Just 1 Week to Respond, No Merits Decision: ITAT Sends Case Back to CIT(A)

Geovista Technologies Private Limited Vs ITO (ITAT Hyderabad) Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Hyderabad has ruled in favor of Geovista Technologies Private Limited, setting aside an ex-parte order passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) for the assessment year 2023-24. The Tribunal found that the CIT(A) had exhibited “undue haste” by issuing two notices within a week, thereby denying the appellant a reasonable opportunity to present its case, constituting a “gross violation of opportunity to respond.” Background of the Appeal Geovista Technologies Privat...