Inadvertent Email Lapse: ITAT Remands Appeal, Slaps ₹15K Cost

Pankajbhai Devrajbhai Soliya Vs NFAC (ITAT Surat) Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Surat Bench, has overturned an order by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi, in the case of Pankajbhai Devrajbhai Soliya, for the assessment year (AY) 2017-18. The ITAT, in its order pronounced on January 16, 2025, remitted the appeal back to the CIT(A) for adjudication on merits, with a directive for the assessee to pay a cost of ₹15,000. The case originated from an assessment order dated March 27, 2023, passed by the Assessing Officer (AO) for AY 2017-18. The...