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Issues involved: Appeal against deletion of addition made by Assessing Officer u/s 144 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for assessment year 2006-07.
Summary: The Appellate Tribunal ITAT DELHI heard an appeal by the revenue against the order of the learned CIT(Appeals) regarding the deletion of an addition of Rs. 25 lacs made by the Assessing Officer u/s 144 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for the assessment year 2006-07. The revenue contended that the CIT(Appeals) erred in deleting the said addition. The tax-consultant of the assessee requested an adjournment, which was rejected by the Tribunal. The assessment order by the Assessing Officer highlighted discrepancies in the addresses provided by the assessee, leading to the assessment being made at Rs. 25,00,000 u/s 144 of the IT Act. The Assessing Officer also initiated penalty proceedings u/s 271(1)(b) and 271(1)(c) separately. On appeal, the CIT(Appeals) acknowledged that the Assessing Officer was justified in framing an assessment under sec.144 due to the assessee's non-compliance with notices. However, the CIT(Appeals) emphasized that the best judgment order should be made honestly and fairly, with a reasonable nexus to available material. The CIT(Appeals) found that the Assessing Officer did not reference any available material while estimating the income at Rs. 25 lacs. The revenue sought to set aside the CIT(Appeals) order and restore the issue to the Assessing Officer for reinvestigation. The Tribunal, after due consideration, dismissed the appeal by the revenue. It was noted that the Assessing Officer failed to provide any material to justify reversing the CIT(Appeals) findings. The Tribunal upheld the CIT(Appeals) decision, stating that no interference was warranted. Therefore, the appeal filed by the revenue against the deletion of the addition made by the Assessing Officer u/s 144 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for the assessment year 2006-07 was dismissed by the Appellate Tribunal ITAT DELHI.
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