I Tech Insurance Brokers P.Ltd, New Delhi V. ACIT, Central Circle-14, New Delhi

ITA 5536/DEL/2018

• Counselvise Citation: [2020] 111 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6389 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 4 month(s) 20 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 14-01-2020
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: C
• Assessment Year: 2013-2014
• Appeal Filed On: 24-08-2018
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: JAGDISH SINGH
• Keywords: Set aside
• Section: 13

Judgement Text

, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH D , NEW DELHI , , . . , , BEFORE MS. SUSHMA CHOWLA, VICE PRESIDENT & SH. N.K. BILLAIYA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER . .. . / ITA NOS.5535 & 5536/DEL/2018 / ASSESSMENT YEARS: 2012-13 & 2013-14 M/S. I TECH INSURANCE BROKERS P. LTD. H. NO.PVT-A, KH NO.871, GALI NO.-1, BLOCK B-1, PARVATIYA ANCHAL, SANT NAGAR, VILLAGE-BURARI, NEW DELHI-110084 PAN-AABCI1389J . ......... /APPELLANT VS ACIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE-14 NEW DELHI . / RESPONDENT / APPELLANT BY : SH. KAPIL GOEL, ADVOCATE / RESPONDENT BY : SH. JAGDISH SINGH, SR. DR / DATE OF HEARING: 14.01.2020 / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 27.01.2020 / ORDER PER SUSHMA CHOWLA, VP THESE TWO APPEALS FILED BY THE ASSESSEE ARE AGAINST ORDER OF CIT(A)- 27, NEW DELHI, BOTH DATED 27/06/2018, RELATING TO A SSESSMENT YEARS 2012- 13 & 2013-14. 2 ITA NOS.5535 & 5536/DEL/2018 ASSESSMENT YEARS: 2012-13 & 2013-14 2. IN BOTH APPEALS, THE ASSESSEE IS AGGRIEVED BY TH E ORDER OF CIT(A) FOR DECIDING THE APPEALS EX-PARTE QUA THE ASSESSEE AND WITHOUT GOING INTO THE MERITS OF THE ADDITION. 3. THE LEARNED AR FOR THE ASSESSEE POINTED OUT THAT THE CIT(A) HAS PASSED THE EX-PARTE ORDER WITHOUT ALLOWING SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY OF H EARING AND WITHOUT GOING INTO THE MERITS OF THE CASE. 4. THE LEARNED DR FOR THE REVENUE ON THE OTHER HAND POINTED OUT THAT SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN AFFORDED TO THE ASS ESSEE. 5. WE HAVE HEARD THE RIVAL CONTENTIONS AND PERUSED THE RECORD. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 250(6) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 (IN SHORT ACT), IT IS INCUMBENT UPON THE CIT(A) TO DECIDE THESE APP EALS AFTER HEARING THE PARTIES AND STATE THE POINTS FOR DETERMINATION, THE DECISION THEREON AND ALSO THE REASONS FOR THE DECISION. WHILE DECIDING T HE APPEALS, CIT(A) HAS NO POWER TO DISMISS THESE APPEALS FOR NON PROSECUTION BY RELYING ON THE RATIO/S LAID DOWN IN CIT VS. B.N. BHATTACHARYA & AN OTHER 118 ITR 461 (SC) AND LATE TUKOJI RAO HOLKER VS. CWT 223 ITR 480 (MP) . IN THESE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, WHERE THE CIT(A) HAD DISMISSED THESE APPEALS BY APPLYING THE ABOVE SAID RATIOS, THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED CIT (A) SUFFERS FROM INFIRMITY. THE CIT(A) WHILE DECIDING THE ISSUE ON MERITS HAVE ALSO TO GIVE REASONS FOR COMING TO THE CONCLUSION AND IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SAME, THE ORDER OF THE CIT(A) AGAIN SUFFERS FROM INFIRMITY. IN THESE APPEA LS, WE FIND THAT THE CIT(A) 3 ITA NOS.5535 & 5536/DEL/2018 ASSESSMENT YEARS: 2012-13 & 2013-14 HAS DISMISSED THE APPEALS EX-PARTE QUA THE ASSESSEE AND HAD FAILED TO DECIDE THE APPEALS BY PASSING REASONED ASSESSMENT O RDER. 6. ACCORDINGLY, WE SET ASIDE THE MATTER BACK TO THE FILE OF THE CIT(A) WITH DIRECTION TO THE CIT(A) TO DECIDE THE ISSUE ON MERI TS BY A REASONED ORDER, AFTER AFFORDING REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY OF HEARING T O THE ASSESSEE. FURTHER THE ASSESSEE IS ALSO DIRECTED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE CIT(A) AND PARTICIPATE IN THE APPELLATE PROCEEDINGS. THESE APPEALS ARE THUS D ECIDED ON THIS PRELIMINARY ISSUE WITHOUT GOING INTO THE MERITS OF THE ADDITION. 7. HENCE THESE APPEALS ARE RESTORED BACK TO THE FIL E OF CIT(A) TO DECIDE THE ISSUE ON MERITS AFTER AFFORDING REASONABLE OPPO RTUNITY OF HEARING TO THE ASSESSEE. THE ASSESSEE IS ALSO DIRECTED TO COMPLY W ITH NOTICES ISSUED BY THE CIT(A). THE PRELIMINARY ISSUE RAISED IN THESE APPEA LS IS THUS DECIDED IN FAVOUR OF ASSESSEE. SINCE THESE APPEALS ARE BEING D ECIDED ON THE PRELIMINARY ISSUE, WE ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE RAISED ON MERIT. 8. IN THE RESULT, BOTH APPEALS OF THE ASSESSEE ARE ALLOWED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 27 TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2020. SD/- SD/- (N. K. BILLAIYA) (SUSHMA CHOWLA) /ACCOUNTANT MEMBER /VICE PRESIDENT / DATED : 27 TH JANUARY, 2020 . S. SHEKHAR, SR. P.S. 4 ITA NOS.5535 & 5536/DEL/2018 ASSESSMENT YEARS: 2012-13 & 2013-14 / COPY OF THE ORDER IS FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. / THE RESPONDENT 3. ( ) / THE CIT(A) 4. / THE PR. CIT 5. 6. , , / DR, ITAT, DELHI ! / GUARD FILE. / BY ORDER , '( , , ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT, DELHI