Sh. Virbhadra Singh Through L/H Smt. Pratibha Singh, Shimla vs. DCIT, Circle, Shimla
In the result, the appeal is allowed
ITA 148/CHANDI/2023[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh25 Sept 2024AY 2009-10
Bench: Shri A.D. Jain & Shri Krinwant Sahayआयकर अपील सं./ Ita No. 148/Chd/2023 "नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2009-10 Virbhadra Singh, Vs. The Dcit, Circle Through Legal Heir बनाम Shimla Smt. Pratibha Singh Of Late Shri Virbhadra Singh, Holly Lodge, Jakhoo, Shimla-171001 "थायी लेखा सं./Pan No: Alrps 6513N अपीलाथ"/ Appellant ""यथ"/ Repsondent ( Physical Hering ) "नधा"रती क" ओर से/Assessee By : Shri Sudhir Sehgal, Advocate राज"व क" ओर से/ Revenue By : Dr. Ranjit Kaur, Addl. Cit, Sr.Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 24.09.2024 उदघोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement : 25.09.2024 आदेश/Order Per Krinwant Sahay, A.M.:
For Appellant: Shri Sudhir Sehgal, AdvocateFor Respondent: Dr. Ranjit Kaur, Addl. CIT, Sr.DR
Section 148Section 151(1)
…oid ab initio since, it was already, in the knowledge of the department that Sh. Virbhadra Singh had died on 08.07.2021 2. The order as passed in the name of dead person is Void ab-initio in view of following case laws :- i) Shaikh Abdul Kadar Vs ITO (1958) 34 ITR 451 (MP High Court) ii) CIT Vs Kumari Prabhawati Gupta, 231 ITR 188 (All. High Court) iii) CIT Vs Suresh Chandra Jaiswal 325 ITR 563 (All.)" 4. At the very outset, the ld. Counsel for the Assessee submitted that the order passed by the ld. CIT(A), NFAC was in the name of deceased / dead person, therefore, it is bad in law and void ab initio. He has…