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Appeal to Appellate Tribunal — Scope of proceedings — Appeal by the assessee against order affirming disallowance in part — No cross objections filed by Department — Tribunal remanding of matter in entirety — Prejudicial to the assessee — Tribunal directed to limit its adjudication to issues raised by assessees.

By K B Bhujle, Ritu Punjabi
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52 Kausalya Agro Farms and Developers Pvt Ltd vs. Dy. CIT

[2023] 455 ITR 432 (Telangana)

A.Ys.: 2012–13 to 2014–15, 2016–17 to 2018–19;

Date of Order: 2nd February, 2023

Ss. 36(1)(iii), 147, 254 of ITA 1961

Appeal to Appellate Tribunal — Scope of proceedings — Appeal by the assessee against order affirming disallowance in part — No cross objections filed by Department — Tribunal remanding of matter in entirety — Prejudicial to the assessee — Tribunal directed to limit its adjudication to issues raised by assessees.

On appeals before the Tribunal against the order of the Commissioner (Appeals) partly affirming the disallowance of interest expenditure u/s. 36(1)(iii) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and on the issue of validity of reopening of reassessment u/s. 147, the Tribunal remanded the matter in entirety to the Assessing Officer to examine afresh in the light of all the evidence of the assessees’ fund position and the issue as to whether the corresponding borrowings claimed to have carried no interest involving plotted land buyers.

The Telangana High Court allowed the

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