DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-4(3), KOLKATA, KOLKATA V. RAJESH AUTO MERCHANDISE PRIVATE LIMITED, KOLKATA

ITA 1318/KOL/2025

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The case involves an appeal by the Revenue against the order of the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) Kolkata-27, which had deleted the additions made by the AO for the Assessment Year 2013-14. The additions pertained to a foreign exchange fluctuations loss of \\u20b919,200,000 and unexplained cash credit of \\u20b979,82162. The Tribunal noted that the AO had not referred to any incriminating material found during the search but relied on the books of accounts. The CIT (A) had earlier found that the additions were not linked to any incriminating material and were part of the regular books of accounts, thus the AO lacked jurisdiction under Section 153A to make these additions post the finality of the assessment on the date of search.

• Counselvise Citation: [2025] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 779245 (ITAT-KOLKATA)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 month(s) 28 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 15-10-2025
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: D
• Assessment Year: 2013-2014
• Appeal Filed On: 17-06-2025
• Other Referred Cases: PCIT v. Abhisar Buildwell P. Ltd. (2023) 454 ITR 212 (SC)
• Laws Referred To: Income Tax Act
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: S.B. CHAKRABORTHY
• Assessee Lawyers: S. JHAJARIA
• Keywords: Unexplained cash credit
• Section: 153A

Judgement Text

" IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “D” BENCH, KOLKATA BEFORE SHRI RAJESH KUMAR, AM AND SHRI PRADIP KUMAR CHOUBEY, JM ITA No.1318/KOL/2025 (Assessment Year:2013-14) Dy. Commissioner of income Tax, Central Circle 4(3), 110, Shantipally, Kolkata-700107, West Bengal Vs. Rajesh Auto Merchandise Private Limited 2nd Floor, B 2/2 Gillander House, 8, N.S. Road, Kolkata-700001, West Bengal (Appellant) (Respondent) PAN No. AACCR9920R Assessee by : Shri S. Jhajaria, AR Revenue by : Shri S.B. Chakraborthy, DR Date of hearing: 08.10.2025 Date of pronouncement: 15.10.2025 O R D E R Per Rajesh Kumar, AM: This is an appeal preferred by the Revenue against the order of the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) Kolkata-27, (hereinafter referred to as the “Ld. CIT(A)”] dated 22.02.2025 for the AY 2013-14. 02. At the outset, we observe from the appeal folder that there is a delay of 17 days in filing the appeal by the department and in support of this a condonation petition was filed. It was stated in the condonation petition that the delay has occurred due to obtaining the administrative approvals from the competent authoritiesand accordingly, the delay may be condoned. The ld. AR, on the other hand, did not oppose the condonation of delay. Considering the Printed from counselvise.com Page | 2 ITA No.1318/KOL/2025 Rajesh Auto Merchandise Pvt. ltd; A.Y. 2013-14 reasons cited before us, we are inclined to condone the delay and admit the appeal for hearing. 03. The Revenue has challenged the order of learned CIT (A) deleting the addition on merit of ₹1,92,00,000/- in respect of foreign exchange fluctuations loss and ₹79,82,162/- on account of unexplained cash credit on the ground that the learned CIT (A) followed the order of the learned PCIT v. Abhisar Buildwell P. Ltd. (2023)454 ITR 212(SC). 04. After hearing the rival contentions and perusing the materials available on record, we find that the learned AO has made two additions namely; (i) in respect of foreign exchange fluctuations loss of ₹1,92, and ₹79,82,162/- as comprising 60 lacs + 19,82,162/- on account of unexplained cash credit. We find that the learned AO while making the addition has relied on the books of accounts to make these additions as all these items of income/ loss were part of the books of accounts maintained by the assessee. We note that the learned AO has not referred to any incriminating material found and seized during the course of search while making these additions. 05. We further note that in the appellate proceedings, the learned CIT (A) in Para no.5.2.1 to 5.2.3, has discussed the issues and recorded a clear-cut finding that the additions made by the learned AO were not linked to any incriminating material found during the course of search and were in fact the part of the books of accounts maintained by the assessee. Therefore, the learned AO has no jurisdiction in terms of Section 153A of the Act to make these additions as the assessment has attained finality on the date of search. Pertinent to note that in this case the search was conducted on the assessee on 25.09.2020 and on the date of search there was Printed from counselvise.com Page | 3 ITA No.1318/KOL/2025 Rajesh Auto Merchandise Pvt. ltd; A.Y. 2013-14 no pending proceedings and the assessment has already attained finality. We also note that the time limit for issuing notice u/s 143(2) of the Act had also expired. Therefore, in terms of provisions of Section 153A of the Act in case of unabated assessment year, the learned AO has a jurisdiction to make the addition only on the basis of seized material, which is incriminating and found during the course of search and that is not in the case of the assessee. The learned CIT (A) has followed the decision of Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of PCIT v. Abhisar Buildwell (supra). Therefore, we do not find any infirmity in the order of the learned CIT (A) and accordingly, uphold the order of learned CIT (A) by dismissing the appeal of the Revenue. 06. In the result, the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed. Order pronounced in the open court on 15.10.2025. Sd/- Sd/- (PRADIP KUMAR CHOUBEY) (RAJESH KUMAR) (JUDICIAL MEMBER) (ACCOUNTANT MEMBER) Kolkata, Dated: 15.10.2025 Sudip Sarkar, Sr.PS Copy of the Order forwarded to: BY ORDER, True Copy// Sr. Private Secretary/ Asst. Registrar Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata 1. The Appellant 2. The Respondent 3. CIT 4. DR, ITAT, 5. Guard file. Printed from counselvise.com "