CIT(A) is obliged to dispose of the appeal on merits

Corporate International Financial Service Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) It is well-settled that powers of Ld. CIT(A) are co-terminus with powers of the Assessing Officer. Useful reference may be made to order of Apex Court decision in CIT vs. Kanpur Coal Syndicate 53 ITR 225 (SC) in which it was held that the first appellate authority, the Ld. CIT(A) in the case before us, has plenary powers in disposing off an appeal; that the scope of her power is co-terminus with that of the ITO, that she can do what the ITO can do and also direct him to do what he failed to do. In this context, useful reference...