ITAT Remands Appeal to CIT(A) for Fresh Adjudication Due to Failure to Address Merits

Selvalakshmi Feeds & Farms Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) The case of Selvalakshmi Feeds & Farms Vs ITO involved an appeal against the ex parte order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)], dated June 13, 2024, for the assessment year 2018-19. The main grievance was that the CIT(A) passed the order without addressing the merits of the grounds raised by the assessee. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Chennai noted that the CIT(A) had based the ex parte order on the assessee’s lack of response to notices issued on February 13, 2024, and February 26, 2024. However, the a...