TMI Blog2018 (11) TMI 594X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... et aside the assessment to the file of the AO for fresh adjudication in the lines stated above after giving the assessee adequate opportunity of being heard. Keeping in view the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case and also the orders of the Co-ordinate Bench of the Tribunal in similar matters, we set aside this issue to the file of the AO for fresh adjudication and in accordance with law, after giving the assessee adequate opportunity of being heard. Accordingly Ground No. 3 of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes. Disallowance u/s 14A r.w.r. 8D - Held that:- We find that it is not in dispute that the assessee has no income from dividends which is exempt u/s 10 of the Act, during the Assessment Year under cons ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n of the facts and circumstances of the case, perusal of the papers on record, orders of the authorities below as well as case law cited, we hold as follows:- 4.1. Before the Ld. CIT(A), the assessee has specifically stated that no summons u/s 131 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 were received by the assessee. It was also argued that the assessing officer has not made any independent enquiry at his end, to disprove the claim of the assessee companies. The sum and substances of the arguments of the assessee is that the Ld. CIT(A) has passed a mechanical order without considering the legal position and the facts of the case as brought out by the AO. The ld. Counsel for the assessee submits that the AO has not given adequate opportunity and has ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... note of the bank statement furnished by the assessee. We note that after the initial notice dated 16.08.2013, thereafter the AO had issued the notice on 26.02.2014 which has been reproduced at page 3 of the reassessment order, wherein AO required the directors of the assessee company to be present before him on 06.03.2014. However, according to the Ld. AR, the assessee received the notice only on 07.03.2014 and thereafter, the assessee requested the AO to provide another opportunity of hearing vide its letter dated 20.03.2014. Thereafter, the AO fixed the date of hearing on 12.03.2014 vide notice dated 10.03.2014. So, according to the assessee company since the directors were not in station till 23.03.2014, the Ld. AR had requested for adjo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... al was pleased to uphold the order passed by the Ld. CIT passed u/s. 263 of the Act, which we learn to have been confirmed by the Hon ble jurisdictional High Court and the SLP preferred against the decision of the Hon ble jurisdictional High Court has been dismissed by the Hon ble Supreme Court. Therefore, similar order of the Ld. CIT passed u/s. 263 of the Act has been upheld. We note that the AO while giving effect to the CIT s 263 order has noted that the assessee company has in fact furnished the documents sought by him to his notice u/s. 142(1) of the Act. However, the AO took the adverse view against the assessee on the plea that the directors of the assessee company and share subscribing companies had not appeared before him on 26.03 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d remanded the matter back to AO for fresh assessment. So, since there was lack of opportunity as aforestated it has to go back to AO. We also note that the Hon ble Delhi High Court in the case of CIT Vs. Jansampark Advertising Marketing Pvt. Ltd. in ITA No. 525/2014 dated 11.03.2015 wherein after noticing inadequate enquiry by authorities below have held as under: 41. We are inclined to agree with the CIT(Appeals), and consequently with ITAT, to the extent of their conclusion that the assessee herein had come up with some proof of identity of some of the entries in question. But, from this inference, or form the fact that the transactions were through banking channels, it does not necessarily following that satisfaction as to th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... note of Hon ble Delhi High Court s order in Jansampark Advertising Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (supra), we set aside the order of the Ld. CIT(A) and remand the matter back to the file of AO for de novo assessment and to decide the matter in accordance to law after giving opportunity of being heard to the assessee. 7. We, therefore, consider it fair and proper and in the interest of justice to set aside the orders of the authorities below on the issue in dispute and restore the matter to the file of the A.O. to decide the same afresh after giving the assessee proper and sufficient opportunity of being heard and after taking into consideration the entire evidence already available on record as well as other documentary evidence which the asse ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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