5 5. CONSIDERING THE TOTALITY OF THE FACTS AND CIRCUM STANCES OF THE PRESENT CASE, AND ALSO THE SETTLED LEGAL POSITION, WE THINK IT APPROPRIATE TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER OF LEARNED CIT (APPEAL S) IN TOTO AND REMAND THE MATTER TO THE LEARNED CIT (APPEALS) WITH THE D IRECTION TO DECIDE THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE AFRESH IN ACCORDANCE WITH LA W AFTER AFFORDING DUE AND REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO THE AS SESSEE. THE LEARNED CIT (APPEALS) IS DIRECTED TO DECIDE THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE PREFERABLY WITHIN FOUR MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF RECEIPT OF COPY OF THIS ORDER. 6. AT THIS STAGE, WE ARE NOT OFFERING ANY COMMENTS ON THE MERITS OF THE CASE. 7. FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSE SSEE IS ALLOWED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 28.12.2015 SD/- SD/- (RANO JAIN) (H.L.KARWA) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT DATED : 28 TH DECEMBER, 2015 RKK COPY TO: 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. THE CIT 4. THE CIT(A) 5. THE DR