SHIV SHANKAR BHOOT, C/O-OM PRAKASH BHOOT V. ITO, WARD-1, BARIPADA, BARIPADA

ITA 16/CTK/2024

• Counselvise Citation: [2024] 101 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6410 (ITAT-CUTTACK)
• Duration Of Justice: 5 month(s) 6 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 19-06-2024
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: PartlyAllowed
• Bench Allotted: DB
• Next Hearing Date: 17-06-2024
• Assessment Year: 2017-2018
• Appeal Filed On: 12-01-2024
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Section: 144

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, BEFORE MANISH AGARWAL Shiv Shankar Bhoot, C/O OM prakash Bhoot, Ward Rairangpur. PAN/GIR No (Appellant Per Bench This is an appeal filed by the assessee against the order of the ld CIT(A), NFAC, Delhi dated No.CIT(A),Cuttack/10577/2019 2. Shri S.K.Hota, S.C.Mohanty, ld Sr. 3. The appeal is time barred by 49 days. The assessee has filed condonation petition supported by affidavit, stating that the C.A. dealing IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, CUTTACK BENCH, CUTTACK BEFORE SHRI GEORGE MATHAN, JUDICIAL AND MANISH AGARWAL, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA No.16/CTK/2024 Assessment Year : 2017-18 Shiv Shankar Bhoot, C/O- OM prakash Bhoot, Ward-6, Vs. ITO, Ward Baripada PAN/GIR No.ACZPB 0518 K (Appellant) .. ( Respondent Assessee by : Shri S.K.Hota, Revenue by : Shri S.C.Mohanty, Sr. Date of Hearing : 20/0 Date of Pronouncement : 20/0 O R D E R This is an appeal filed by the assessee against the order of the ld CIT(A), NFAC, Delhi dated 25.9.2013 CIT(A),Cuttack/10577/2019-20 for the assessment year S.K.Hota, ld AR appeared for the assessee and Shri S.C.Mohanty, ld Sr. DR appeared for the revenue. The appeal is time barred by 49 days. The assessee has filed petition supported by affidavit, stating that the C.A. dealing Page1 | 3 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER , ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITO, Ward-1, Respondent) S.K.Hota, Adv : Shri S.C.Mohanty, Sr. DR 06/2024 /06/2024 This is an appeal filed by the assessee against the order of the ld 25.9.2013 in Appeal for the assessment year 2017-18. the assessee and Shri The appeal is time barred by 49 days. The assessee has filed petition supported by affidavit, stating that the C.A. dealing ITA No.16/CTK/2024 Assessment Year : 2017-18 Page2 | 3 with the tax matter of the assessee was suffering from cardiac problem and ultimately gone under by-pass surgery and all the notices were sent by the department in the e-mail id given by the CA. When the assessee received the demand notice, it was known that the ld CIT(A) has passed the impugned order. It was in this backdrop that there was delay of 49 days in filing of the appeal. This fact has not been found to be false. In view of above, we condone the delay of 49 days and admit the appeal for hearing. 4. It was submitted by ld AR that the ld CIT(A) has passed the impugned order exparte without giving opportunity to the assessee to present its case before him. It was his submission that the Assessing Officer has also passed order u/s.144 of the Act despite the fact that the source of cash deposits are from the explained business transactions. It was his prayer that the matter be restored to the file of the Assessing Officer, where, the assessee would be in a position to provide all the details to the satisfaction of the Assessing Officer that the source of cash deposits in the bank are from the explained business transaction. 5. In reply, ld Sr DR supported the order of the AO and ld CIT(A). 6. We have considered the rival submission. The ld. counsel for the assessee submitted that the only ground raised in the grounds of appeal is against confirmation of addition of Rs.39,60,506/- made u/s.69A of the Act. It was his submission that the assessee has all the evidences to prove that ITA No.16/CTK/2024 Assessment Year : 2017-18 Page3 | 3 the cash deposited in the bank are from business transaction, therefore, prayed that only remedy is the restoration of ex-parte assessment passed under Section 144 of the Act to the file of the Assessing Officer for fresh consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case in accordance with law. This being so, in the interest of justice, the issues in this appeal are restored to the file of the AO for fresh consideration as per law. 7. In the result, appeal of the assessee stands partly allowed for statistical purposes. Order dictated and pronounced in the open court on 20/06/2024. Sd/- sd/- (Manish Agarwal) (George Mathan) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER Cuttack; Dated 20/06/2024 B.K.Parida, SPS (OS) Copy of the Order forwarded to : By order Sr.Pvt.secretary ITAT, Cuttack 1. The Appellant : Shiv Shankar Bhoot, C/O- OM prakash Bhoot, Ward-6, Rairangpur 2. The Respondent: ITO, Ward-1, Baripada 3. The CIT(A)- NFAC, Delhi 4. Pr.CIT, Cuttack 5. DR, ITAT, 6. Guard file. //True Copy//