9.2 We observe the judgments referred by the ld. AR are
factually dissimilar, hence, not applicable to the facts of the instant
case. The authorities below have made and sustained the addition
under challenge on the ground that the Assesseehas not submitted
any documentary evidence in support of the nature of the services
rendered, as the onus of proving whether such deductions are
permissible in law is on the Assessee. Though the Assessee has
submitted the copy of returns and financials of Shri D.N. Pandey for
the assessment year 2012-13 for justification of expenditure for
A.Y. 2014-15 however, there is no correlation of the supporting
documents for A.Y. 2012-13 to claim expenses in A.Y. 2014-15.
Even the Assessee has also not submitted any copy of service tax
return of Shri D.N. Pandey to support the claim made. Further, the
Assessee has not submitted any new facts but only claimed that
scope of services was clearly defined in the agreement with Shri
D.N. Pandey. It is a fact that the commission agent was an
employee of Indian Railways which goes to the root of the fact that
the expenditure was an illegal payment simply gapping up the
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liaisoning charges. The services not being verifiable to the
performance of the efforts of the commission agent goes to prove
that such expenses claimed to have been paid as liaisoning
expenditure are in any way not relating to the business purposes.
We observe that the ld. Commissioner while coming to the
conclusion for sustaining the addition under challenge not only
analysed the facts independently, but also relied upon the order
passed by the ld. DRP referred above in the Assessee's own case for
the assessment year 2013-14 qua payment made to Shri D.N.
Pandey as liaisoning commission. We further observe that
coordinate Bench of the Tribunal in the Assessee's own case for the
assessment year 2013-14 (ITA No. 5618/Del/2017 decided on
18.02.2020) has also considered the order of ld. DRP and the
assessment order dated 30.06.2017 passed by the ACIT, Circle
26(2), New Delhi, in pursuance to the directions of the ld. DRP and
analysed the facts and circumstances in detail and minutely and
dismissed the appeal of the Assessee by observing as under :