Pal Trockner Pvt. Ltd. v. Asstt. Commissioner of Income-tax, Circle-10(2), Kolkata
[Citation -2019-LL-0906-55]

Citation 2019-LL-0906-55
Appellant Name Pal Trockner Pvt. Ltd.
Respondent Name Asstt. Commissioner of Income-tax, Circle-10(2), Kolkata
Court ITAT-Kolkata
Relevant Act Income-tax
Date of Order 06/09/2019
Assessment Year 2009-10
Judgment View Judgment
Keyword Tags unexplained sundry creditors • surmises and conjectures • opportunity of being heard • opening balance • closing balance • cash credit
Bot Summary: Shri Joydeep Chakraborty, Adv., appeared on behalf of the assessee. Date of concluding the hearing August 13th, 2019 Date of pronouncing the order September 6th, 2019 ORDER Per J. Sudhakar Reddy, AM- This appeal filed by the assessee is directed against the order of the Learned Commissioner of Income Tax - 25, Kolkata, ), passed u/s. After hearing rival contentions, we find that there are no credit purchases during the year. All the transactions in question had taken place in the earlier Assessment Years and were the closing balance as on 31/03/2007. There were no purchases whatsoever, during the year. Thus, the question of making an addition u/s 68 of the 2 ITA No. 1439/Kol/2019 Assessment Year: 2009-10 M/s. Pal Trockner Pvt. Ltd Act, for the Assessment Year 2009 2009-10, does not arise, ass there is no sum credited in the books of account of the assessee during the year under consideration. The assessee has relied on a number of decisions for the proposition that the addition could not be made either u/s 68 of the Act or u/s 41(1) of the Act, we do not dwell on the same as already stated there were no credits during the relevant Financial Years and as neither the Assessing Officer nor the ld.


IN INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL KOLKATA B BENCH, KOLKATA (Before Sri J. Sudhakar Reddy, Accountant Member & Sri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi, Judicial Member) ITA No. 1439/Kol/2019 Assessment Year: 2009-10 M/s. Pal Trockner Pvt. Ltd Appellant 25/1B, Ibrahimpur Road Jadavpur Kolkata 700 032 [PAN AABCP4996L] Vs. Asstt. Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-10(2), Kolkata Respondent Appearances by Shri Soumitra Choudhury, Adv. & Shri Joydeep Chakraborty, Adv., appeared on behalf of assessee. Shri Goutam Kr. Mondal, Addl. CIT Sr. D/R, appearing on behalf of Revenue. Date of concluding hearing August 13th, 2019 Date of pronouncing order September 6th, 2019 ORDER Per J. Sudhakar Reddy, AM- This appeal filed by assessee is directed against order of Learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) - 25, Kolkata, (hereinafter ld.CIT(A) ), passed u/s. 250 of Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act ), dt. 27/05/2019, for Assessment Year 2009-10. 2. sole issue that arises for our consideration is Ground No. 3, which read as follows- 3) For that on facts and circumstances of case Ld. ACIT was wrong in making addition of sum of Rs.64,06,566/- as alleged unexplained sundry creditors on basis of mere conjectures and surmises and without giving proper opportunity to assessee of being heard in this regard and same has been upheld by CIT(Appeal)-25, Kolkata which is again bad in law and should be quashed. 3. After hearing rival contentions, we find that there are no credit purchases during year. All transactions in question had taken place in earlier Assessment Years and were closing balance as on 31/03/2007. Thus, addition in question was made of opening balance as on 01/04/2008. There were no purchases whatsoever, during year. Thus, question of making addition u/s 68 of 2 ITA No. 1439/Kol/2019 Assessment Year: 2009-10 M/s. Pal Trockner Pvt. Ltd Act, for Assessment Year 2009 2009-10, does not arise, ass there is no sum credited in books of account of assessee during year under consideration. 3.1. Though, assessee has relied on number of decisions for proposition that addition could not be made either u/s 68 of Act or u/s 41(1) of Act, we do not dwell on same as already stated there were no credits during relevant Financial Years and as neither Assessing Officer nor ld. CIT(A) has invoked Section 41(1) of Act. Thus, this addition has to be necessarily deleted. 4. In result, appeal of assessee is allowed. Kolkata, 6th day of September, 2019.. Sd/- Sd/- [S.S. Viswanethra Ravi] [J. J. Sudhakar Reddy] Reddy Judicial Member Accountant Member Dated 06.09.2019 {SC SPS} Copy of order forwarded to 1. M/s. Pal Trockner Pvt. Ltd 25/1B, Ibrahimpur Road Jadavpur Kolkata 700 032 2. Asstt. Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle Circle-10(2), Kolkata 3. CIT(A)- 4. CIT 5. CIT(DR), Kolkata Benches, Kolkata. True copy By order Assistant Registrar ITAT, Kolkata Benches Pal Trockner Pvt. Ltd. v. Asstt. Commissioner of Income-tax, Circle-10(2), Kolkata
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