M/S YOUVAN COSMECEUTICAL, CHENNAI V. ACIT,NCC3(1), CHENNAI

ITA 820/CHNY/2020

• Counselvise Citation: [NaN] 107 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 2025 (ITAT-CHENNAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 5 month(s) 2 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 03-03-2022
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: C
• Assessment Year: 2004-2005
• Appeal Filed On: 01-10-2020
• Result in Favour of: Partly Allowed
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Section: 32; 147; 131; 68; 246; 69; 145; 27; 148; 54; 37; 6; 56; 263; 63; 132; 12; 28; 144; 10; 90; 154; 2; 11; 15; 271(1)(b); 139; 92

Judgement Text

आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, ‘सी’ ᭠यायपीठ, चे᳖ई IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ‘C’ BENCH, CHENNAI Įी महावीर ͧसंह, उपाÚय¢ एवं Įी ͬगरȣश अĒवाल, लेखा सदèय के सम¢ BEFORE SHRI MAHAVIR SINGH, VICE PRESIDENTAND SHRI GIRISH AGRAWAL, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER आयकर अपील सं./ITA No.: 820/CHNY/2020 िनधाᭅरण वषᭅ /Assessment Year: 2004-05 M/s. Youvan Cosmeceutical, No.8, Sterling Second Cross Street, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600 034. PAN: AAAFY 4464A v. The ACIT, Non-Corporate Circle-3(1), Chennai. (अपीलाथᱮ/Appellant) (ᮧ᭜यथᱮ/Respondent) अपीलाथᱮ कᳱ ओर से/Appellant by : Shri S. Sridhar, Advocate ᮧ᭜यथᱮ कᳱ ओर से/Respondent by : Shri M. Rajan, CIT स ु नवाई कȧ तारȣख/Date of Hearing : 01.03.2022 घोषणा कȧ तारȣख/Date of Pronouncement : 03.03.2022 आदेश /O R D E R PER MAHAVIR SINGH, VP: This appeal by the assessee is arising out of the order of learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-4, Chennai in ITA No.188/17-18/A.Y.2004-05/CIT(A)-4 dated 16.09.2020. The assessment was framed by the ACIT, Circle XV, Chennai for the assessment year 2004-05 u/s.143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter ‘the Act’), vide order dated 28.12.2006. 2 I.T.A. No.820/Chny/2020 2. At the outset, we noticed that the second ground raised by the assessee is in regard to the order of CIT(A) passing ex-parte order without assigning any reason or justification and in violation of principles of natural justice. The relevant ground raised by assessee reads as under:- “2. The CIT(Appeals) erred in passing the order exparte without assigning proper reasons and justifications and ought to have appreciated that any order passed in violation of the principles of natural justice should be reckoned as bad in law.” 3. At this point, the ld.counsel for the assessee Shri S. Sridhar took us through the order of CIT(A) and the CIT(A) has decided the appeal ex-parte for non-appearance. The ld.counsel for the assessee stated that the CIT(A) has not adjudicated the issue on merits despite the fact that the Tribunal in earlier round also set aside the order of CIT(A) vide order in ITA No.3002/Chny/2018, dated 01.08.2019. When this was brought to the notice of ld. CIT-DR, he stated that various opportunities were given to the assessee to represent its case but assessee has not availed the opportunity but rather asked adjournments on various grounds. The ld.CIT-DR further stated that ample opportunities are given then the CIT(A) has no option to decide the appeal ex-parte. On further query, whether the matter is decided on merits by ld.CIT(A), the ld.CIT-DR 3 I.T.A. No.820/Chny/2020 could not answer and stated that the matter is not decided on merits. 4. After hearing rival contentions and going through the facts of the case, we are of the view that this being a statutory appeal the CIT(A) is duty bound to decide the appeal on merits even though, he decides ex-parte. As the CIT(A) has not passed the order on merits, we set aside the order of CIT(A) and remit the matter back to his file for fresh adjudication. Needless to say that the CIT(A) will allow reasonable opportunity of being heard to the assessee and assessee is also directed to represent its case as and when notice is issued, otherwise adverse view can be taken against the assessee. 5. In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purpose. Order pronounced in the court on 3 rd March, 2022 at Chennai. Sd/- Sd/- (िगरीश अᮕवाल) (GIRISH AGRAWAL) लेखा सद᭭य /ACCOUNTANT MEMBER (महावीर ᳲसह ) (MAHAVIR SINGH) उपा᭟यᭃ /VICE PRESIDENT चे᳖ई/Chennai, ᳰदनांक/Dated, the 3 rd March, 2022 RSR आदेश कᳱ ᮧितिलिप अᮕेिषत/Copy to: 1. अपीलाथᱮ/Appellant 2. ᮧ᭜यथᱮ/Respondent 3. आयकर आयुᲦ (अपील)/CIT(A) 4. आयकर आयुᲦ /CIT 5. िवभागीय ᮧितिनिध/DR 6. गाडᭅ फाईल/GF.