Shreemati Jaswanti Devi L/H Of Late Shri ... vs Income Tax Officer, Ward-1(3), Bhilai on 27 March, 2023
In my
view, in case the CIT(Appeals) was not persuaded to allow any further time to the
assessee, then he was obligated to have clearly declined assessee's request for
adjournment dated 04.03.2023 (supra) and ought to have further proceeded with
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the matter after bringing the said fact to the notice of the assessee. By not doing
so, the CIT(Appeals) had divested the assessee of a fair opportunity to prosecute
the matter before him. I, thus, in terms of my aforesaid observations am of the view
that the matter, in all fairness and interest of justice requires to be restored to the
file of the CIT(Appeals) to re-adjudicate the same after affording a reasonable
opportunity of being heard to the assessee who shall remain at a liberty to
substantiate her claim on the basis of fresh documentary evidence, if any.