DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-4, JAIPUR, JAIPUR V. K P EXPORTS PVT. LTD. , JAIPUR

ITA 1157/JPR/2024

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The case involves two appeals by the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle-4, Jaipur against K.P. Exports Pvt. Ltd., concerning the assessment years 2013-14 and 2015-16. The appeals were based on the orders passed by the Learned CIT(A) on 12.07.2024, which had allowed the respondent's appeals. The core issue was the incorrect issuance of notices under section 148 of the Income Tax Act instead of section 153C, which is specifically required for assessments in cases of search and seizure. The tribunal referenced a decision by the Rajasthan High Court in Shyam Sunder Khandelwal v. ACIT, which supported the procedural requirements under sections 153C and 153D of the Act.

• Counselvise Citation: [2025] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 315900 (ITAT-JAIPUR)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 15-05-2025
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: A
• Assessment Year: 2013-2014
• Other Referred Cases: Shyam Sunder Khandelwal v. ACIT, (2024) 161 taxmann.com 255 (Rajasthan)
• Laws Referred To: Income Tax Act
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: ANITA RINES H
• Assessee Lawyers: ASHISH SHARMA
• Keywords: Search and seizure
• Section: 148

Judgement Text

"vk;dj vihyh; vf/kdj.k] t;iqj U;k;ihB] t;iqj IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JAIPUR BENCHES,”A-Bench” JAIPUR Jh xxu xks;y] ys[kk lnL; ,o aJh ujsUnz dqekj] U;kf;d lnL; ds le{k BEFORE: SHRI GAGAN GOYAL, AM & SHRI NARINDER KUMAR, JM vk;dj vihy la-@ITA No. 1157/JPR/2024 fu/kZkj.ko\"kZ@Assessment Year : 2013-14 Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle-4, Jaipur. cuke Vs. K.P. Exports Pvt. Ltd. Nanda, D-Block, Janpath Shyam Nagar, Jaipur. LFkk;hys[kk la-@thvkbZvkj la-@PAN/GIR No.: AAACK7050P vihykFkhZ@Appellant izR;FkhZ@Respondent vk;dj vihy la-@ITA No. 1158/JPR/2024 fu/kZkj.ko\"kZ@Assessment Year : 2015-16 Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle-4, Jaipur. cuke Vs. K.P. Exports Pvt. Ltd. Nanda, D-Block, Janpath Shyam Nagar, Jaipur. LFkk;hys[kk la-@thvkbZvkj la-@PAN/GIR No.: AAACK7050P vihykFkhZ@Appellant izR;FkhZ@Respondent fu/kZkfjrh dh vksjls@Assessee by : Shri Ashish Sharma, Advocate. jktLo dh vksjls@Revenue by: Mrs. Anita Rinesh, JCIT-DR lquokbZ dh rkjh[k@Date of Hearing : 15/05/2025 mn?kks\"k.kk dh rkjh[k@Date of Pronouncement: 15/05/2025 vkns'k@ORDER PER: NARINDER KUMAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER . This common order is to dispose of the above captioned two appeals filed by the department, as common issues are involved, and as such 2 ITA No. 1157 & 1158/JPR/2024 K.P. Exports Pvt. Ltd, Jaipur. Learned DR for the department-appellant and Ld. AR for the respondent have put forth common submissions in respect of both the appeals together. 2. First mentioned appeal relates to the assessment year 2013-14, whereas the second mentioned appeal relates to the assessment year 2015-16. 3. Each appeal arises out of order dated 12.07.2024, passed by Learned CIT(A). 4. Today, when these appeals have been taken up for hearing, Ld. AR for the appellant has presented copy of notice dated 30.01.2025 of the Act, recently issued by the department to the assessee in respect of the two assessment years under consideration i.e. 2013-14 and 2015-16. 5. Vide impugned order, Learned CIT(A) allowed two separate appeals filed by the assessee, while placing reliance on the decision of our own Hon’ble High Court in Shyam Sunder Khandelwal v. ACIT, (2024) 161 taxmann.com 255 (Rajasthan), DB Civil Writ Petition No. 18363 of 2019 and others, holding that the additions made by the Assessing Officer, in respect of each assessment year i.e. 2013-14 and 2015-16 were legally not 3 ITA No. 1157 & 1158/JPR/2024 K.P. Exports Pvt. Ltd, Jaipur. sustainable on the technical ground that notices issued by the Assessing Officer to the assessee were issued u/s 148 of the Act, whereas in the given facts and circumstance, notices u/s 153C of the Act were required to be issued, in view of procedure prescribed u/s 153C and 153D for assessment in cases of search and seizure. 6. In view of the above decision by our own Hon’ble High Court, which squarely applies to the facts of the present two appeals, we do not find any illegality or irregularity in the impugned orders passed by Learned CIT(A) whereby two appeals filed by the same assessees have been allowed, while setting aside the two assessment orders. 7. Even otherwise, as noticed above, department has already issued notices dated 30.1.2025 to the assessee in respect of each assessment year under consideration. This goes to suggest that the department has accepted the decision by our own Hon’ble High Court on the point of illegality of notices, which were earlier issued by the department to the assessee. Result 8. In view of the above discussion, both appeals filed by the department are hereby dismissed. 4 ITA No. 1157 & 1158/JPR/2024 K.P. Exports Pvt. Ltd, Jaipur. Copy of the common order be placed in the connected appeal file. Files be consigned to the record room after the needful is done by the office. Order pronounced in the open court on 15/05/2025. Sd/- Sd/- ¼xxu xks;y½ ¼ujsUnz dqekj½ (GAGAN GOYAL) (NARINDER KUMAR) ys[kk lnL; @Accountant Member U;kf;d lnL;@Judicial Member Tk;iqj@Jaipur fnukad@Dated:- 15/05/2025 *Santosh vkns'k dh izfrfyfivxzsf’kr@Copy of the order forwarded to: 1. The Appellant- DCIT, Central Circle-4, jaipur. 2. izR;FkhZ@ The Respondent- K.P. Exports Pvt. Ltd., Jaipur. 3. vk;djvk;qDr@ The ld CIT 4. foHkkxh; izfrfuf/k] vk;djvihyh; vf/kdj.k] t;iqj@DR, ITAT, Jaipur 5. xkMZQkbZy@ Guard File ITA No. 1157 & 1158/JPR/2024) vkns'kkuqlkj@ By order, lgk;d iathdkj@Asstt. Registrar "