After hearing both the parties, it appears that the A.O. has passed the assessment order under Section 143(3) of the Act, after examining the entire material. The issue relating to the cash credit was also examined by the Tribunal
Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal is legally justified in cancelling the penalty levied under Section 271(1)(c) inspite of the fact that the assessee did not furnish any explanation either before the Assessing officer
There is no provision in the Income Tax Act, 1961 which permits withdrawal of an appeal, once it is filed, and registered. In other words, once right of appeal is exhausted, by party concerned, and the appeal is filed before appropriate Appellate Authority, who after receiving same has registered it, I find no provision in the statute permitting withdrawal thereof.
A bare perusal of the provision contained in Section 153C of the I .T. Act leaves no doubt that, as is provided under Section 158BD, where the Assessing Officer, while proceeding under Section 153A against a person who has been subjected to search and seizure under Section 132(1)
It is submitted by Sri Amitabh Thakur that the conduct rules applicable to Government servant including the All India Services (Conduct) Rules 1968, do not require him to obtain permission of the State Government, to file petition in public interest.
Recently In the case of CIT Vs. Sahara India (Firm) Hon’ble Allahabad High Court has held that amount received from deposits from the public under different finance schemes cannot be treated as Income of the Assessee as Assessee is a mere custodian of the deposit.
It is undisputed that the vehicles were registered in the name of the respective customers. However, in the registration certificate a remark in terms of agreement was to be recorded to the effect that vehicle is held by the registered owner under a hire purchase agreement with the respondent assessee.
The only defect which could be pointed out by the department is that the auditor’s report was unsigned and unverified. The said defect indisputably has been removed by filing the certificate of auditor and also the signed report. In our view, it was a matter of slip of pen for filing unsigned auditor’s report.
Respondent in the present case submits that there is a illegal assumption of jurisdiction as the officer who made assessment had no jurisdiction at all to make the assessment. Opportunity was given by the Tribunal to the department to produce the transfer order transferring the case from office of Income Tax Officer, Azamgarh to Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (Asstt.), Varanasi but no such order was produced. In any case, no opportunity of hearing before passing of the transfer order was given.
This proviso makes it very clear that any profit or loss on account of jobbing will not be in the nature of speculation profit or speculation loss. Thus, even if it is accepted that the loss suffered by the appellant was on account of self-trading in view of proviso (c) to section 43(5) such loss cannot be treated as speculation loss.
