M/s Urmindra Vincom Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata V. I.T.O.,Ward-6(4), Kolkata

ITA 284/KOL/2019

• Counselvise Citation: [2019] 115 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 7262 (ITAT-KOLKATA)
• Duration Of Justice: 8 month(s) 11 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 31-10-2019
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Partly Allowed
• Bench Allotted: C
• Assessment Year: 2013-2014
• Appeal Filed On: 18-02-2019
• Result in Favour of: Partly Allowed
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Opportunity of being heard; Principle of natural justice
• Section: 250

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL KOLKATA C BENCH, KOLKATA [BEFORE SHRI J. SUDHAKAR REDDY, HONBLE ACCOUNTANT MEMBER & SHRI ABY T. VARKEY, HONBLE JUDICIAL MEMBER] I.T.A. NO. 284/KOL/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2013-14 URMINDRA VINCOM (P) LTD.............................APPELLANT C/O. M/S SALARPURIA JAJODIA & CO. 7, CHITTARNAJAN AVENUE KOLKATA 700 072 [PAN: AAACU 4112 A] VS. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-6(4), KOLKATA.............................RESPONDENT APPEARANCES BY: NONE, APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. SHRI DHRUBAJYOTI RAY, JCIT, SR. D/R, APPEARING ON BEHALF OF THE REVENUE DATE OF CONCLUDING THE HEARING : OCTOBER 31 ST , 2019 DATE OF PRONOUNCING THE ORDER : OCTOBER 31 ST , 2019 O R D E R PER J. SUDHAKAR REDDY, AM :- THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) 2, KOLKATA, (HEREINAFTER THE LD.CIT(A)), PASSED U/S. 250 OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 (THE ACT), DT. 02/08/2017, FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14. 2. NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE DESPITE ISSUE OF NOTICE BY RPAD. THERE IS NO APPLICATION FOR ADJOURNMENT EITHER. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE DISPOSE OFF THE CASE EX-PARTE ON MERITS QUA THE ASSESSEE AFTER HEARING THE LD. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE. 3. AT THE OUTSET, AFTER PERUSING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LD. CIT(A), WE FIND THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS NOT APPEARED BEFORE THE LD. CIT(A) AND HENCE AN EX-PARTE ORDER WAS PASSED DISMISSING THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE. WE FIND THAT THE LD. CIT(A) HAS NOT DISPOSED OFF THE CASE ON MERITS. THIS IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. HENCE, WE DEEM IT FIT TO RESTORE THE ISSUE TO THE FILE OF THE LD. CIT(A), FOR FRESH ADJUDICATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, AFTER GIVING THE ASSESSEE ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD, ON THE GROUNDS OF NATURAL JUSTICE. 4. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. KOLKATA, THE SD/- [ABY T. VARKEY] JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED : 31.10.2019 {SC SPS} C OPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. URMINDRA VINCOM (P) LTD B-2/2, 2 ND FLOOR GILLANDER HOUSE 8, N.S. ROAD KOLKATA 2. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD- 6(4), KOLKATA 3. CIT(A)- 4. CIT- , 5. CIT(DR), KOLKATA BENCHES, KOLKATA. 2 IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. KOLKATA, THE 31 ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019. [ J. SUDHAKAR REDDY] ACCOUNTANT MEMBER OPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 6(4), KOLKATA 5. CIT(DR), KOLKATA BENCHES, KOLKATA. TRUE COPY BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT, KOLKATA BENCHES I.T.A. NO. 284/KOL/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2013-14 URMINDRA VINCOM (P) LTD IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. SD/- J. SUDHAKAR REDDY] ACCOUNTANT MEMBER TRUE COPY BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT, KOLKATA BENCHES 3 I.T.A. NO. 284/KOL/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2013-14 URMINDRA VINCOM (P) LTD