IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL PUNE BENCH, ‘A’ PUNE BEFORE SHRI R.S. SYAL, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI S.S. VISWANETHRA RAVI, JUDICIAL MEMBER आयकर अपील सं. / ITA No.1826/PUN/2018 नधा रण वष / Assessment Year : 2015-16 Jitendra Nemichand Bakliwal, M/s. Premjeet Traders, Marwadi Galli, Itwara Bazar, Nanded – 431 601 Maharashtra PAN : AALPB2614E Vs. ITO, Ward-1, Nanded Appellant Respondent आदेश / ORDER PER R.S. SYAL, VP : This appeal by the assessee is directed against the ex parte order dated 22-10-2018 passed by the CIT(A)-1, Aurangabad in relation to the assessment year 2015-16. 2. It is seen that the AO completed the assessment u/s.143(3) r.w.s.147 of the Act determining total income of the assessee at Rs.56,41,510/- as against the returned income of Rs.4,41,510/-. The ld. CIT(A) in para 2 of the impugned order noted that despite granting opportunities, neither the authorized representative nor Assessee by None Revenue by Shri S.P. Walimbe Date of hearing 07-07-2022 Date of pronouncement 11-07-2022 ITA No.1826/PUN/2018 Jitendra N. Bakliwal 2 the assessee could represent the case before him. Therefore, ld. CIT(A) dismissed the appeal on the basis of statement of facts filed in Form No.35 and the material available on record ex parte qua the assessee. In the aforesaid factual background and without going into the merits of the additions, we deem it appropriate to grant another opportunity to the assessee to represent his case before the ld. CIT(A). The impugned order is set-aside and the matter is remitted to the file of the ld. CIT(A) with a direction to dispose of the appeal afresh on merits as per law after allowing reasonable opportunity of hearing to the assessee. In such fresh proceedings, the assessee will be at liberty to lead any fresh evidence as he considers expedient for the case. 3. In the result, the appeal is allowed for statistical purposes. Order pronounced in the Open Court on 11 th July, 2022. Sd/- Sd/- ( S.S. VISWANETHRA RAVI) (R.S.SYAL) JUDICIAL MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT पुणे Pune; िदनांक Dated : 11 th July, 2022 सतीश ITA No.1826/PUN/2018 Jitendra N. Bakliwal 3 आदेश की ितिलिप अ ेिषत/Copy of the Order is forwarded to: 1. अपीलाथ / The Appellant; 2. 3. थ / The Respondent The CIT(A)-1, Aurangabad 4. 5. The Pr.CIT-1, Aurangabad DR, ITAT, ‘A’ Bench, Pune 6. गाड फाईल / Guard file. आदेशानुसार/ BY ORDER, // True Copy // Senior Private Secretary आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण ,पुणे / ITAT, Pune Date 1. Draft dictated on 07-07-2022 Sr.PS 2. Draft placed before author 11-07-2022 Sr.PS 3. Draft proposed & placed before the second member JM 4. Draft discussed/approved by Second Member. JM 5. Approved Draft comes to the Sr.PS/PS Sr.PS 6. Kept for pronouncement on Sr.PS 7. Date of uploading order Sr.PS 8. File sent to the Bench Clerk Sr.PS 9. Date on which file goes to the Head Clerk 10. Date on which file goes to the A.R. 11. Date of dispatch of Order. *