ARUN KUMAR SINGH,RANCHI V. DCIT CIRCLE-1, DHANBAD

ITA 278/RAN/2024

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The case involves appeals filed by Arun Kumar Singh against the orders of the ld. CIT(A), NFAC, Delhi and Addl/JCIT(A)-2, Jaipur for the assessment years 2016-17, 2018-19, and 2020-21. The appeals were initially dismissed by the ld. CIT(A)/JCIT(A) due to delay in filing. The assessee, represented by none due to his incarceration, filed an adjournment application. The Department was represented by Shri Khubchand T. Pandya, Sr. DR. The Tribunal, considering the circumstances of the assessee's incarceration, decided to condone the delay and restore the appeals for a decision on merits.

• Counselvise Citation: [2025] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 780671 (ITAT-RANCHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 3 month(s) 28 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 09-10-2025
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Partly Allowed
• Bench Allotted: DB
• Assessment Year: 2018-2019
• Appeal Filed On: 11-06-2024
• Result in Favour of: Partly Allowed
• Court: TRIBUNAL

Judgement Text

"IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, RANCHI BENCH, RANCHI BEFORE SHRI GEORGE MATHAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI RATNESH NANDAN SAHAY, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA No. 277, 278 & 279/Ran/2024 (Assessment Years:2016-17, 2018-19 & 2020-21) Arun Kumar Singh, Housekeeping and MSE/3/9 Block Sainik Market, Main Road, Ranchi-834001. (Jharkhand) PAN No. BDRPS 1310 Q Vs. D.C.I.T., Circle-1, Dhanbad. Appellant/ Assessee Respondent/ Revenue Assessee represented by None, Adjournment application filed. Department represented by Shri Khubchand T. Pandya, Sr. DR Date of hearing 09/10/2025 Date of pronouncement 09/10/2025 O R D E R PER: BENCH 1. These are the appeals filed by the assessee against the separate orders of the ld. CIT(A), NFAC, Delhi and Addl/JCIT(A)-2, Jaipur dated 17/12/2023, 12/12/2023 and 17/11/2023 for the A.Y. 2016-17, 2018-19 and 2020-21 respectively. 2. None represented on behalf of the assessee and an adjournment application has been filed mentioning that the assessee-petitioner is in jail and will not be able to provide the respective papers concerned to the case. Shri Khubchand T. Pandya, ld. Sr.DR represented on behalf of the revenue. As the issues in the appeal are very simple and not complicated, the same are being disposed off after rejecting the adjournment application filed on behalf of the assessee. Printed from counselvise.com ITA No. 277 to 279/Ran/2024 Arun Kumar Singh Vs DCIT 2 3. It was submitted by the ld. Sr. Departmental Representative that the ld. CIT(A)/JCIT(A) has dismissed the appeal of the assessee on account of delay. It is a submission that the order of the ld. CIT(A)/JCIT(A) is liable to be upheld. 4. We have considered the submissions. A perusal of the facts in the present case shows that the ld. CIT(A)/JCIT(A) has dismissed the appeal because the appeal has been filed beyond the due date for filing of the appeal. Adjournment application itself shows that the assessee is in jail. Obviously, on account of the other legal complications in the assessee's case, the delay could have happened in filing of the appeal before the ld. CIT(A)/JCIT(A). This being so, in the interest of justice, the delay in filing of the appeals before the ld. CIT(A)/JCIT(A) stands condoned and the issues in these appeals are restored to the file of ld. JCIT(A)/CIT(A) for adjudication on merits. 5. In the result, all these appeals of the assessee stand partly allowed for statistical purposes. Order announced in open court on 09/10/2025. Sd/- Sd/- (RATNESH NANDAN SAHAY) (GEORGE MATHAN) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER Ranchi, Dated: 09/10/2025 *Ranjan Copy to: 1. Assessee 2. Revenue 3. CIT 4. DR By order 5. Guard File Sr. Private Secretary, ITAT, Ranchi Printed from counselvise.com "