Sayed Wajid Shah Hussaini v. Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals), Mysuru / Income-tax Officer Ward 2, Hassan
[Citation -2020-LL-0319-29]
Citation | 2020-LL-0319-29 |
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Appellant Name | Sayed Wajid Shah Hussaini |
Respondent Name | Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals), Mysuru / Income-tax Officer Ward 2, Hassan |
Court | HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA |
Relevant Act | Income-tax |
Date of Order | 19/03/2020 |
Assessment Year | 2017-18 |
Judgment | View Judgment |
Keyword Tags | application for stay • agricultural income • source of income • demand draft |
Bot Summary: | 22.01.2020 marked as Annexure D bearing acknowledgment No. 294336471220120 filed by the petitioner within a period of three months and till the disposal of the said appeal, not to make any demand of tax. This Writ Petition coming on for preliminary hearing this day, the Court, made the following: ORDER Petitioner is stated to be an agriculturist growing coffee and pepper and had filed his return of income for the assessment year 2017-18. It is submitted that petitioner s case was selected for limited scrutiny by the department and the sale consideration of Rs.39,50,000/- paid by the petitioner to his vendor with respect to a purchase transaction relating to purchase of 9.16 acres of agricultural land has been taken note of and as the petitioner is stated to have had no source of income to purchase a demand draft on 04.01.2017, the said 3 amount utilised for payment of demand draft was taken as unexplained investment. It is submitted that after the assessment order was passed, the petitioner is stated to have filed an appeal before the 1st respondent. It is further submitted that the petitioner has filed an application for stay and on the said application no orders are passed till date. As regards the contention that the consideration of application for stay and further exercise of power of the PCIT keeping in mind the circular bearing No.1914 as amended on 21.5.2017, 29.2.2016 and 31.7.2017, the request of the petitioner is to be considered in a meaningful manner. In the interregnum, there would be stay of the demand at Annexure-B till the Appellate Authority considers the application of the petitioner for stay. |