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Subject: | When earlier order is merged with subsequent order u/s 153A, whether revision of order is valid ? |
Category: | Income-Tax |
Querist: | V.Surana |
Answered by: | Advocate Rahul Hakani |
Tags: | Merger, Revision of assessment, Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue |
Date: | May 15, 2021 |
Assessee’s assessment order u/s 147 was subject to 263 proceedings . Subsequently search took place in assessee group company and assessment u/s 153A concluded without any adverse inference touching upon the issues which were subject matter of earlier 263 proceedings , although the AO was unaware of any such 263 proceedings. The assessment u/s 153A had attained finality & no 263 proceedings initiated by Department against such order . The earlier 263 order was challenged before ITAT which set aside the matter back to CIT for giving opportunity. Despite the CIT informed about subsequent 153A order which has merged & all earlier proceedings abated , still the PCIT had passed fresh order u/s 263 giving directions to AO to make enquiries afresh for a case related to 13 years back . This 263 order needs to be challenged before ITAT since the matter had already attained finality and there has to be an end to litigation
If the original Assesssment order which is subject matter of revision does not survive then the proceedings u/s 263 are bad in law. Challenge to ITAT is the appropriate remedy.
Original 147 order doesn’t surrvive due to subsequent 153A order , this is our plea not accepted by PCIT. Any citations covering this issue . Department’s plea that post search earlier order is not abated
Original 147 order doesn’t surrvive due to subsequent 153A order , this is our plea not accepted by PCIT. Any citations covering this issue . Department’s plea that post search earlier order is not abated