LAL MAN,CHARKHI DADRI V. ITO, CHARKHI DADRI

ITA 5487/DEL/2024

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The case involves an appeal by Lal Man, the proprietor of M/s L.M. Goyal & Co., against the order of the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals), NFAC, Delhi. The appeal was against an assessment order passed by the Income Tax Department under sections 144 and 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the assessment year 2014-15. The primary contention was regarding the validity of the notice issued under section 148, which was claimed to be barred by limitation. The Tribunal examined the timelines and found that the notice was issued beyond the extended period allowed by law, leading to the quashing of the assessment.

• Counselvise Citation: [2025] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 397977 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 02-06-2025
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: E
• Assessment Year: 2014-2015
• Other Referred Cases: Union of India & Ors vs. Ashish Agarwal, Union of India & ors vs. Rajeev Bansal
• Laws Referred To: Income Tax Act, 1961
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: AMISHA S. GUPTA
• Assessee Lawyers: VED JAIN; AYUSH GARG
• Keywords: Period of limitation
• Section: 147; 148; 144

Judgement Text

" IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCHES: E : NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI SHAMIM YAHYA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SHRI ANUBHAV SHARMA, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA No.5487/Del/2024 Assessment Year: 2014-15 Lal Man, (Prop. M/s L.M. Goyal & Co.), S/o Shri Banwari Lal, Aashram Road, Backside Geeta Bhawan, Charkhi Dadri – 127 306, Haryana. PAN: AJEPM7000R Vs ITO, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana. (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee by : Shri Ved Jain, Advocate & Shri Ayush Garg, CA Revenue by : Ms Amisha S. Gupta, CIT-DR Date of Hearing : 02.06.2025 Date of Pronouncement : 02.06.2025 ORDER PER ANUBHAV SHARMA, JM: This is an appeal by the assessee against the order dated 07.10.2024 of the Ld. Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals), NFAC, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the Ld. First Appellate Authority or ‘the Ld. FAA’, for short) in Appeal No.NFAC/2013-14/10261081 arising out of the appeal before it against the order dated 28.05.2023 passed u/s 144 r.w.s. 147 of the Income Tax Act, ITA No.5487/Del/2024 2 1961 (hereinafter referred as ‘the Act’) by the Assessment Unit, Income Tax Department (hereinafter referred to as the Ld. AO). 2. On hearing both the sides, we find that amongst other grounds of appeal on merits, the assessee has raised ground No.6 that the assessment completed u/s 147 is invalid since the notice issued u/s 148 is barred by limitation. The fundamental facts as asserted by the ld. AR could not be disputed by the ld. DR. 3. We find that in regard to the present assessment year 2014-15, original notice was issued on 17.06.2021. After the judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Union of India & Ors vs. Ashish Agarwal in Civil Appeal No.3005/2022, a fresh notice was issued u/s 148 of the Act on 29.07.2022. The issue is settled and now rests by the judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Union of India & ors vs. Rajeev Bansal (2024) 469 ITR 46. In regard to AY 2014-15, the period of limitation as per section 149 of the Act would have been 31.03.2021. The period of limitation as per the Act r.w. TOLA stood extended till 30.06.2021. The original notice u/s 148 of the Act which was deemed to be a show cause notice u/s 148A(b) of the Act was issued on 17.06.2021. Thus, the time surviving from the date of issuance of deemed show cause notice till expiry of period as extended by TOLA from 17.06.2021 to 30.06.2021work out to be 13 days. Thus, the period of notice stood extended till 15.06.2022 and the last date for issuing notice was 28.06.2022, but, the notice was issued on 29.07.2022. ITA No.5487/Del/2024 3 4. In the light of the aforesaid, the ld. AR has successfully established that the notice was issued beyond the period of limitation. Accordingly, this ground is sustained. The impugned assessment is quashed. Order pronounced in the open court on 02.06.2025. Sd/- Sd/- (SHAMIM YAHYA) (ANUBHAV SHARMA) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER Dated: 2nd June, 2025. dk Copy forwarded to: 1. Appellant 2. Respondent 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR Asstt. Registrar, ITAT, New Delhi "