumar & Shri Pradip Kumar Choubeyassessment Year: 2014-15 Shyam Metalics & Engery Ltd…...………..............................……….……Appellant 83, Trinity Tower, 7Th Floor, Topsia, Kol-700046, [Pan: Aahcs5842A] Vs. Dcit, Central Circle-1(1), Kolkata…………………………...……...…..…..Respondent Appearances By: Shri Akkal Dudhewala, Ar, Appeared On Behalf Of The Appellant. Shri Praveen Kishore, Dr, Appeared On Behalf Of The Respondent. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : July 23, 2025 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : September 15, 2025 Order Per Rajesh Kumar: The Present Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Assessee Against The Order Dated 08.04.2025 Of The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)- 22, Kolkata [Hereinafter Referred To As The “Ld. Cit(A)”] Passed U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 [Hereinafter Referred To As The “Act”].

Section 250Section 68

…ue was adjudicated in assessee’s favour by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of PCIT v. Nitin Spinners Ltd. (supra) that, the assessee made this claim before the ld. CIT(A). We observe that the Hon'ble Gujrat High Court in the case of CIT v. Mitesh Impex (367 ITR 85) after considering the decisions rendered by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of NTPC v. CIT [1998] (229 ITR 383) and Goetze (India) Ltd. v. CIT [2006] (284 ITR 323) has held that, if a claim which is available in law is not raised either inadvertently or an account of erroneous understanding of complex legal position, such a relief cannot be sh…

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