CHEMBOND MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOW AS CHEMBOND CHEMICALS LIMITED),MUMBAI V. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CIRCLE 6(2)(1), MUMBAI

ITA 5229/MUM/2025

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The case involves Chembond Material Technologies Limited, which appealed against the penalty levied under section 271(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, following an addition of Rs.45,55,004 for disallowance of a weighted deduction under section 35(2AB). Initially, the Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax (AO) imposed the penalty, which was later contested and led to a series of appeals. The CIT(A) deleted the penalty based on a prior ITAT decision that set aside the addition. However, the CIT(A)'s final remark dismissed the appeal for statistical purposes, which was inconsistent with the earlier findings. The ITAT corrected this inconsistency, allowing the appeal for statistical purposes and affirming the deletion of the penalty.

• Counselvise Citation: [2025] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 783760 (ITAT-MUMBAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 2 month(s) 10 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 04-11-2025
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: C
• Assessment Year: 2012-2013
• Appeal Filed On: 25-08-2025
• Other Referred Cases: ITA No.5058/Mum/2017
• Laws Referred To: Income-tax Act, 1961
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: VIRABHADRA MAHAJAN
• Assessee Lawyers: DHIREN P TALATI
• Keywords: Set aside
• Section: 271(1)(c)

Judgement Text

" IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCH “C”, MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI OM PRAKASH KANT, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SHRI ANIKESH BANERJEE, JUDICIAL MEMBER I.T.A No.5229/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2012-13) Chembond Matertial Technologies Limited (formerly known as Chembond Chemicals Limited) B-23, 2nd Floor, Todi Industrial Estate, New Sun Mill Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai-400 013 PAN : AAACC5467A vs Deputy Commissioner of Income- tax, Circle 6(2)(1), Mumbai Room No.563C, Aayakar Bhavan, APPELLANT RESPONDENT Assessee by : Shri Dhiren P Talati Respondent by : Shri Virabhadra Mahajan (SR DR) (virtually present) Date of hearing : 15/10/2025 Date of pronouncement : 04/10/2025 O R D E R Per Anikesh Banerjee (JM): The instant appeal of the assessee filed against the order of the National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC), Delhi [for brevity, ‘Ld.CIT(A)’] passed under section 250 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (in shot, ‘the Act) for the Assessment Year 2012- Printed from counselvise.com 2 ITA No.5229 /Mum/2052 Chembond Material Technologies Ltd 13, date of order 25/06/2025. The impugned order emanated from the order of the Learned Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax, Circle 6(2)(1), Mumbai (in short, ‘the Ld.AO’) passed u/s 271(1)(c) of the Act, date of order dated 27/03/2019. 2. We heard the rival submissions and considered the documents available on the record. The Ld.AO levied the penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of the Act against the addition of Rs.45,55,004/- disallowance of weighted deduction u/s 35(2AB) of the Act. The said addition was challenged before the Ld.CIT(A) and the Ld.CIT(A) confirmed the said addition. Finally, the matter travelled before the ITAT, Mumbai Bench “C” and the ITAT, Mumbai Bench “C”, in order bearing ITA No.5058/Mum/2017 dated 17/12/2019 set aside the issue pertaining to the addition to the file of the Ld.AO. But the Ld.AO had levied penalty by considering the addition as furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income and levied penalty @100% on the tax sought to be evaded amount to Rs.15,48,245/- rounded off amount to Rs.15,49,000/-. The assessee challenged the said penalty order before the Ld.CIT(A). The Ld.CIT(A), in the order considering the order of the co-ordinate bench of ITAT, Mumbai deleted the penalty, but at the final line he observed, “the appeal of the assessee is dismissed for statistical purpose.”. The Ld.CIT(A) has made the following observation which is reproduced as below: - “4 Appellate Proceedings During the course of appellate proceedings, the appellant made submissions on enablement of communication in the system. Decision It is seen that the appellant had filed an appeal before Ld. ITAT. Mumbai against the order of Ld. CIT(Appeals) dated 17/04/2015 Ld. ITAT, Mumbai Bench \"C\" vide their order in ITA по 5058/Mum/2017 Dated 17/12/2019 had set-aside the order of CIT(Appeals) and had remanded back the issue to the file of Assessing Officer for fresh adjudication. As a matter of fact, in compliance to this order of ITAT, the Assessing Officer has already passed the fresh assessment order on 31/03/2022. Printed from counselvise.com 3 ITA No.5229 /Mum/2052 Chembond Material Technologies Ltd Since the assessment order dated 20/03/2015, making quantum addition has already been set- aside by Ld. ITAT, any penalty levied on the basis of said order can not be sustained. Accordingly, the appeal becomes infructuous. Based on above discussions, appeal of the appellant is dismissed for statistical purposes.” 3. In our considered view, we find that the Ld. CIT(A) has rightly observed and correctly decided the issue relating to the deletion of penalty, as the underlying addition had already been set aside by the Hon’ble ITAT. However, in the concluding paragraph, the Ld. CIT(A) mentioned that “the appeal of the appellant is dismissed for statistical purposes.” The only grievance of the assessee is that such concluding remark—stating the appeal to be dismissed for statistical purposes— does not align with the preceding findings of the Ld. CIT(A). We find that the said concluding observation is inconsistent with the findings recorded in the earlier part of the appellate order. Accordingly, we direct that the concluding sentence be read as: “The appeal of the appellant is allowed for statistical purposes.” With this direction for necessary rectification in the impugned appellate order, we hold that no interference is otherwise required in the findings of the Ld. CIT(A). The appeal of the assessee is, therefore, allowed. 4. In the result, the appeal of the assessee bearing ITA No.5229/Mum/2025 is allowed. Order pronounced in the open court on 04th November 2025 Sd/- sd/- (OM PRAKASH KANT) (ANIKESH BANERJEE) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER Mumbai, िदनांक/Dated: 04/11/2025 Pavanan Printed from counselvise.com 4 ITA No.5229 /Mum/2052 Chembond Material Technologies Ltd Copy of the Order forwarded to: 1. अपीलाथ /The Appellant , 2. ितवादी/ The Respondent. 3. आयकर आयु\u0014 CIT 4. िवभागीय ितिनिध, आय.अपी.अिध., मुंबई/DR, ITAT, JODHPUR 5. गाड\u0019 फाइल/Guard file. BY ORDER, //True Copy// (Asstt. Registrar), ITAT, MUMBAI Printed from counselvise.com "