B.R. Bamasi vs Commissioner Of Income-Tax, Bombay ... on 16 February, 1970
6. Thus, Rule 27 of the ITAT Rules, 1963 contemplates
that the respondent can support the order of the learned CIT (A)
against which the other party has filed the appeal on any of the
ground decided against him. The scope of raising a plea under
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Rule 27 of the ITAT Rules to defend against the appeal filed by the
other party and thereby if the issue raised by the respondent is
decided in favour of the respondent may lead to failure of the
appeal filed by the other party. Therefore, even if the issue which
is raised by the respondent assessee is decided in favour of the
assessee holding that the reopening of the assessment is not valid
and liable to be quashed, the impugned order of the learned CIT
(A) would stand and will have full effect in so far as it is against
the Revenue, but the assessee will succeed only to the extent that
the appeal filed by the Revenue would fail. The Hon'ble Bombay
High Court in the case of B.R. Bamasi vs. CIT reported in 83 ITR
223 has discussed the scope of Rule 27 of the ITAT Rules, 1963
as under: