ANGURIDEVI AGARWAL, MUMBAI V. INCOME TAX OFFICER 18(1)(1), MUMBAI

ITA 5278/MUM/2019

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 109 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 3617 (ITAT-MUMBAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 6 month(s) 26 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 09-03-2021
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: SMC
• Assessment Year: 2014-2015
• Appeal Filed On: 13-08-2019
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: SMITA VERMA
• Section: 143(3)

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCH SMC MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI VIKAS AWASTHY (JUDICIAL MEMBER) AND SHRI N.K. PRADHAN (ACCOUNTANT MEMBER) ITA NO. 5278/MUM/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2014-15 ANGURIDEVI AGARWAL 343A, BADAM WADI ROOM NO.13, KALBADEVI ROAD MUMBAI-400 002 VS. ITO-18(1)(1) 2 ND FLOOR, EARNEST HOUSE NARIMAN POINT MUMBAI-400021. PAN NO. ADLPA0495P APPELLANT RESPONDENT ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : M S. SMITA VERMA , DR DATE OF HEARING : 09/03/2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 09/03/2021 ORDER PER N.K. PRADHAN, A.M. THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE. THE RELEVA NT ASSESSMENT YEAR IS 2014-15. THE APPEAL IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER O F THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-29, MUMBAI [IN SHORT CIT(A)] AND ARISES OUT OF THE ASSESSMENT COMPLETED U/S 143(3) OF THE INCOME TAX A CT 1961, (THE ACT). 2. THE ASSESSEE/APPELLANT HAS FILED A LETTER DATED 22/02/2021 BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL STATING THAT SHE HAS RECEIVED FORM-3 UNDER THE VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020. ITA NO. 5278/M/2019 ANGURIDEVI AGARWAL 2 WE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LD. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE THE ABOVE SUBMISSION OF THE APPELLANT. 3. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENACTED THE DIRECT TAX V IVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020 (ACT NO. 3 OF 2020) TO PROVIDE FOR RESOLUTION OF DISPUTED TAX AND FOR MATTER CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO. T HE ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT RECEIVED THE ASSENT OF THE PRESIDENT ON 17.03.2020 AND PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA ON 17.03.2020. IN TERMS OF THE SAI D ACT, THE ASSESSEE HAS BEEN GIVEN AN OPTION TO PUT AN END TO THE TAX DISPUTES, WHICH MAY BE PENDING AT DIFFERENT LEVELS EITHER BEFORE THE FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY OR BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL OR BEFORE THE HIGH COURT OR BEFORE THE SUP REME COURT OF INDIA. CONSIDERING THE LETTER DATED 22.02.2021 FILED BY TH E APPELLANT AND KEEPING IN VIEW THE DECISION OF THE HONBLE MADRAS HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF M/S NANNUSAMY MOHAN (HUF) V. ACIT (TCA NO. 372 OF 2020, ORDER DATED 16.10.2020), WE ARE INCLINED TO DISMISS THIS APPEAL AT THIS STAGE. HOWEVER, LIBERTY IS GRANTED TO THE ASSESSEE TO SEEK THE REST ORATION OF THIS APPEAL IN THE EVENT THE DECLARATION FILED UNDER THE AFORESAID ACT IS CONSIDERED VOID BY THE DEPARTMENT. IT IS FURTHER MADE CLEAR, IN SUCH EVENT UALITY, IF THE ASSESSEE SEEKS RESTORATION OF THIS APPEAL BY FILING MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION, THE DELAY IF ANY WOULD BE CONDONED WITHOUT INSISTING UPON FILING ANY APPLICATION FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY. ITA NO. 5278/M/2019 ANGURIDEVI AGARWAL 3 4. IN THE RESULT, THIS APPEAL IS DISMISSED, SUBJECT TO THE OBSERVATION ABOVE. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 09/03/2021 SD/- SD/- ( VIKAS AWASTHY ) (N.K. PRADHAN) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER MUMBAI; DATED: 09/03/2021 RAHUL SHARMA, SR. P.S. COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT(A)- 4. CIT 5. DR, ITAT, MUMBAI 6. GUARD FILE. BY ORDER, //TRUE COPY// (DY./ASSISTANT REGISTRAR) ITAT, MUMBAI