M/s Angel Finvest Pvt. Ltd., Ludhiana V. DCIT, Ludhiana

ITA 240/CHANDI/2017

• Counselvise Citation: [2018] 126 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 5091 (ITAT-CHANDIGARH)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 1 month(s) 21 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 27-03-2018
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: Not Allotted
• Assessment Year: 2012-2013
• Appeal Filed On: 06-02-2017
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: DR GULSHAN RAJ
• Keywords: Opportunity of being heard

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DIVISION BENCHES A, CHANDIGARH BEFORE MS. DIVA SINGH, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI B.R.R.KUMAR, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 240/CHD/2017 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012-13 ANGEL FINVEST P.LTD., VS THE DCIT, B-27, MOTI NAGAR, CENTRAL CIRCLE-II, LUDHIANA. LUDHIANA. PAN : AABCA5090L (A PPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR, CA RESPONDENT BY : DR. GULSHAN RAJ,CIT-DR DATE OF HEARING : 06.03.2018 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 27.03.2018 ORDER PER DIVA SINGH, JM THE PRESENT APPEAL HAS BEEN FILED BY THE ASSESSEE ASSAILIN G THE CORRECTNESS OF THE ORDER DATED 22/12/2016 OF CIT(A)-5, LUDHIANA PERTAINING TO 201213 ASSESSMENT YEAR ON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS : 1. THAT ORDER PASSED U/S 250(6) OF THE INCOM E TAX ACT, 1961 BY THE LD. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-S, LUDHIAN A IS AGAINST LAW AND FACTS ON THE FILE IN AS MUCH HE WAS NOT JUSTIFIED TO DECI DE THE APPEAL EX-PARTE. 2. THAT THE LD. CIT(A) GRAVELY ERRED IN NOT DE CIDING THE APPEAL ON MERITS AS PER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 250(6) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961. 2. THE LD. AR INVITING ATTENTION TO THE IMPUGNED ORDER SU BMITTED THAT THE ORDER HAS BEEN PASSED EX-PARTE WHEREIN THE ASSESSEE COULD NOT PARTICIPATE BEFORE THE CIT(A) ON ACCOUNT OF THE FACT THAT THE NOTICE HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED BY THE ASSESSEE. INVITING ATTENTION TO THE AFFIDAVIT FILED, IT WAS HIS SUBMISSION THAT IN FACT THE ASSESSEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHIFTING HIS ADDRESS AND HAD SHIFTED TO 178 COL. GURDIAL S INGH ROAD, CIVIL LINES, LUDHIANA 141001 (PUNJAB) W.E.F. 15/01/2017. RELYING UPON THE AFFIDAVIT OF THE ASSESSEE, IT WAS HIS SUBMISSION THAT THE IMPUGNED ORDER MAY BE SET-ASIDE TO THE FILE OF THE CIT(A) ON HIS ORAL UNDERTAKING . 3. THE LD. CIT-DR DREW ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE ASSESSEE REFUSED TO ACCEPT A INTIMATIONS FOR DATE OF HEARING BEFORE THE CIT(A) AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE SAID ORDER. ON A PERUSAL OF T HE SAID ORDER IT ITA 240/CHD/2017 A.Y. 2012-13 PAGE 2 OF 2 IS SEEN THAT THE ADDRESS GIVEN THEREIN IS B27, MOTI NAG AR, LUDHIANA AND CONSIDERING THE MEMO OF APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE BEFORE THE ITAT WHEREIN IN COLUMN NO. 10 THE ASSESSEE HAS GIVEN TH E AFORESAID ADDRESS I.E. M/S ANGEL FINVEST PVT. LTD., 178, COL. GURDIAL S INGH ROAD, CIVIL LINES, LUDHIANA, PIN-141001 (PUNJAB) WHICH IS APPEARING IN THE AFFIDAVIT FILED. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE LD. CIT-DR CONSIDERING THE RECORD HAD NO OBJECTION IF THE PRAYER OF THE ASSESSEE IS ACCEPTED. 4. WE HAVE HEARD THE RIVAL SUBMISSIONS AND PERUSED THE MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON RECORD. TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACTS OF THE PRESENT CASE AS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT OUT HEREIN ABOVE, WE FIND THAT IN THE PECU LIAR FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PRESENT CASE THE ASSESS EE COULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE CIT(A) ON ACCOU NT OF THE REASON THAT DUE TO SHIFTING OF THE ADDRESS, THE NOTICE SE NT COULD NOT BE RECEIVED. ACCORDINGLY, IN THE INTERESTS OF SUBSTANTIAL JUST ICE IN ORDER TO AFFORD A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO THE ASS ESSEE, THE IMPUGNED ORDER IS SET ASIDE BACK TO THE FILE OF THE CIT(A) WITH THE DIRECTION TO PASS A SPEAKING ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AFTER GIVING THE ASSESSEE A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD. W HILE SO DIRECTING, IT IS MADE CLEAR THAT THE ASSESSEE SHALL PARTICIPA TE IN THE PROCEEDINGS FULLY AND FAIRLY AND NOT ABUSE THE TRUST REP OSED AS IN THE EVENTUALITY OF ABUSE OF THE SAME THE CIT(A) WOULD BE AT LIB ERTY TO PASS AN ORDER ON THE BASIS OF MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON RECORD. SAID ORDER WAS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT AT THE TIME OF HEARING ITSELF. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 27.03. 2018. SD/- SD/- (DR.B.R.KUMAR) (DIVA SINGH) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER POONAM COPY TO: 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. THE CIT 4. THE CIT(A) 5. THE DR ASSTT. REGISTRAR ITAT,CHANDIGARH.