Sh. Inderjeet Singh Arora, Bathinda vs. The Income Tax Officer, Bathinda
In the result, the assessee’s appeal is partly allowed
ITA 310/ASR/2014[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Amritsar28 Dec 2018AY 2008-09
Bench: Sh. Sanjay Arorai.T.A No.310/Asr/2014 Assessment Year: 2008-09 Inderjeet Singh Arora, Vs. Ito, Ward-1(1), Standard Sweet Corner, Bathinda. Bibiwala Road, Bathinda. [Pan: Advpa 0985G] (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By: Sh. P.N. Arora (C.A) Respondent By: Sh. Charan Das (D.R) Date Of Hearing : 22.10.2018 Date Of Pronouncement: 31.12.2018 Order Per Sanjay Arora, A.M. This Is An Appeal By The Assessee Directed Against The Order By The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), Bathinda (‘Cit(A)’ For Short) Dated 08.01.2014, Dismissing The Assessee’S Appeal Contesting His Assessment U/S. 143(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 ('The Act' Hereinafter) For Assessment Year (A.Y.) 2008-09 Vide Order Dated 20.12.2010. 2. The Appeal Is Delayed By A Period Of 21 Days. The Reason Stated In The Condonation Petition Dated 06/8/2016 By The Assessee Is The Non-Communication Of The Impugned Order, Served On His Counsel, Sh.Pankaj Arora, On 17/2/2014, In Time. The Explanation Appears Bona Fide & The Delay Cannot Be Said To Be Substantial. The Delay Was Accordingly Condoned & The Hearing In The Matter Proceeded With.
For Appellant: Sh. P.N. Arora (C.A)For Respondent: Sh. Charan Das (D.R)
Section 143(3)Section 69A
…h he 5 Inderjeet Singh Arora v. ITO ought to or is excepted to possess in the normal course of events, entitles the court to draw an adverse inference (refer: Union of India v. Rai Deb Singh Bist [1973] 88 ITR 200 (SC); Kalayani Medical Store v. CIT [2016] 386 ITR 387 (Cal)). This non-production is indeed surprising as in the instant case, as it appears, and even as afore-noted, the construction may have started before the commencement of the current year, so that to the extent paid for prior to the current year, could not possibly be assessed as the income for the current year. So, however, the loan could be…