2014 (8) TMI 1216

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....g no intimation was given by the learned Departmental Representative whether service of the notice had been effected on the assessee or not. Last such notice of hearing fixing the date of hearing as 20-08-2014 was handed over to the Departmental Representative well in advance of the date of hearing. However when the appeal was called on for hearing, none put in an appearance on behalf of the respondent assessee. Smt. M.S. Verma the learned Departmental Representative who was present on behalf of the Revenue when asked about the service on the respondent-assessee, was unable to say whether service had been effected or not. Department has shown total apathy in the matter of service of notices of hearing. Accordingly the appeal of the Revenue ....

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....otices of hearing cannot be served on the respondent assessee in revenue's appeal, such notice has got served through Income-tax authorities. Such practice and procedure has been long established and followed in the interest of expeditious adjudication of tax disputes. 5. Apart from the consideration of expediency and equity as referred herein above, we are of the considered view that the practice of getting the service effected on the respondentassessee in a revenue's appeal wherein notice of hearing could not be served on the assessee by post is fully in conformity with the judicial powers and jurisdiction of the Tribunal and does not in any manner run contrary to any provisions of the Statute. Powers conferred by an enabling sta....

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....as incidental and ancillary, not because they are inherent in the Tribunal, or because its jurisdiction is plenary, but because it is the legislative intent that the power which is expressly granted in the assigned field of jurisdiction is efficaciously and meaningfully exercised. The powers of the Tribunal are no doubt limited. Its area of jurisdiction is clearly defined but, within the bounds of its jurisdiction, it has all the powers expressly and impliedly granted. The implied grant is, of course, limited by the express grant and, therefore, it can only be of such power as are truly incidental and ancillary for doing all such acts or employing all such means as are reasonably necessary to make the grant effective." 8. Reference may fur....