M/S BHARAT DISTILLERIES PVT LTD., Mumbai V. ACIT CIRCLE-6(1), Mumbai

ITA 3435/MUM/2019

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 109 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 1390 (ITAT-MUMBAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 8 month(s) 18 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 09-02-2021
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: B
• Assessment Year: 2009-2010
• Appeal Filed On: 22-05-2019
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: THARIAN OOMMEN
• Keywords: Question of law; Competent authority; Condonation of delay

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL (V I RTUAL COURT) , B BENCH MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI JUSTICE P P BHATT, PRESIDENT & SHRI M.BALAGANESH, AM ITA NO. 3435/MUM/2019 ( ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2009 - 10 ) M/S. BHARAT DISTILLERIES PVT. LTD., BASEMENT NO.4, T.V. INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BEHIND GLAXO LABORATORIES, DR. A.B.ROAD, MUMBAI 400 030 VS. ASST. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE 6(1) ROOM NO.506, 5 TH FLOOR AAYAKAR BHAVAN M.K.ROAD, CHURCHGATE MUMBAI - 400 020 PAN/GIR NO. AAACB1492L (APPELLANT ) .. (R ESPONDENT ) ASSESSEE BY SHRI PRAMOD SHINGTE REVENUE BY SHRI THARIAN OOMMEN DATE OF HEARING 09 / 02 /202 1 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 09 / 02 /202 1 / O R D E R PER M. BALAGANESH (A.M) : THIS APPEAL IN ITA NO. 3435/MUM/2019 FOR A.Y. 2009 - 10 ARISES OUT OF THE ORDER BY THE LD. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) - 12 , MUMBAI IN APPEAL NO. CIT(A) - 12/ACIT 6(1)(2)/11 - 12 DATED 03/10/2017 (LD. CIT(A) IN SHORT) AGAINST THE ORDER OF ASSESSMENT PASSED U/S.143(3) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ACT) DATED ITA NO . 3435/MUM/2019 B HARAT DISTILLIERIE S PVT. LTD., 2 29/12/2011 BY THE LD. ASST. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE 6(1), MUMBAI (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS LD. AO). 2. WE FIND THAT LD. AR FILED A LETTER MENTIONING THAT ASSESSEE HAD PREFERRED TO OPT FOR DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME - 2020 AND FORM NO.3 ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY IS PLACED ON RECORD. 3. WE HAVE HEARD RIVAL SUBMISSIONS AND PERUSED THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON RECORD. SINCE, THE ASSESSEE HAD ALREADY FILED AN APPLICATION UNDER DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISWAS SCHE ME ACT 2020 , THERE IS NO NEED TO KEEP THE APPEAL PENDING BEFORE US IN VIEW OF THE DECISION OF HON'BLE MADRAS HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF NANNUSAMY MOHAN (HUF) VS. ACIT IN T.C.A. NO.372 OF 2020 DATED 16.10.2020, WHEREIN THE HONBLE HIGH COURT AFTER CONSIDERI NG THE INTENTION OF THE ASSESSEE TO AVAIL THE BENEFIT OF VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME - 2020 (VSV SCHEME), HAD DISMISSED THE APPEAL BY OBS ERVING IN PARA 7 TO 9 AS UNDER: - 7. AS OBSERVED, THE ASSESSEE IS GIVEN LIBERTY TO RESTORE THIS APPEAL IN THE EVENT THE ULT IMATE DECISION TO BE TAKEN ON THE DECLARATION TO BE FILED BY THE ASSESSEE UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE SAID ACT IS NOT IN FAVOUR OF THE ASSESSEE. IF SUCH A PRAYER IS MADE, THE REGISTRY SHALL ENTERTAIN THE PRAYER WITHOUT INSISTING UPON ANY APPLICATION TO BE FILED FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN RESTORATION OF THE APPEAL AND ON SUCH REQUEST MADE BY THE ASSESSEE BY FILING A MISCELLANEOUS PETITION FOR RESTORATION, THE REGISTRY SHALL PLACE SUCH PETITION BEFORE THE DIVISION BENCH FOR ORDERS. 8. IN THE LIGHT OF THE ABOVE, W E DIRECT THE APPELLANT/ ASSESSEE TO FILE THE FORM NO.I ON OR BEFORE 20.11.2020 AND THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY SHALL PROCESS THE APPLICATION/ DECLARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT AND PASS APPROPRIATE ORDERS AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE PREFERABLY WITHIN A PE RIOD OF 6 (6) WEEKS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE DECLARATION IS FILED IN THE PROPER FORM. 9. WITH THIS DECLARATION, THE TAX CASE APPEAL STANDS DISPOSED OF WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED LIBERTY AND CONSEQUENTLY THE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTION OF LAW ARE LEFT UPON. NO COS TS. ITA NO . 3435/MUM/2019 B HARAT DISTILLIERIE S PVT. LTD., 3 4. IN THE LIGHT OF THE VIEW TAKEN BY HONBLE MADRAS HIGH COURT CITED (SUPRA), WE ALSO GIVE LIBERTY TO THE ASSESSEE TO GET THE APPEAL RESTORED IN THE EVENT THAT THE ASSESSEE DOES NOT SUCCEED ON THE DECLARATION FILED BY THE ASSESSEE UNDER DIRECT TAX V IVAD SE VISWAS SCHEME - 2020. IN OTHER WORDS IF THE ASSESSEES DECLARATION FILED IS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE REVENUE FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER, THE ASSESSEE CAN MAKE A PRAYER BEFORE THE BENCH FOR RECALLING OF THE ORDER BY FILING A MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION FOR R ESTORATION OF APPEAL. THE REGISTRY WILL PLACE SUCH PETITION BEFORE THE BENCH CONCERNED. 5. IN VIEW OF THE AFORESAID OBSERVATIONS, WE DISMISS TH IS APPEAL WITH A LIBERTY TO GET IT RECALLED IN THE EVENTUALITY OF ASSESSEES DECLARATION NOT GETTING ACCEPTED BY THE REVENUE. 6. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON 09/02/2021. SD/ - ( JUSTICE P P BHATT ) SD/ - (M.BALAGANESH) PRESIDENT ACCOUNTANT MEMBER MUMBAI ; DATED 09 / 02 / 2021 K ARUNA , SR.PS ITA NO . 3435/MUM/2019 B HARAT DISTILLIERIE S PVT. LTD., 4 COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : BY ORDER, ( ASSTT. REGISTRAR) ITAT, MUMBAI 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT(A), MUMBAI. 4. CIT 5. DR, ITAT, MUMBAI 6. GUARD FILE. //TRUE COPY//