Om Prakash Arora, Ghaziabad V. ITO, Ward 2(2)(1), Ghaziabad

ITA 196/DEL/2023

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The case involves Om Prakash Arora, the appellant, who contested the income assessment made by the Income-tax Officer for the assessment year 2017-18. The appellant argued that the income assessed, which included a substantial cash deposit of INR 43,24,500, was incorrectly attributed to him as it was deposited in the bank account of M/s. Jalex Automotive Pvt. Ltd., a company where he served as a director. The Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) upheld the Assessing Officer's decision, leading to the appeal before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. The Tribunal, after hearing the arguments, decided to set aside the assessment order and remand the case back to the Assessing Officer to re-evaluate the evidence presented.

• Counselvise Citation: [2023] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 108555 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 month(s) 23 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 22-05-2023
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: SMC
• Next Hearing Date: 22-05-2023
• Assessment Year: 2017-2018
• Appeal Filed On: 29-01-2023
• Laws Referred To: Income Tax Act
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Set aside
• Section: 143(3)

Judgement Text

1 ITA No. 196/Del/2023 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH “SMC”: NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI KUL BHARAT, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA No. 196/DEL/2023 Assessment Year: 2017-18 Om Prakash Arora, B-96, Surya Nagar, Ghaziabad PAN- AADPA0165H Vs Income-tax Officer, Ward-2(2)(1), New Delhi. APPELLANT RESPONDENT Assessee represented by Shri Vishal Kalra, Adv. Department represented by Shri Om Parkash, Sr. DR Date of hearing 23.05.2023 Date of pronouncement 23.05.2023 O R D E R PER KUL BHARAT, JM: This appeal, by the assessee, is directed against the order of the learned Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC), Delhi, dated 08.12.2022, pertaining to the assessment year 2017-18. The assessee has raised following grounds of appeal: “1. That on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the Assessing Officer (“AO”) has erred in assessing the total income of the Appellant under section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, for the assessment year at INR 49,46,010 as against the returned income of INR 6,25,510. 2. That on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the CIT(A) has erred in upholding the action of the AO inrelation to cash 2 ITA No. 196/Del/2023 deposit of an amount of Rs.43,24,500 which had no connection with the Appellant and the same was deposited in the bank account of the company, namely, M/s. Jalex Automotive P. Ltd. of which the Appellant was one of the Directors. 3. That on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the CIT(A) has erred in not appreciating the submissions in this regard and arbitrarily upholding the action of the AO of adding the cash deposit to the income of the Appellant, especially, when the same did not belong to the Appellant. 4. That on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the AO has erred in levying interest under sections 234A, 234B& 234D of the Act. 5. That on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the AO has erred in initiating penalty proceeding under section 271AAC of the Act.” 2. At the outset learned counsel for the assessee submitted that the additions have been made wrongly in assessee’s name in the case of wrong PAN. He submitted that the bank accounts where cash was deposited did not belong to him but to the company i.e. M/s Jalex Automotive Pvt. Ltd., where assessee is Director. He has filed certain evidences which go to the root of the matter. 3. Learned DR opposed the submissions and supported the orders of the authorities below. 4. I have heard the rival contentions. Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case and to sub-serve the principles of natural justice, the assessment order is set aside and the matter is restored to the file of the Assessing Officer to frame the 3 ITA No. 196/Del/2023 assessment afresh after considering the evidences filed by the assessee. Grounds raised are allowed for statistical purposes. 5. Appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes. Order pronounced in open court on 23.05.2023. Sd/- (KUL BHARAT) JUDICIAL MEMBER *MP* Copy forwarded to: 1. Appellant 2. Respondent 3. CIT 4. CIT(Appeals) 5. DR: ITAT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT, NEW DELHI