2019 (2) TMI 241
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....15. Following questions are presented for our consideration:- "(i) Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Tribunal is justified in holding that the addition towards entrance fees and annual subscription made by the Assessing Officer in the proceedings under Section 143(3) read with Section 263 is beyond the jurisdiction of the Assessing Officer ignoring the facts that the Commissioner of Income Tax has set side the assessment order with a direction to decide the case afresh? (ii) Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Tribunal is justified in not adjudicating on the merits of the case of entrance fee treated as revenue receipt by the Assessing Officer? (ii....
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....h deposit .. Rs. 72,60,000/- e) Mutual Fund Investment .. Rs. 1,45,00,000/- He also commented that the Assessing Officer had not verified the correctness of the claim for set off of long term capital loss against short term capital gain. In the result, he passed the following order:- "5. It is seen that the assessee had not made any compliance before the Assessing Officer. Before me however, certain details were filed. After considering the submissions of the assessee, details filed and examining the assessment records, it is seen that there was no compliance to any of the notices issued by the Assessing Officer from time to time. Penalty u/S. 271(1)(b) is therefore leviable and the Assessing Officer should have initiated ....
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....143(3) read with Section 263 of the Act pursuant to the revisional order passed by the Commissioner. In such order, the Assessing Officer examined the nature of entrance fees received by the assessee. He rejected the assessee's contention that the amount of Rs. 2.02 crore received by way of entrance fee was a capital receipt and therefore, not taxable. (d) The assessee had filed appeal against the original order of assessment. He also filed appeal against the order passed by the Assessing Officer pursuant to the revisional order passed by the Commissioner. Both these appeals were consolidated by the Commissioner and disposed of by common order. On the question of entrance fees, he held in favour of the assessee and deleted the ....
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....then nowhere in picture. The Assessing Officer on his own examined said issue. The Commissioner, undoubtedly, has powers under Section 263 of the Act to annul the entire assessment and required passing of fresh assessment order. However, when the Commissioner, as in the present case, requires the Assessing Officer to carry out inquiries with respect to specified issues, the jurisdiction of the Assessing Officer to pass fresh order must be confined to such issues, failing which we would be giving the power to the Assessing Officer to make reassessment. 6. Gujarat High Court in similar background in the case of CIT Vs. D.N. Dosani [2006] 280 ITR 275 (Guj) has observed as under:- "12. The scheme of the Act has provided different po....
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