TMI Blog1976 (3) TMI 25X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the Appellate Tribunal, Cuttack Bench, to state a case and refer the following question for opinion of this court : " Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, and in view of the grounds raised in the memorandum of second appeal, the Tribunal was justified in saying that the assessee had not raised any specific ground as to the reasonableness of the rate of profit applied to t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ppellate Assistant Commissioner essentially canvassing against rejection of accounts and having failed before him to obtain any relief carried second appeals to the Tribunal wherein it raised, inter alia, the following grounds : " (i) For that the appellant having maintained all books of accounts in the most flawless manner, the learned Appellate Assistant Commissioner could not have sustained ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the rate of profit and the Tribunal went wrong in rejecting entertainment of the contention being of the view that such a contention was not admissible on the terms of the memorandum of appeal. Before us, Mr. Pasayat, for the assessee, has conceded that it is not a case where rejection of accounts can be challenged and, therefore, the assessee having realised this position was seeking to canvass ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... contention as not tenable. It is conceded by both sides that such a question has not been examined on merits and, therefore, once we answer in favour of the assessee, it would follow that the appeals have to be reheard and disposed of on merits in accordance with law. Our answer to the question, therefore, is : On the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in view of the grounds raised ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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