Blockdeal Retailers Private Limited, Kolkata V. ITO, Ward - 9(2), Kolkata, Kolkata

ITA 1560/KOL/2017

• Counselvise Citation: [2018] 125 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6102 (ITAT-KOLKATA)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 11 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 11-07-2018
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Partly Allowed
• Bench Allotted: A
• Assessment Year: 2012-2013
• Appeal Filed On: 30-06-2017
• Result in Favour of: Partly Allowed
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: G HANGSHING
• Assessee Lawyers: M D SHAH
• Keywords: Opportunity of being heard; Reasonable cause

Judgement Text

, D , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL D BENCH: KOL KATA ( ) . . , . ' # $% % , '( ) [BEFORE SHRI A. T. VARKEY, JM & DR. A. L. SAINI, A M] I.T.A. NO. 1560/KOL/2017 ASSESSMENT YEARS: 2012-13 M/S. BLOCKDEAL RETAILERS PVT. LTD. (PAN: AAECB8776D) VS. INCOME-TAX OFFICER, WD-9(2), KOLKATA. APPELLANT RESPONDENT DATE OF HEARING 05.07.2018 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 11.07.2018 FOR THE APPELLANT SHRI M. D. SHAH, AR FOR THE RESPONDENT SHRI G. HANGSHING, CIT, DR ORDER PER SHRI A.T.VARKEY, JM THIS IS AN APPEAL PREFERRED BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF LD. CIT(A)-16, KOLKATA DATED 06.03.2017 FOR AY 2012-13. 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING LD. AR FOR THE ASSESSEE D REW OUR ATTENTION TO THE IMPUGNED ORDER TO THE FACT THAT THE ORDER WAS PASSED EX PART E AND ALSO IT IS A NON-SPEAKING ORDER. HE ALSO FILED AN AFFIDAVIT FOR NOT ABLE TO ATTEND BEFO RE THE LD. CIT(A) ON 19.12.2016 AS THE LD. AR OF THE ASSESSEE FELL ILL. HENCE, HE URGED BEFORE THE BENCH TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF LD. CIT(A) AND RESTORE THE MATTER TO HIS FILE FOR FRESH ADJUDICATION. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE LD. DR RELIED ON THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A). 3. AFTER HEARING BOTH THE SIDES WE NOTE THAT THE IM PUGNED ORDER IS AN EX PARTE AND NON- SPEAKING ORDER. WE ALSO NOTE THAT THE LD. AR OF THE ASSESSEE FILED AN AFFIDAVIT EXPLAINING THE REASONS FOR NOT ATTENDING THE HEARING ON 19.12. 2016 BEFORE THE LD. CIT(A) AS HE WAS SUFFERING FROM FEVER. WE NOTE THAT THE CAUSE SHOWN BY THE ASSESSEE IS A REASONABLE CAUSE FOR NOT ATTENDING BEFORE THE LD. CIT(A) ON 19.12.20 16 AND HENCE, WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT THE MATTER SHOULD BE RESTORED BACK TO THE FILE OF L D. CIT(A) FOR ADJUDICATING AFRESH AFTER 2 ITA NO.1560/KOL/2017 BLOCKDEAL RETAILERS PVT. LTD., AY 2012-13 2 AFFORDING REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO THE ASSESSEE AS PER LAW. WE ORDER ACCORDINGLY. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS ALL OWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. ORDER IS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 11.07.201 8 SD/- SD/- (DR. A.L. SAINI) (ABY. T. VARKEY) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED : 11TH JULY, 2018 JD.(SR.P.S.) COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. APPELLANT M/S. BLOCKDEAL RETAILERS PVT. LTD., 4/1A, JAGMOHAN MULLICK LANE, 3 RD FLOOR, ROOM NO. 1, KOLKATA-700 007. 2 RESPONDENT ITO, WARD-9(2), KOLKATA. 3. THE CIT(A) -16, KOLKATA. (SENT THROUGH E-MAIL) 4. 5. CIT KOLKATA DR, ITAT, KOLKATA. (SENT THROUGH E-MAIL) / TRUE COPY, BY ORDER, SR. PVT. SECRETARY