ITAT Mumbai Sets Aside CIT(A) Order Due to Lack of Proof of Service of Notice

Pukhraj Shreemalji Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Mumbai has set aside the order passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)]/National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC) in the case of Pukhraj Shreemalji vs. ITO for Assessment Years 2007-08 and 2008-09. The CIT(A) had dismissed the appeals ex parte, citing non-compliance by the assessee with the notices issued. The assessee contended that they never received these notices, thereby denying them a fair opportunity to present their case. The ITAT ruled that the absence of proof of service of notice warranted a...