Shailendra Singh Raghuvanshi, Vidhisha V. ITO, VIDHISHA

ITA 106/Ind/2024

• Counselvise Citation: [2024] 100 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 0180 (ITAT-INDORE)
• Duration Of Justice: 6 month(s) 4 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 12-08-2024
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: DB
• Next Hearing Date: 11-08-2024
• Assessment Year: misc
• Appeal Filed On: 07-02-2024
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Opportunity of being heard; Bonafide mistake; Set aside
• Section: 271(1)(c); 144; 13

Judgement Text

आयकर अपील य अ धकरण, इंदौर यायपीठ, इंदौर IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL INDORE BENCH, INDORE BEFORE SHRI VIJAY PAL RAO, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI B.M. BIYANI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA No.106/Ind/2024 (Assessment Year: 2013-14) Shailendra Singh Raghuvanshi Vidisha Vs. ITO, Vidhisha (Appellant / Assessee) (Respondent/ Revenue) PAN: AZGPR7145E Assessee by Shri Ashish Goyal & N.D. Patwa, ARs Revenue by Shri Ashish Porwal, Sr. DR Date of Hearing 12.08.2024 Date of Pronouncement 13.08.2024 O R D E R Per Vijay Pal Rao, JM : This appeal by assessee is directed against the order dated 21.09.2023 of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal) National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC) Delhi, for A.Y.2013-14. The assesse has raised following grounds of appeal: “1.The Ld. AO was not justified in passing the ex- parte order, which is bad-in-law, void ab initio, barred by limitation, illegal, contrary to the facts and circumstances of the case, liable to be annulled. ITANo.106/Ind/2024 Shailendra Singh Raghuvanshi Page 2 of 4 2 The Ld. CIT(A) was not justified in confirming the order, ex- parte which is bad-in-law, void ab initio, barred by limitation, illegal, contrary to the facts and circumstances of the case, liable to be annulled. 3 The Ld. CIT(A) was not justified in treating the appeal as infructuous, which is bad-in-law, void ab initio, without affording proper opportunity of being heard. 4 The ld. CIT(A) was not justified in confirming the addition of Rs. 71,53,000/- as unexplained money against cash deposits. 5 The appellant carves leave to add, amend or modify any of the grounds of appeal.” 2. At the time of hearing Ld. AR of the assessee has submitted that the CIT(A) has dismissed the appeal of the assesse in limine by treating the same as defected. He has pointed out that the appeal was filed before the CIT(A) against the assessment order passed by the AO u/s 144 of the Act however, inadvertently the assessee has attached penalty order passed u/s 271(1)(c) as well as order passed u/s 154 of the Act with form No.35 instead of the assessment order passed u/s 144 of the Act. Due to this bonafide mistake the CIT(A) has dismissed the appeal being defective. He has pleaded that the assessee be given one more opportunity to remove defects in the appeal filed before the CIT(A). Thus, Ld. AR has submitted that the impugned order may be set aside and the matter may be remanded to the record of the CIT(A) for deciding the appeal of the assesse on merits. ITANo.106/Ind/2024 Shailendra Singh Raghuvanshi Page 3 of 4 3. On the other hand, Ld. DR has raised no objection if the matter is remanded to the record of the CIT(A) for deciding the same on merits after the defects being removed by the assessee. 4. We have considered the rival submissions and perused the impugned order. The CIT(A) has pointed out in para 3 of the impugned order that in form no. 35 the assessee has attached the order passed u/s 154 as well as u/s 271(1)(c) of the Act instead of the assessment order passed u/s 144 of the Act. The Ld. CIT(A) though issued a defect /show cause notice to the assesse to remove the defects but there was no response on behalf of the assessee and consequently the appeal of the assessee was dismissed being defective. Ld. AR of the assesse has stated at bar that the assessee undertakes to remove the defects in the appeal filed before the CIT(A) as the same were due to bonafide mistake in filing the orders passed u/s 154 and u/s 271(1)(c) of the Act instead of the assessment order passed u/s 144 of the Act. Accordingly in the facts and circumstances of the case when the appeal of the assesse was dismissed in limine, we are of the considered opinion that the assessee be granted one more opportunity to remove defects in the appeal filed before the CIT(A). Hence, the impugned order is set aside and the matter is remanded to the record of the CIT(A) for fresh adjudication on merits after giving one more opportunity to the assesse to remove the defects in the appeal. ITANo.106/Ind/2024 Shailendra Singh Raghuvanshi Page 4 of 4 5. In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes. Order pronounced in the open court on 13.08.2024. Sd/- Sd/- (B.M. BIYANI) (VIJAY PAL RAO) Accountant Member Judicial Member Indore,_ 13 .08.2024 Patel/Sr. PS Copies to: (1) The appellant (2) The respondent (3) CIT (4) CIT(A) (5) Departmental Representative (6) Guard File By order UE COPY Sr. Private Secretary Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Indore Bench, Indore