TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2024 (9) TMI 740
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.... sustaining the action of the CIT in passing the revision order in terms of Section 263 of the Act even though there was a failure on his part to establish and demonstrate the fulfilment of the twin conditions of error and prejudice causing to the revenue at the time of issuing show cause notice as well as in the passing of the revision order? 2. Whether on the facts and circumstances of the case the Tribunal is right in dismissing the appeal despite the fact that on an earlier occasion in ITA.Nos.659 and 660 of 2003 for the assessment years 1993-94 and 1994-95, the Tribunal has granted the relief of depreciation in favour of the assessee and tus modified the assessment order which form the basis for passing the present order?'....
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....to provide direct evidence in support of the profit disclosed. 5. The profit was hence re-cast and in doing so, the Assessing Authority appears to have rendered a finding that the business of the Land Division was very nominal when compared to the scale of the Retail Business. He has also incidentally observed that the house and other assets were not required for the business of the Land Division. 6. Based on the aforesaid incidental observations, a portion of the depreciation was disallowed. According to the Appellant, the disallowance travelled to the Tribunal by way of Income Tax Appeals in ITA.Nos.659 & 650 of 2003 and the issue has been answered in its favour. Unfortunately, neither party is in a position to produce a copy of tha....
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....Tax (243 ITR 83), wherein the Court settles the proposition thus: 'A bare reading of Section 263 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, makes it clear that the prerequisite to the exercise of jurisdiction by the Commissioner suo motu under it, is that the order of the Income-tax Officer is erroneous in so far as it is prejudicial to the interests of the Revenue. The Commissioner has to be satisfied of twin conditions, namely, (i) the order of the Assessing Officer sought to be revised is erroneous; and (ii) it is prejudicial to the interests of the Revenue. If one of them is absent - if the order of the Income-tax Officer is erroneous but is not prejudicial to the Revenue or if it is not erroneous but is prejudicial to the Revenue - reco....
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....e Land Division. Before the learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) it was submitted that, while assessing the business income both the Divisions are clubbed and assessed. 4. The learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) held that if the Assessing Officer has accepted the business and its income then he should have allowed the same even though he had estimated the income rejecting the book results. The learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) further referred to Central Board of Direct Taxes Circular No.29-D(XIX.14) F.No.45/239/65-IT dated 31.08.65 for the proposition that, "Where it is proposed to estimate the profits and the prescribed particulars have been furnished by the assessee, the depreciation allowanc....
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....ncidental finding which has not impressed the Tribunal, and quite rightly so. That apart, they have also opined that there is no practical purpose to be served in making a distinction between the claim of depreciation qua retail business and land division business. The findings and conclusions of the Tribunal on identical facts and circumstances as for the present AY have been accepted by the respondent and as such, no question of law much less a substantial question of law arises in these circumstances. 16. It is true that the respondent did not have the benefit of the order of the Tribunal dated 21.07.2006 at the time when the suo moto action u/s 263 was proposed. However, the Tribunal did, in 2007, while passing the impugned order. A ....