Case Law Details
ITO Vs Shri Partap Singh Solanki (ITAT Delhi)
When all the documents were placed before the AO who has not taken note thereof for the reasons best known to him particularly when AO has not raised any objection to the documents sent to him for comment, the ld. CIT (A) was well within his right to decide the controversy by examining all the documents himself. When the assessee has been found to be eligible u/s 54 qua his capital gains which have been duly explained by virtue of the sale deed qua the property in question, bank statements and sale deed of the new residential property purchased with the capitals gains received, the ld. CIT (A) has rightly and legally deleted the additions by accepting the appeal. Finding no illegality or perversity in the impugned order passed by the ld. CIT (A), present appeal filed by the Revenue is hereby dismissed.
However, before parting with this order, it is necessary to bring on record, to be taken care of by the CBDT, that present appeal has been filed just to generate unnecessary litigation without examining well-reasoned findings returned by the ld. CIT (A) which can be curtailed if proper scrutiny/vetting by the senior officers, who are at the helms of the affairs, is made before approving any case for filing appeal before a higher forum.
FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF ITAT DELHI
Appellant, ITO, Ward 65 (2), New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Revenue’), by filing the present appeal, sought to set aside the impugned order dated 31.08.2017 passed by learned Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-32, New Delhi qua the assessment year 2013-14 on the grounds inter alia that :-
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