Sunanda Yarraguntla , Kadapa V. Income Tax Officer, Ward-1, Kadapa

ITA 138/Hyd/2020

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 107 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 7674 (ITAT-HYDERABAD)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 6 month(s) 23 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 27-08-2021
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: DB-B
• Assessment Year: 2014-2015
• Appeal Filed On: 03-02-2020
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: Y V S T SAI
• Keywords: Opportunity of being heard
• Section: 201

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD BENCHES B : HYDERABAD (THROUGH VIRTUAL CONFERENCE) BEFORE SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI LAXMI PRASAD SAHU, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER IT A NO. 1 38 /H/20 20 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2 0 1 4 - 1 5 SUNANDA YARRAGUNTLA, KADAPA. PAN A OZPY 5344F VS. INCOME - TAX OFFICER , WARD 1 , KADAPA. (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY: SHRI KIRAN MANOHAR REVENUE BY: S HRI YVST SAI DATE OF HEARING: 2 6 /0 8 /2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 27 /0 8 /2021 O R D E R PER L.P. SAHU, A.M. : TH IS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST CIT(A), KURNOOL S ORDER DATED 2 7 / 12 / 201 6 FOR AY 20 1 4 - 1 5 INVOLVING PROCEEDINGS U/S 143( 3 ) R.W.S. 147 OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 ; IN SHORT THE ACT. 2 . IN THE COURSE OF HEARING, IT WAS POINTED OUT BY THE LEARNED COUNSEL OF THE ASSESSEE THAT THE LEARNED CIT(A) HAD DECIDED THE MATTERS EX - PARTE. THEREFORE, IT WOULD BE IN THE I TA NO. 1 38 /HYD /20 20 SUNANDA YARRAGUNTLA, HYD. : - 2 - : INTEREST OF JUSTICE, THE MATTER MAY BE RESTORED TO HIS FILE FOR DECIDING VARIOUS GR OUNDS OF APPEAL ON MERITS. THE LD. AR UNDERTOOK TO PRODUCE ALL THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO SUBSTANTIATE HIS CASE BEFORE THE CIT(A). THE LEARNED DR AGREED WITH THE AFORESAID STATEMENT OF THE LEARNED AR. 3 . WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE FACTS OF THE CASE AND THE REQUEST MADE BY THE LEARNED AR. WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT INTEREST OF JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED IF THE MATTER IS RESTORED TO THE FILE OF FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY FOR DECIDING VARIOUS GROUNDS OF APPEAL OF THE ASS ESSEE ON MERITS. ACCORDINGLY, THE CIT(A) IS DIRECTED TO AFFORD REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO THE ASSESSEE AND THEREAFTER DECIDE THE APPEAL S ON MERITS. WE DIRECT THE ASSESSEE TO APPEAR BEFORE CIT(A) ON OR BEFORE 3 0 TH NOVEMBER , 2021 WITH ALL THE RELEVANT EVIDENCES; AT HIS OWN RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY TO BE FOLLOWED BY THREE EFFECTIVE OPPORTUNITIES OF HEARING. 4 . IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS TREATED AS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 27 TH AUGUST , 2021 . SD/ - SD/ - ( S.S. GODARA ) (L . P . SAHU) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER HYDE RABAD, DATED : 27 TH AUGUST , 20 2 1 . K V I TA NO. 1 38 /HYD /20 20 SUNANDA YARRAGUNTLA, HYD. : - 3 - : C OPY TO : 1 SUNANDA YARRAG UNTLA, NO. 45/197 - 11, BALAJI NAGAR, KADAPA 516 003 2 ITO, WARD 1 , KADAPA. 3 C I T(A) , KURNOOL 4 PR. CIT , TIRUPATI 5 ITAT, DR, HYDERABAD. 6 GUARD FILE.