| COURT: | Bombay High Court |
| CORAM: | G. S. Kulkarni J, M. S. Sanklecha J |
| SECTION(S): | 263 |
| GENRE: | Domestic Tax |
| CATCH WORDS: | Revision |
| COUNSEL: | Ex-parte |
| DATE: | February 3, 2015 (Date of pronouncement) |
| DATE: | February 12, 2015 (Date of publication) |
| AY: | 2006-07 |
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| S. 263: Fact that assessment order is silent on a point does not mean that there is no application of mind by AO if he has raised a query during the assessment proceedings and assessee has replied | |
The Tribunal records the fact that specific queries were made during the assessment proceedings with regard to details of expenditure claimed under the head “miscellaneous expenses” aggregating to Rs.2.94 crores. The assessee responded to the same and on consideration of response of the assessee, the AO held that of an amount of Rs.17.98 lakhs incurred on account of repairs and maintenance out of Rs.2.94 cores is capital expenditure. This itself would be indication of application of mind by the AO while passing the impugned order. The fact that the assessment order itself does not contain any discussion with regard to the balance amount of expenditure of Rs.1.76 crores i.e. Rs.2.94 crores less Rs.17.98 lakhs claimed as revenue expenditure would not by itself indicate non application of mind to this issue by the AO in view of specific queries made during the assessment proceedings and the assessee’s response to it. In fact this Court in the case of “Idea Cellular Ltd. Vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax & Ors., [(2008) 301 ITR 407 (Bom.)]” has held that if a query is raised during assessment proceedings and responded to by the assessee, the mere fact that it is not dealt with in the assessment Order would not lead to a conclusion that no mind had been applied to it.
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