Navin Kumar Poddar, Howrah V. ITO, Ward - 48(2), Kolkata

ITA 2369/KOL/2018

• Counselvise Citation: [2019] 117 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 7019 (ITAT-KOLKATA)
• Duration Of Justice: 5 month(s) 10 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 26-04-2019
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Partly Allowed
• Bench Allotted: SMC
• Assessment Year: 2014-2015
• Appeal Filed On: 15-11-2018
• Result in Favour of: Partly Allowed
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: ROBIN CHOUDHURY CIT DR RESPO
• Assessee Lawyers: VINOD KUMAR JAIN
• Keywords: Opportunity of being heard; Set aside
• Section: 250

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL KOLKATA SMC BENCH, KOLKATA [BEFORE SRI J. SUDHAKAR REDDY, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER] I.T.A. NO. 2369/KOL/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2014-15 NAVEEN KUMAR PODDAR.................APPELLANT [PAN : AJXPP 3613 J] ITO, WARD - 48(2), KOLKATA......................................................................RESPONDENT APPEARANCES BY: SHRI VINOD KUMAR JAIN, FCA, APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT SHRI ROBIN CHOUDHURY, ADDL. CIT DR, APPEARING ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT. DATE OF CONCLUDING THE HEARING : MARCH 14, 2019 DATE OF PRONOUNCING THE ORDER : APRIL 26 ,2019 O R D E R PER J. SUDHAKAR REDDY :- THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) - 14, KOLKATA (HEREINAFTER THE LD. CIT (A)), PASSED U/S 250 OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 (THE ACT), DATED 25/06/2018. 2. HEARD BOTH THE PARTIES AND PERUSED THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON RECORD. I FIND THAT THE LD. CIT(A) HAS PASSED AN EX PARTE ORDER WITHOUT DISPOSING OF THE CASE ON MERITS. HE SIMPLY DISMISSED THE APPEAL FOR NON-PROSECUTION. THIS IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. HENCE, I SET ASIDE THE ISSUE TO THE FILE OF THE LD. CIT(A) FOR FRESH ADJUDICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF COSTS OF RS.5,000/- BY THE ASSESSEE IN FAVOUR OF PRIME MINISTER RELIEF FUND. THE CIT(A) SHALL SATISFY HIMSELF THE PAYMENT OF COSTS AND PROCEED TO ADJUDICATE THE ISSUE AFTER GIVING ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. KOLKATA, THE 26 TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019. SD/- [ J. SUDHAKAR REDDY] ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED : 26.04.2019 (RS, SR. PS) 2 I.T.A. NO. 2369/KOL/2018 NAVEEN KUMAR PODDAR ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2014-15 COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. NAVEEN KUMAR PODDAR, C/O. RSVPC & COMPANY, 41A, A.J.C. BOSE ROAD, SUITE NO.613, 6 TH FLOOR, KOLKATA 700 017. 2. ITO, WARD - 48(2), KOLKATA. 3. CIT(A)- 4. CIT- , 5. CIT(DR), KOLKATA BENCHES, KOLKATA. TRUE COPY BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT, KOLKATA BENCHES