ASWINI KUMAR SARANGI, AT-KOTABIDYADHARPUR V. INCOME TAX OFFICER KHURDA WARD, SRI RAM NAGAR

ITA 157/CTK/2024

• Counselvise Citation: [2024] 100 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 1966 (ITAT-CUTTACK)
• Duration Of Justice: 2 month(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 29-05-2024
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: PartlyAllowed
• Bench Allotted: SMC
• Next Hearing Date: 29-05-2024
• Assessment Year: 2017-2018
• Appeal Filed On: 29-03-2024
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Set aside

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, BEFORE Aswini Kumar Sarangi, AT: Kotabidyadharpur, PO: Banpur, Dist: Khorda PAN/GIR No (Appellant This is an appeal filed by the assessee aga Addl./JCIT(A)- No.CIT(A),Bhubaneswar 18. 2. Shri Rajat ld Sr DR represented on behalf of the revenue. 3. It was submitted by ld on presumptive assessment u/s.143(3) of the Act by estimating the income of the assess at 6% on a turnover of Rs.2,18,62,330/ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, CUTTACK ‘SMC’ BENCH, CUTTACK BEFORE SHRI GEORGE MATHAN, JUDICIAL ITA No.157/CTK/2024 Assessment Year : 2017-18 Aswini Kumar Sarangi, AT: Kotabidyadharpur, PO: Banpur, Vs. Income Tax Officer, Khorda Ward, Sri Ram Nagar, Khorda PAN/GIR No.AOLPS 0622 M (Appellant) .. ( Respondent Assessee by : Shri Rajat Kar, Adv Revenue by : Shri Charan Dass, ld Sr DR Date of Hearing : 30/0 Date of Pronouncement : 30/0 O R D E R This is an appeal filed by the assessee against the order of the ld -1, Visakhapatnam dated 31.1.2024 Bhubaneswar-1/14518/2019-20 for the assessment year ajat Kar, ld AR appeared for the assessee. Shri Charan Dass represented on behalf of the revenue. It was submitted by ld AR that the assessee had declared the income presumptive basis u/s.44AD. The Assessing Officer has completed the assessment u/s.143(3) of the Act by estimating the income of the assess at 6% on a turnover of Rs.2,18,62,330/-. It was his submission that, Page1 | 3 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, , CUTTACK JUDICIAL MEMBER Income Tax Officer, Khorda Ward, Sri Ram Nagar, Khorda Respondent) , Adv , ld Sr DR 05/2024 /05/2024 inst the order of the ld 31.1.2024 in Appeal for the assessment year 2017- the assessee. Shri Charan Dass, the assessee had declared the income basis u/s.44AD. The Assessing Officer has completed the assessment u/s.143(3) of the Act by estimating the income of the assessee . It was his submission that, ITA No.157/CTK/2024 Assessment Year : 2017-18 Page2 | 3 however, on appeal, the ld CIT(A) enhanced the assessment and directed estimation of profit at 8% without affording any opportunity in violation of section 251(2) of the Act. It was his submission that the assessee being a distributor of Hindustan Coca Cola Products, the net profit margin is about 2-3%. It was submitted that the profit may be restricted to 3%. 4. In reply, ld Sr DR supported the order of the ld CIT(A). 5. I have considered the rival submissions. A perusal of the impugned order clearly shows that the ld CIT(A) has enhanced the profit to 8% as against the profit determined by the AO at 6% on the basis of written submission filed by the assessee. For the enhancement carried out by the CIT(A), I observe that it is incumbent upon the CIT(A) under Section 251(2) to provide reasonable opportunity of showing cause against any proposed enhancement to the assessee. Thus, the CIT(A) is prevented from making enhancement to the assessed income without opportunity to the assessee. In view of the explicit provision in this regard, it is mandatory requirement of law to necessarily provide opportunity failing which the enhancement carried out is unsustainable in law. A perusal of the order of the CIT(A), shows nowhere reference to such show cause or opportunity to assessee for carrying out enhancement is found. Therefore, the enhancement made by the CIT(A) is unsustainable in law. Therefore, in the interest of justice, I set aside the order of the ld CIT(A) and remit the matter back to file file ITA No.157/CTK/2024 Assessment Year : 2017-18 Page3 | 3 to provide an opportunity to the assessee, if any enhancement is required and thereafter adjudicate the issue. 3. In the result, appeal of the assessee stands partly allowed for statistical purposes. Order dictated and pronounced in the open court on 30/05/2024. Sd/- (George Mathan) JUDICIAL MEMBER Cuttack; Dated 30/05/2024 B.K.Parida, SPS (OS) Copy of the Order forwarded to : By order Sr.Pvt.secretary ITAT, Cuttack 1. The appellant: Aswini Kumar Sarangi, AT: Kotabidyadharpur, PO: Banpur, Dist: Khorda 2. The Respondent: Income Tax Officer, Khorda Ward, Sri Ram Nagar, Khorda 3. The Addl.JCIT(A)- 1, Visakhapatnam 4. Pr.CIT, Bhubaneswar 5. DR, ITAT, Cuttack 6. Guard file. //True Copy//