Shri Sita Ram Agarwal, Kanpur V. Income Tax Officer-1(4), Kanpur

ITA 632/LKW/2015

• Counselvise Citation: [2016] 133 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 4840 (ITAT-LUCKNOW)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 month(s) 19 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 07-01-2016
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: A
• Next Hearing Date: 05-01-2016
• Assessment Year: 2008-2009
• Appeal Filed On: 18-09-2015
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Opportunity of being heard

Judgement Text

1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL LUCKNOW BENCH A, LUCKNOW BEFORE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR YADAV, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI A.K. GARODIA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO.632/LKW/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR 2008-09 INCOME TAX OFFICER-1(4) KANPUR VS. SHRI SITA RAM AGARWAL, 48/38, LATHI MOHAL, KANPUR- 208001 PAN AAPPA 2139 K (RESPONDENT) (APPELLANT) SHRI RAKESH GARG, ADVOCATE APPELLANT BY SHRI AMIT NIGAM, DR RESPONDENT BY 05/01/2016 DATE OF HEARING 07/01/2016 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT O R D E R PER SUNIL KUMAR YADAV, JM. 1. THIS APPEAL IS PREFERRED BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A)-I, KANPUR. 2. DURING THE COURSE OF HEARING, LD. COUNSEL FOR TH E ASSESSEE HAS INVITED OUR ATTENTION THAT CIT(A) HAS DISPOSED OF THIS APPEAL E XPARTE WITHOUT AFFORDING PROPER OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO THE ASSESSEE. THEREFORE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE, THE MATTER MAY BE RESTORED BACK TO THE CIT (A) WITH A DIRECTION TO ADJUDICATE THE APPEAL ON MERIT AFTER AFFORDING PROP ER OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO THE ASSESSEE. 3. LD. DR PLACED RELIANCE UPON THE ORDER OF THE CIT (A). 4. HAVING CAREFULLY EXAMINED THE ORDER OF THE CIT(A ) IN THE AFORESAID CASE, WE FIND THAT THE CIT(A) HAS SIMPLY RECORDED IN HIS FIRST PARA DIFFERENT DATES OF 2 HEARING FIXED BY HIM BUT HE HAS NOT RECORDED CATEGO RICALLY WITH RESPECT TO SERVICE OF NOTICE OF HEARING. IN THE LIGHT OF THESE FACTS, WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT CIT(A) HAS NOT AFFORDED PROPER OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO THE ASSESSEE. WE, THEREFORE, SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE CIT(A) AND RE STORE THE MATTER BACK TO HIS FILE WITH THE DIRECTION TO READJUDICATE THE APPEAL AFRESH ON MERIT AFTER AFFORDING OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO THE ASSESSEE. 5. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. SD/- SD/- [A. K. GARODIA] [SUNIL KUMAR YADAV] ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED 07 TH JANUARY, 2016 AKS COPY FORWARDED TO: 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT(A) 4. CIT 5. DR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR