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2021 (11) TMI 525

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..... and learned C.I.T. (A) G.N.R. also erred in confirming the said order. Your appellant submits that on the facts of the case the assessment order passed u/s. 144 r.w.s. 147 dated 18-12-2017 is I arbitrary, unwarranted and bad in law and the same should be cancelled. The learned A.O. erred in reopening the assessment by issue of notice u/s. 148 dated 31-03-2017. Your appellant submits that no notice u/s. 148 dated 31-03-2017 was served upon H.U.F. or its living members of H.U.F. Your appellant submits that in absence of proper service of notice u/s. 148 dated 31-03-2017, the reopening of assessment u/s. 148 and passing the order u/s. 144 r.w.s. 147 dated 18-12-2017 is bad in law and the same should be cancelled. Without prejudice to abov .....

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..... tated that a number of notices were issued to the assessee to make compliance during the course of assessment proceedings, however, no response has been made by the assessee. Therefore, on the basis of material on record, the total income of the assessee was assessed at Rs. 6,03,140/- after making addition on account of unexplained investment of Rs. 5,15,800/- in UTI MF, unexplained cash deposit of Rs. 84,077/- found in the bank account along with interest of Rs. 327/- received by the assessee. 5. The assessee has filed appeal before the ld. CIT(A). The ld. CIT(A) has dismissed the appeal of the assessee of the assessee. 6. During the course of appellate proceedings before us, the ld. counsel has vehemently contended that proper service o .....

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..... served on the address for communication available with the income tax department as laid down in the rule 127 of the I.T. Rule, 1962. Since no one was on behalf of the assessee was available at the given address, therefore, notice was served by affixture according to the provision of sub-section (1) of section 282 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. In the light of the above facts and findings, we do not find any infirmity on this issue in the order of ld. CIT(A) that Assessing Officer has served the notice by affixture on the last known address of the assessee. Therefore, this ground of appeal of the assessee stands dismissed. 8. Regarding the issue of merit of additions made by the Assessing Officer ex-parte u/s. 144 and time limit for issuing .....

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