Jahangir Biri Factory Pvt. Ltd., Murshidabad V. D.C.I.T.,Circle-42, Murshidabad

ITA 1076/KOL/2019

• Counselvise Citation: [2019] 112 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 0161 (ITAT-KOLKATA)
• Duration Of Justice: 7 month(s) 23 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 31-12-2019
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Partly Allowed
• Bench Allotted: B
• Assessment Year: 2013-2014
• Appeal Filed On: 08-05-2019
• Result in Favour of: Partly Allowed
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: RANU BISWAS
• Keywords: Opportunity of being heard; Principle of natural justice; Assessment record; Set aside
• Section: 143(3)

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL B, BENC H KOLKATA BEFORE SHRI S.S.GODARA, JM &DR. A.L.SAINI, AM ./ITA NO.1076/KOL/2019 ( / ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2013-14) JAHANGIR BIRI FACTORY PVT. LTD. KHIDIRPUR, CHAPGHATI, MURSHIDABAD-742201 VS. DCIT, CIRCLE-42, MURSHIDABAD ./ ./PAN/GIR NO.: AABCJ 9688 D (APPELLANT) .. (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : SMT. RANU BISWAS, ADDL. CIT / DATE OF HEARING : 17/12/2019 /DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 31/12/2019 / O R D E R PER DR. A.L. SAINI, AM: THE CAPTIONED APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE , PE RTAINING TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14, IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER PASSED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEAL)-12, KOLKATA IN APPEAL NO. 100236/CIT(A)-12 /KOL/DCIT, CIR- 42/MSD./2016-17, WHICH IN TURN ARISE OUT OF AN AS SESSMENT ORDER PASSED BY THE ASSESSING OFFICER U/S 143(3) OF THE INCOME TAX AC T, 1961 (IN SHORT THE ACT) DATED 23/03/2016. 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF O F ASSESSEE IN SPITE OF ISSUANCE OF NOTICE FOR HEARING MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND LD . DEPARTMENTAL JAHANGIR BIRI FACTORY PVT. LTD. ITA NO.1076/KOL/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2013-14 P PP PA AA AG GG GE EE E | || | 2 22 2 REPRESENTATIVE(DR), WAS PRESENT FOR THE APPELLANT R EVENUE. IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY APPEARANCE BY THE ASSESSEE, THE APPEAL IS BEING DIS POSED OF EX PARTE QUA THE ASSESSEE, AFTER HEARING LD. DR FOR THE REVENUE ON M ERITS IN TERMS OF RULE 24 OF THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE, TRIBUNAL, RULES, 1963. 3. WE HAVE HEARD THE LD. D.R. FOR THE REVENUE AND P ERUSED THE MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON RECORD. WE NOTE THAT THE LD. CIT(A) DID NOT PASS ORDER ON MERIT AND DID NOT CONSIDER THE ASSESSMENT RECORD HENCE IT IS A VIOLA TION OF PRINCIPLE OF NATURAL JUSTICE. WE NOTE THAT IT IS SETTLED LAW THAT PRINCI PLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE AND FAIR PLAY REQUIRE THAT THE EFFECTED PARTY IS GRANTED SUFFICIE NT OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO PLEAD HIS CASE. THEREFORE, WITHOUT DELVING MUCH DEE PER INTO THE MERITS OF THE CASE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE, WE RESTORE THE MATTER B ACK TO THE FILE OF LD. CIT(A) FOR DE NOVO ADJUDICATION AND PASS A SPEAKING ORDER AFTER A FFORDING SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO THE ASSESSEE, WHO IN TURN, IS ALS O DIRECTED TO CONTEST HIS STAND FORTHWITH. THEREFORE, WE DEEM IT FIT AND PROPER TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A) AND REMIT THE MATTER BACK TO THE FILE OF THE LD. CIT(A) TO ADJUDICATE THE ISSUE AFRESH ON MERITS. FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES, T HE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS ALL OWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 31 .1 2.2019 SD/- ( S.S.GODARA ) SD/- (A.L.SAINI) / JUDICIAL MEMBER / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER /KOLKATA; / DATE: 31/12/2019 ( SB, SR.PS ) JAHANGIR BIRI FACTORY PVT. LTD. ITA NO.1076/KOL/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2013-14 P PP PA AA AG GG GE EE E | || | 3 33 3 COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. JAHANGIR BIRI FACTORY PVT LTD. 2. DCIT, CIRCLE-42, MURSHIDABAD 3. C.I.T(A)- 4. C.I.T.- KOLKATA. 5. CIT(DR), KOLKATA BENCHES, KOLKATA. 6. GUARD FILE. TRUE COPY BY ORDER ASSIST ANT REGISTRAR ITAT, KOLKA TA BENCHES