M/S. Eveready Industries India Ltd., ... vs Pr.Cit-4, Kolkata on 13 December, 2019
31. Applying the ratio laid down in the foregoing decision to the facts of the present
case, we note that when the impugned order was passed by the Ld. Pr. CIT, clause (i) of
section 92BA of the Act had already been omitted by the Finance Act, 2017 and in that view
of the matter the Ld. Pr. CIT could not set aside the order for alleged non-compliance with
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provision of law which no longer existed in the statute as on the date of order. The Ld. Pr.
CIT's direction requiring the AO to consider making a reference to the TPO in the set aside
proceedings is also contrary to the view expressed in the foregoing decision of the
coordinate bench(supra). For all the foregoing reasons therefore, we hold that the AO's
order did not suffer from any error for the reason that he did not make reference to the TPO.
Accordingly the Ld. Pr. CIT's order for the reason setout in clause 3(b) of the SCN and for
the entirely new set of reasons contained in the impugned order, is set aside. Ground Nos. 5
to 7 are accordingly allowed.