TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2024 (1) TMI 910
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....adjudicate jurisdictional grounds. The respondent has prayed to be permitted to raise the following grounds:- "That having regard to the law and facts of the case, the order of assessment dated 30.03.2022 u/s 143(3)/153A of the Act is null and void as the same is in violation of CBDT Circular No.19/2019 requiring mandatory DIN." 3. The ld. DR has, however, sought opportunity to call for report from the ld. AO. However, it is apparent that the assessment order dated 30.03.2022 does not have a DIN No. on its face. The ld. AR has also filed an intimation dated 31.03.2022 bearing Din No. ITBA/AST/S/91/2022-23/1045869997(1) and submitted that the DIN was issued separately and was not part of the assessment order even. 4. In the light of the aforesaid, we are of the considered view that as the assessment order does not bear DIN Number on its face and intimation admittedly has been issued separately, in view of the judgement of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the case of CIT (International Taxation) vs. Brandix Mauritius Holdings Ltd., ITA No. 163/2023, dated 20.03.2023 (Del), and the order of the coordinate Bench in the case of Abhinav Chaturvedi and others ITA No. 2486/De....
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...., penalty, prosecution, rectification, approval etc. to the assessee or any other person, on or after the 15th day of October, 2019 unless a computer-generated Document Identification Number (DIN) has been allotted and is duly quoted in the body of' such communication. 3. In exceptional circumstances such as, - (i) when there are technical difficulties in generating/allotting/quoting the DIN and issuance or communication electronically; or (ii) when communication regarding enquiry, verification etc. is required to be issued by an income-tax authority, who is outside the office, for discharging his official duties; or (iii) when due to delay in PAN migration, PAN is lying with non- jurisdictional Assessing Officer; or (iv) when PAN of assessee is not avail able and where a proceeding under the Act (other than verification under section 131 or section 133 of the Act) is sought to be initiated; or (v) When the functionality to issue communication is not available in the system, the communication may be issued manually but only after recording reasons in writing in the file and with prior written approval of the Chief Com....
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....e to the subject mentioned above. It is informed that the facility for generation of Document Identification Number (DIN) for documents prepared outside ITBA system and uploaded manually is now made available in Income Tax Business Application from 25/10/2019. Now, DIN can be generated prior to uploading the document in ITBA. 2. ITBA provides the functionality to capture and upload the letters, notices and orders issued manually and served on the assessee by users due to any exceptional reasons like technical issue in system etc. DIN was generated for every such document uploaded manually. However, there was no facility to quote the system generated DIN in the physical copy of documents. 3. Therefore, whenever user uploads a document which was issued outside ITBA system, DIN will be generated prior to uploading of such manual letter or notice or order in ITBA. User may use the same for reference and quoting as Doc. No. in physical copy. 4. Intimation letter will continue to be generated in ITBA. The same document will also be shared with e-Filing portal through e-Proceedings interface for authentication purpose. Assessee can verify the authenticity of the....
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....unication' is issued manually without a DIN and the date of obtaining of the written approval of the Chief Commissioner / Director General of Income-Tax for issue of manual communication in the following format- "......This communication issues manually without a DIN on account of reason/reasons given in para 3 (i)/3(ii)/3 (iii)/3 (iv)/3 (v) of the CBDT Circular No ... dated .... (strike off those which are not applicable) and with the approval of the Chief Commissioner / Director General of Income Tax vide number .... dated .. .. " 15.2 To make it crystal clear here the words 'Communication' is not used to define merely the mode of transmission of the information but the circular No 19 of 2019 makes it clear by defining it in following words "However, it has been brought to the notice of the Central Boa rd of Direct Taxes (the Board) that there have been some instances in which the notice, order, summons, letter and any correspondence (hereinafter referred to as "communication"). So the assessment order itself is a communication and all compliances expected have to be specific to the assessment order. 15.3 Coming back to the assessment orders....