Cost imposed on Assessee for failure to appear on 8 occasions before CIT(A)

Tathagat Exports Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi)

Asessee has failed to appear on 8 occasions before the ld. CIT(A). Conduct of assessee is clogging already burdened justice delivery system. Hence, ITAT directed the assessee to pay Rs.10,000/- to Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund

Aggrieved with the order of the ld. CIT(A) confirming the order of the Assessing Officer, the assessee filed appeal before the Tribunal on 09.01.2020. The notice of hearing was issued on 11.04.2022 fixing the date of hearing on 12.07.2022 at the address given in From 36. No one attended on the date of hearing nor any adjournment letter was filed. The assessee has failed to appear on 8 occasions before the ld. CIT(A) and has taken up the grounds before the Tribunal pertaining to legal principles of “audi alteram partem” and sustenance of order of the AO by the ld. CIT(A). We strongly believe that every assessee has a right to appeal before the authorities against any addition or disallowance made to the returned income, at the same time, it is least expected that the assessee would comply to the notices issued by the authorities in an appropriate way. The assessee having miserably failed to attend before the ld. CIT(A) has taken the grounds of “audi alteram partem” before us. While the grievance of the assessee is not being preempted by us, at the same time, we feel that the conduct of the assessee is clogging the already burdened justice delivery system. Hence, we hereby direct the assessee to pay an amount of Rs.10,000/- to the “Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund” and approach the ld. CIT(A) for a fresh hearing denovo which shall be considered. The ld. CIT(A) is hereby directed to afford an opportunity of being heard to the assessee before conclusion of the proceedings.

FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF ITAT DELHI

The present appeal has been filed by the assessee against the order of the ld. CIT(A), Delhi-36 dated 11.11.2019.

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