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2015 (5) TMI 359 - HC - Income TaxRevision u/s 263 - whether ITAT Visakhapatnam, is justified in holding that the CIT(A) did not exercise his jurisdiction under Section 263 properly? - Held that:- A perusal of the order of the Assessing Officer would show that the return of income filed by the assessee was accepted and the tax was finalized. From the order of the Assessing Officer, one cannot deduce whether the errors pointed out by the Commissioner of Income Tax were considered by the Assessing Officer or not. The Commissioner of Income Tax, not only pointed out the errors, but also had shown the effect of the same on the revenue. It is not known how the Tribunal has come to the conclusion that the errors have no effect on the revenue. The Tribunal ought not to have taken into consideration the explanation submitted by the assessee before the Commissioner for coming to the conclusion that the errors pointed out by the Commissioner have no effect on the revenue. Ultimately, it is for the Assessing Officer, at the time of de novo enquiry, to consider whether the explanation offered by the assessee to the points raised by the Commissioner is proper or not. When once the Commissioner has got power to point out the errors which had the effect on the revenue, the Tribunal cannot sit as an appellate authority on the order of the Commissioner passed under Section 263 of the Act. If the power exists in the Commissioner and is exercised by him after satisfying himself on the facts of the case, it is not for the Tribunal to re-appreciate the said satisfaction of the Commissioner. It is only when the Commissioner does not exercise the power properly in satisfying the twin test contemplated under Section 263 of the Act, the order of the Commissioner can be held to be perverse, but not by re- appreciating the order of the Commissioner. A prima facie perusal of the order of the Commissioner shows that the Commissioner was satisfied that there were errors which had effect on the interests of the revenue and it needed a further probe by the Assessing Officer. In the facts and circumstances of the case, we are satisfied that the order passed by the Commissioner is proper and validly exercised as per the powers conferred on him under Section 263 of the Act and we, accordingly, set aside the order of the Tribunal. - Decided in favour of the Revenue.
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