Scrap Dealer Gets New Hearing due to Ignored Submissions

Gaffar Ebrahim Shaikh Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune, has granted a significant reprieve to Gaffar Ebrahim Shaikh, a scrap dealer facing a tax dispute amounting to over ₹3.84 crore. The Tribunal has ordered a de novo adjudication, sending the case back to the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) for a fresh hearing. This decision comes after the ITAT found that the assessee’s original appeals were dismissed “in limine” for non-prosecution, without any discussion on the merits of the case. The two appeals, pertaining to the assessment years...