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INCOME TAX ACT, 1961

Section 143(3)

As per CBDT Instruction No. 01/2011 scrutiny notice under section 143(2) must be issued by Dy. CIT or Asstt. CIT, but in assessee's case scrutiny notice under section 143(2) was issued by ITO, Ward-5(2), Kolkata therefore , assessment framed by Dy. CIT, Circle 10(2), Kolkata was invalid as notice under section 143(2) was not issued by the authority having jurisdiction on assessee-company.

Assessment - Validity - Section 143(2) notice issued by ITO and not by Dy. CIT -

In assessee's case, scrutiny notice under section 143(2) was issued by ITO, Ward-5(2), Kolkata and assessment order under section 143(3), dated 28-3-2015 was framed by Dy.CIT, Circle-10(2), Kolkata. Assessee challenged validity of assessment framed for want of jurisdiction. Held: As per CBDT Instruction No. 01/2011 scrutiny notice under section 143(2) must be issued by Dy. CIT or Asstt. CIT, but in assessee's case scrutiny notice under section 143(2) was issued by ITO, Ward-5(2), Kolkata therefore , assessment framed by Dy. CIT, Circle 10(2), Kolkata was invalid as notice under section 143(2) was not issued by the authority having jurisdiction on assessee-company.

REFERRED :

FAVOUR : In assessee's favour.

A.Y. : 2012-13



IN THE ITAT, KOLKATA BENCH

S.S. GODARA & A.L. SAINI, JJ.

DCIT v. Proficient Commodities (P) Ltd.

ITA No. 1346/Kol/2016, C.O. No. 36/Kol/2019

18 March, 2020

In favour of assessee.

Appellant by: Ram Bilash Meena, Commissioner Departmental Representative

Respondent by: Somnath Ghosh, Advocate

ORDER

A.L. Saini, J.

The captioned appeal filed by the Revenue and the cross objection filed by the assessee, pertaining to assessment year 2012-13, are directed against the common order passed by the Commissioner (Appeal)-4, Kolkata, in Appeal No. 469/Commissioner (Appeals)-4/Circle-10(2)/Kol/15-16, which in turn arise out of an assessment order passed by the assessing officer under section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (in short the 'Act'), dated 28-3-2015.

2. The grounds of appeal raised by the revenue are as follows :--

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