Atrenta (India) Pvt. Ltd., Delhi V. DCIT, New Delhi

ITA 970/DEL/2016

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 107 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 7625 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 5 year(s) 5 month(s) 29 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 23-08-2021
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: I
• Assessment Year: 2011-2012
• Appeal Filed On: 25-02-2016
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: F R MEENA
• Keywords: Transfer pricing
• Section: 143(3)

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH I-1, NEW DELHI BEFORE SH. KUL BHARAT, JUDICIAL MEMBER DR. B. R. R. KUMAR, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING) ITA NO. 970/DEL/2016 : ASSTT. YEAR : 2011-12 ITA NO. 1118/DEL/2017 : ASSTT. YEAR : 20 12-13 ATRENTA (INDIA) PVT. LTD., C/O M/S S B GARG & CO., CAS, 20/17, SHAKTI NAGAR, DELHI-110007 VS DCIT, CIRCLE-3(2), NEW DELHI (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) PAN NO. A AECA2163M ASSESSEE BY : SH. SACHIN KUMAR, ADV. REVENUE BY : SH. F. R. MEENA, SR. DR DATE OF HEAR ING: 08 . 0 7 .20 2 1 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 23 .08 .20 2 1 ORDER PER DR. B. R. R. KUMAR, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: THE PRESENT APPEALS HAVE BEEN FILED BY THE ASSESSE E AGAINST THE ORDERS PASSED BY THE AO U/S 144C(1) R.W .S. 143(3) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961. 2. GROUND NO. 2 OF THE ASSESSEE IS AS UNDER: 2. THE ORDER PASSED BY THE ID. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, AS THE TRANSFER PRICING OFFICER - 1 (1)(1), NEW DELHI (HEREAFTER THE TPO) I S WITHOUT JURISDICTION, BAD IN LAW, NULL AND VOID AB- INITIO INTER ALIA BECAUSE: ITA NO. 970/DEL/2017 & ITA NO. 1118/DEL/2017 ATRENTA (INDIA) PVT. LTD. 2 (1) THE TRANSFER PRICING PROCEEDINGS WERE TAKEN UP BY THE ID. ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, AS THE TRANSFER PRICING OFFICER - 1(1), NEW DELHI AND THERE IS NO ORDER BY THE COMPETENT / HIGHER AUTHORITY TRANSFERRING THE PROCEEDINGS TO THE ID. TPO; (2) THE ID. TPO FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY OPPORTUNITY OF PERSONAL HEARING TO THE ASSESSEE AFTER ISSUING THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE, DESPITE SPECIFIC REQUEST; (3) THE ID. TPO FAILED TO PROVIDE, TO THE ASSESSEE, THE MATERIAL RELIED UPON BY THE ID. TPO, DESPITE SPECIFIC REQUEST; (4) THE ID. TPO FAILED TO ALLOW INSPECTION OF THE MATERIAL RELIED UPON BY THE ID. TPO, DESPITE SPECIFIC REQUEST; (5) THE ORDER HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE ID. TPO WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE HIGHER AUTHORITY; (6) THE OBSERVATIONS, BY THE ID. TPO, ARE AGAINST THE FACTS OF THE CASE; (7) THE ORDER OF THE ID. TPO IS NON-SPEAKING INTER ALIA BECAUSE THE ID. TPO DID NOT CONSIDER THE SUBMISSIONS OF THE ASSESSEE AND DID NOT PROVIDE REASONS / BASIS FOR THE DECISION. 3. THE LD. DRP DID NOT ADJUDICATE THIS ISSUE RAISED BY THE ASSESSEE SPECIFICALLY BEFORE THEM AND HELD AT PARA 17 THAT THE ITA NO. 970/DEL/2017 & ITA NO. 1118/DEL/2017 ATRENTA (INDIA) PVT. LTD. 3 PROCEEDINGS BEFORE DRP ARE A CONTINUATION OF ASSESS MENT PROCEEDINGS AND THE ASSESSEE HAD FULL OPPORTUNITY B EFORE THE DRP. THE LD. DR RELIED ON THE ORDER OF THE LD. DRP. 4. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE RECORD AND HOLD THAT BA SED ON THE SPECIFICS PECULIAR TO THE INSTANT CASE, INTERES T OF JUSTICE WOULD BE WELL SERVED FOR BOTH THE PARTIES IF AN OPP ORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD IS GIVEN TO THE ASSESSEE BEFORE THE TPO . THE TPO SHALL ALSO MAKE SENTIENT OF THE ASSESSEE ON THE MAT ERIAL RELIED UPON IN DETERMINING THE ALP. 5. IN THE RESULT, BOTH THE APPEALS OF THE ASSESSEE ARE ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 23/08/2021. SD/- SD/- (KUL BHARAT) ( DR. B. R. R. KUMAR) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACC OUNTANT MEMBER DATED: 23/08/2021 *SUBODH KUMAR, SR. PS* COPY FORWARDED TO: 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(APPEALS) 5. DR: ITAT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR