DILIP KUMAR MONDAL,KOLKATA V. I.T.O., WARD - 34(3), KOLKATA, KOLKATA

ITA 1326/KOL/2024

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The case involves Dilip Kumar Mondal, a retail trader of musical instruments, who appealed against the order of the Addl./JCIT(Appeals), Agra, which was passed for the Assessment Year 2012-13. The primary contention was regarding the addition of Rs.15,29,604 to the assessee's income, which was alleged to be unexplained cash credit. The assessee argued that this amount represented sales receipts from his business, which were deposited in small amounts. The Assessing Officer initially added this amount to the assessee's income, and the CIT(Appeals) dismissed the appeal due to non-submission of supporting documents. The Tribunal found that both the Assessing Officer and CIT(Appeals) had not adequately considered the case and thus remitted the matter back for a fresh assessment.

• Counselvise Citation: [2025] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 473217 (ITAT-KOLKATA)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 26-02-2025
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: SMC
• Assessment Year: 2012-2013
• Laws Referred To: Income Tax Act
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Opportunity of being heard; Unexplained cash credit
• Section: 148; 142(1); 143(2)

Judgement Text

" ITA No. 1326/KOL/2024 (A.Y. 2012-2013) Dilip Kumar Mondal 1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, ‘SMC’ BENCH, KOLKATA Before Shri Duvvuru RL Reddy, Vice-President (KZ) I.T.A. No. 1326/KOL/2024 Assessment Year: 2012-2013 Dilip Kumar Mondal,…………….…..…………Appellant 16, Rabindra Sarani, Lal Bazar, Kolkata-700001 [PAN:AFLPM1834N] -Vs.- Income Tax Officer,………………………….....Respondent Ward-34(3), Kolkata, Aayakar Bhawan, Poorva, 110, Shanti Pally, E.M. Bypass, Kolkata-700107 Appearances by: Shri Miraj D. Shah, A.R., appeared on behalf of the assessee Shri L.N Dash, Addl. CIT, D.R., appeared on behalf of the Revenue Date of concluding the hearing: January 22, 2025 Date of pronouncing the order: February 26, 2025 O R D E R The present appeal is directed at the instance of assessee against the order of ld. Addl./JCIT(Appeals), Agra dated 6th March, 2024 passed for Assessment Year 2012-13. ITA No. 1326/KOL/2024 (A.Y. 2012-2013) Dilip Kumar Mondal 2 2. The appeal is time barred by 38 days in filing the appeal by the assessee. However, the assessee filed an affidavit dated 04.11.2024 saying that the assessee was unable to adhere to the original filing deadline. When the assessee came to know about the order passed by the ld. CIT(Appeals), the assessee approached the ld. A.R. to prefer an appeal, due to that there was a delay of 38 days in filing the appeal before the Tribunal. Therefore, he pleaded to condone the delay. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to condone the delay since the delay is not due to negligence on the part of assessee and the assessee has established sufficient cause to condone the delay. Hence the delay is condoned. 4. Brief facts of the case are that the assessee is a retail trader of musical instruments under the name and style of M/s. Mondal Music Centre and filed his return of income for the assessment year 2012-13 declaring total income of Rs.1,71,890/-. The case of the assessee for assessment year 2012-13 was selected for reassessment under section 148 of the Act on 16.09.2019 and thereafter notices were issued under sections 143(2) and 142(1) of the Income Tax Act dated 18.11.2019 to the assessee through electronic mode. The point of contention of the ld. Assessing Officer was that the assessee has deposited total cash of Rs.15,29,604/- in small amounts of Rs.10,000 to 15,000/- each during the whole financial year 2011-12 in his Bank account maintained at Bank of Baroda, which was not disclosed in the return filed for the said ITA No. 1326/KOL/2024 (A.Y. 2012-2013) Dilip Kumar Mondal 3 assessment year. The ld. Counsel for the assessee contended that the cash deposited was due to the nature of business of the appellant which was the sales receipts from selling musical instruments. In the course of e-proceeding, the ld. Assessing Officer issued notice under section 142(1) and thereafter a show- cause notice dated 09.12.2019 was issued to the assessee asking for explanation that why the amount of Rs.15,29,640/- deposited in the bank account mentained at Bank of Baroda should not be treated as unexplained cash credit, but the assessee did not give any reply of show-cause notice. Thereafter the ld. Assessing Officer added Rs.15,29,604/- to the total income of the assessee and assessed income at Rs.17,01,490/-. 5. On being aggrieved, the assessee preferred an appeal before the ld. CIT(Appeals). The assessee did not produce any document before ld. Addl./JCIT(Appeals) in support of his grounds of appeal inspite of given sufficient opportunities. The ld. Addl./JCIT(Appeals) dismissed the appeal mentioning that the assessee is not interested in pursuing the appeal on merits. 6. On being aggrieved, the assessee preferred an appeal before the Tribunal. 7. I have heard both the sides. It was the submission of the assessee that the ld. Assessing Officer as well as ld. CIT(Appeals) dismissed the appeal without applying their mind and without going to the case on record and, therefore, prayed before the Bench for giving one more opportunity to substantiate his case. ITA No. 1326/KOL/2024 (A.Y. 2012-2013) Dilip Kumar Mondal 4 8. On the other hand, ld. Departmental Representative pleaded to confirm the order passed by the ld. CIT(Appeals). 9. I have perused the material available on record. By considering the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, I remit this issue back to the file of ld. Assessing Officer with a direction to examine this issue afresh and pass an order on merits after providing an opportunity of being heard to the assessee. The grounds of appeal raised by the assessee are allowed for statistical purposes. 10. In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes. Order pronounced in the open Court on 26/02/2025. Sd/- (Duvvuru RL Reddy) Vice-President (KZ) Kolkata, the 26th day of February, 2025 Copies to :(1) Dilip Kumar Mondal, 16, Rabindra Sarani, Lal Bazar, Kolkata-700001 (2) Income Tax Officer, Ward-34(3), Kolkata, Aayakar Bhawan, Poorva, 110, Shanti Pally, E.M. Bypass, Kolkata-700107 ITA No. 1326/KOL/2024 (A.Y. 2012-2013) Dilip Kumar Mondal 5 (3) Addl./JCIT(Appeals), Agra; (4) CIT- , Kolkata; (5) The Departmental Representative; (6) Guard File TRUE COPY By order Assistant Registrar, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata Benches, Kolkata Laha/Sr. P.S. "