AMIRTHAGOWRI, PUDUCHERRY V. Income Tax Officer, Ward 1, Puducherry, PUDUCHERRY

ITA 312/CHNY/2021

• Counselvise Citation: [2022] 105 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6095 (ITAT-CHENNAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 6 month(s) 23 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 23-03-2022
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: D
• Assessment Year: 2012-2013
• Appeal Filed On: 30-08-2021
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Set aside
• Section: 147; 144

Judgement Text

आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण ‘डी’ ायपीठ चे ई म । IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ‘D’ BENCH, CHENNAI माननीय ,ी महावीर िसंह, उपा23 एवं माननीय ,ी मनोज कु मार अ8वाल ,लेखा सद; के सम3। BEFORE HON’BLE SHRI MAHAVIR SINGH, VICE PRESIDENT AND HON’BLE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR AGGARWAL, AM आयकर अपील सं./ ITA No.312/Chny/2021 (िनधाCरण वषC / Assessment Year: 2012-13) Smt. Amirthagowri No.28, Perumal Koil Street Villianur Commune, Koodapakkam Puducherry – 605 505 बनाम/ V s. ITO Ward-1, Puducherry. थायी लेखा सं./जीआइ आर सं./P AN /GI R No . AP RP A-2 9 1 6 - D (अपीलाथ /Appellant) : ( थ / Respondent) अपीलाथ की ओरसे/ Appellant by : None थ की ओरसे/Respondent by : Shri G. Johnson (Addl. CIT) –Ld. DR सुनवाई की तारीख/ Date o f Hea rin g : 24-03-2022 घोषणा की तारीख / Date of Pronouncement : 24-03-2022 आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal (Accountant Member) 1. Aforesaid appeal by assessee for Assessment Year (A.Y) 2012-13 arises out of the order of learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC), Delhi [CIT(A)] dated 28-06-2021 in the matter of assessment framed by Ld. Assessing Officer [AO] u/s. 144 r.w s. 147 of the Act on 23-11-2019. The assessment has been framed on best judgment basis wherein cash deposits made by the assessee have been added u/s 68. ITA No.312/Chny/2021 - 2 - 2. None has appeared for the assessee. The Ld. Sr. DR pleaded for dismissal of the appeal considering the orders of the lower authorities. 3. Upon perusal of impugned order, it could be seen that Ld. CIT(A) has confirmed the addition by observing that the assessee first deposits cash on various dates and then withdraws the cash from the bank. The source of cash deposits has remained unexplained. The cash withdrawn from the accounts is after the cash is deposited. Since the source has remained unexplained, the additions have been confirmed. 4. Though we concur with the submissions of Ld. Sr. DR that the assessee has remained negligent in attending the proceedings before lower authorities and could not prove the source of cash deposit, however, keeping in view the fact that the assessment has been framed u/s 144, we deem it fit to provide another opportunity of hearing to the assessee. Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside and the matter of assessment is restored back to the file of Ld. AO for denovo assessment. The assessee is directed to substantiate the source of cash deposit failing which Ld. AO shall be at liberty to proceed with the assessment on the basis of material on record. 5. The appeal stand allowed for statistical purposes. Order pronounced on 24 th March, 2022. Sd/- (MAHAVIR SINGH) उपा23 /VICE PRESIDENT Sd/- (MANOJ KUMAR AGGARWAL) लेखा सद; / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER चे*ई / Chennai; िदनांक / Dated : 24-03-2022 EDN/- आदेश की Wितिलिप अ 8ेिषत/Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अपीलाथ /Appellant 2. यथ /Respondent 3. आयकर आयु (अपील)/CIT(A) 4. आयकर आयु /CIT 5. िवभागीय ितिनिध/DR 6. गाड फाईल/GF