Venugopal Foods Pvt.Ltd, Satara V. Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax, Satara Circle, Satara

ITA 409/PUN/2019

• Counselvise Citation: [2022] 105 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 8269 (ITAT-PUNE)
• Duration Of Justice: 2 year(s) 11 month(s) 11 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 22-02-2022
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: B
• Assessment Year: 2008-2009
• Appeal Filed On: 12-03-2019
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL

Judgement Text

आयकर अपीऱीय अधिकरण “बी” न्यायपीठ प ु णे म ें । IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “B” BENCH, PUNE (Through Virtual Court) BEFORE SHRI R.S. SYAL, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI S.S. VISWANETHRA RAVI, JUDICIAL MEMBER आयकर अपीऱ सं. / ITA No.409/PUN/2019 नििाारण वषा / Assessment Year : 2008-09 Venugopal Foods Pvt. Ltd., Plot No. J-8, Addl. MIDC, Satara - 415004 PAN : AAACV6756F ......अऩीऱाथी / Appellant बिाम / V/s. Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax, Satara Circle, Satara ......प्रत्यथी / Respondent Assessee by : Smt. Deepa Khare Revenue by : Shri S.P Walimbe स ु नवाई की तारीख / Date of Hearing : 23-02-2022 घोषणा की तारीख / Date of Pronouncement : 23-02-2022 आदेश / ORDER PER S.S. VISWANETHRA RAVI, JM : This appeal by the assessee against the order dated 28-01-2019 passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-4, Pune [„CIT(A)‟] for assessment year 2008-09. 2 ITA No.409/PUN/2019, A.Y. 2008-09 2. At the outset, the ld. AR submitted that the order passed by the ld. CIT(A) is an ex-parte order. The ld. CIT(A) went on to pass an order based on the material available on record namely, statement of facts and grounds of appeal as per Form-35 while filing the appeal before the First Appellate Authority. The ld. AR prayed that one final opportunity may be provided to the assessee so that the matter may be discussed and represented on merits before the ld. CIT(A) and therefore, it should be restored to the file of ld. CIT(A). 3. On the other hand, the ld. DR submitted that once the appeal is decided as per materials available on record, there was no need for the assessee to again go back to the ld. CIT(A). 4. We have perused the case record and heard the rival contentions and also have given thoughtful consideration to the order passed by the ld. CIT(A). We find that it is an ex-parte order where rights and liabilities of the assessee were not adjudicated upon. Since there was no appearance on record by the assessee and order of ld. CIT(A) was based only on materials available on records i.e. statement of facts, grounds of appeal filed by the assessee and the assessment order, the assessee should be given one final opportunity to defend his case through proper documentary evidences. In the interest of justice, we therefore, set aside the order of ld. CIT(A) and restore the matter back to his file for adjudication after providing reasonable opportunity of hearing to the assessee. Thus, the impugned order is set aside. The assessee is liberty to file evidences, if any, in support of its claim. Therefore, the grounds raised by the assessee are allowed for statistical purposes. 3 ITA No.409/PUN/2019, A.Y. 2008-09 5. In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes. Order pronounced in the open court on 23 rd February, 2022. Sd/- Sd/- (R.S. Syal) (S.S. Viswanethra Ravi) VICE PRESIDENT JUDICIAL MEMBER ऩ ु णे / Pune; ददनाांक / Dated : 23 rd February, 2022. रवि आदेश की प्रनिलऱपप अग्रेपषि / Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अऩीऱाथी / The Appellant. 2. प्रत्यथी / The Respondent. 3. The CIT(A)-4, Pune 4. The Pr. CIT-3, Pune 5. ववभागीय प्रतततनधध, आयकर अऩीऱीय अधधकरण, “बी” बेंच, ऩ ु णे / DR, ITAT, “B” Bench, Pune. 6. गार्ड फ़ाइऱ / Guard File. //सत्यावऩत प्रतत// True Copy// आदेशान ु सार / BY ORDER, िररष्ठ विजी सविि / Sr. Private Secretary आयकर अपीलीय अविकरण ,पुणे / ITAT, Pune