Ganpati International v. PCIT (2023)105 ITR 266(Chd) (Trib)

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Loans-Creditors-Opinion of internal audit machinery not binding on him-Revision is quashed. [S. 143(3)]

Held that the Principal Commissioner did not state either in the show-cause notice or in his order the creditors from whom the alleged amount of Rs. 2,00,00,000 had been received by the assessee, which amount was not the amount of unsecured loan accepted by the assessee during the year, for which the assessee’s explanation was ignored by the Principal Commissioner. Instruction No. 7 of 2017, dated July 21, 2017 ([2017 396 ITR (St.) 36), of the Central Board of Direct Taxes stating that on acceptance of the audit objection, it was incumbent upon the Principal Commissioner to take action under section 263 was not accepted by the jurisdictional High Court, which rule was binding on the other courts. The assessee’s grievance was justified and to be accepted as such.  Revision order is quashed. (AY. 2015-16)