Hari Mohan Sharma, Delhi vs Acit, Circle- 63(1), New Delhi on 31 January, 2019
Hence, enhancement u/s 251 (1) (a) of the act is prohibited on the issues
which have not at all been considered by the AO during assessment
proceedings. This gives the common understanding that the ld CIT (A)
cannot enhance income of the assessee on altogether ‗new Source'.
Therefore it is clear that Therefore, the CIT(A) is not competent to enhance
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the assessment taking an income which income was not considered
expressly or by necessary implication by the Assessing Officer at all. Such is
the mandate of the decisions of various high courts such as in CIT vs.
National Company Ltd. (1993) 199 ITR 445 (Cal), Sait Bansilal and
Raggisetti Veeranna vs. CIT (1972) 83 ITR 750 (AP), Sterling Construction &
Trading Co. vs. ITO (1975) 99 ITR 236 (Kar) and Lokenath Tolaram vs. CIT
(1986) 50 CTR (Bom) 237 : (1986) 161 ITR 82 (Bom). Hence issue no 1 I
enlisted in para no 13 of the order is decided in favour of the assessee. In
view of our decision on issue no (i), issue no (ii) does not survive and
issue no (iii) is dealt with separately. In view of this we allow ground no
1,2,3,14,15 and 16 of the appeal of the assessee.