Deepak Talwar v. Dy. CIT (2023) 452 ITR 61 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 250 : Appeal-Commissioner (Appeals)-Duties-Search and Seizure-Block assessment-Failure to furnish all material in Department’s possession-Direction issued to CIT(A) to furnish to assessee except documents relied upon. [S. 132, 153A, 246A, Art. 226]

On a writ petition contending that the assessee had not been furnished the material and information in the possession of the Department, the Department’s case was that since the documents were voluminous and collating them would involve a long time, the documents relied upon were furnished and if some of them were not furnished they would be furnished shortly and that in respect of the documents which were in the possession of the Department but were not relied upon, there was no legal obligation on its part to furnish them to the assessee. On the facts, the court directed the Commissioner (Appeals) to take a decision in the matter with regard to the documents which, although, in the possession of the Department had not been relied upon and before proceeding further placed on record a list of those documents, whereupon, the assessee would have an opportunity to make a submission, as to the relevance of those documents for the purposes of prosecuting the assessee’s appeal. However, the Commissioner (Appeals) would not pass a piecemeal order. The order would be composite and would deal with the aforesaid aspect and the merits of the appeal.(AY.2011-12 to 2017-18)