High Court: Tribunal's Ex-Parte Order Exceeds Rule 25 Scope, Despite Merit-Based Decision on Revenue's Appeal.

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....Rectification u/s 254 - Tribunal decided the appeal of the Revenue on merits and ex-parte - The proviso to Rule 25 deals with the situation where the Tribunal has passed an ex-parte order, due to non-appearance of the Respondent, even though the order was passed on merits. Thus, we are of the opinion that the reasoning given in para 6 of the Impugned Order is beyond the scope and ambit of Rules 25 of the ITAT Rules. - HC....