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2012 Supreme(Jhk) 1515

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
PRAKASH TATIA, C.J. AND JAYA ROY, J.
Ashok Kumar Mangal @ Ashok Kumar Agarwal - Appellant
Versus
Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Ranchi - Respondent
T.A. No. 2 of 2012
Decided on: 5.10.2012

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant:Mr. Binod Poddar, Sr. Advocate, M/s. Mahendra Kumar Choudhary, Piyush Poddar, Miss Darshana Poddar & Miss Amrita Sinha, Advocates.
For the Respondent:Mr. Deepak Roshan, Advocate & Miss Rupa Kumari, Advocate.

Headnote:Income Tax Act, 1961---Section 254(2)---Power of rectification of mistake may not be confused with the power of review---Application of assessee was not dismissed solely on that ground and Tribunal dismissed the application as there was no mistake in the impugned order---Appeal dismissed. (Paras 7 to 9)

       (2007)12 SCC 596---Distinguished.

ORDER

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The appeal is directed against the order dated 29th August, 2011 passed in Miscellaneous Application (M.A. No. 25/Ran/2010) by which the appellant's application under Section 254(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 has been dismissed.

3. Brief facts of the case are that in this case, search and seizure operation was carried out under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on 10.03.2007. The Assessing Officer completed assessment under Section 158BC of the Act on the basis of material found as a result of search and also of the result of post search enquiries. The said assessment was challenged before the C.I.T.(Appeals) and the appellate order was challenged before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Circuit Bench, Ranchi in I.T.(SS).A. No. 36/PAT/2006 pertaining to the block period 01.04.1986 to 10.03.1997. The appeal of the assessee was dismissed vide order dated 06.11.2009. The assessee, not satisfied with the order, moved application under Section 254(2) of the Act of 1961 for rectification of the mistake, which, according to appellant, was apparent from the order dated 06.11.2009 itself.

4. The Tribunal found that the appellant failed to point out any mistake which is apparent from the record and, therefore, did not entertain the application and dismissed the application vide impugned order. Hence this appeal has been preferred by the assessee.

5. Learned counsel for the appellant vehemently submitted that the appellant cited various judgements which have not been considered by the Tribunal and thereby committed serious mistake and that mistake was apparent from the face of the order dated 06.11.2009 itself. In support of his contention, learned counsel for the appellant relied upon judgement of the Supreme Court delivered in the case of Honda Siel Power Products Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi reported in (2007) 12 SCC 596 wherein the Hon'ble Supreme Court set aside the order of the High Court whereby the High Court interfered in the order passed by the Tribunal under Section 254(2) of the Act of 1961 on the ground that it may amount to reviewing the order which is impermissible under Section 254(2) of the Act of 1961 and the power under Section 254(2) can be invoked only for rectification of the mistake.

7. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that because of non-consideration of the judgements cited, which have been taken note of by the tribunal in its impugned order itself, serious prejudice has been caused to the appellant.

8. We considered the submission of the learned counsel for the appellant. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Honda Siel Power Products Ltd. (Supra) clearly held that the power of rectification may not be confused with the power of review and learned counsel for the appellant was fully justified in submitting that in every case of rectification of any order, it may result into modification in the order, which is one of the powers of the review court. Therefore, according to learned counsel for the appellant, Tribunal under misconception of law, observed that if the Tribunal will entertain the application under Section 254(2) of the Act, then that will amount to review. Prima facie the argument appears to be attractive but in the facts of the case, we are of the considered opinion that the said argument cannot be applied because of plain and simple reason that mere mentioning by the Tribunal that it may amount to review is itself not the reason for dismissal of assessee's application but dismissed on the ground that there is no mistake in the impugned order dated 06.11.2009. In the order dated 06.11.2009, the Tribunal has clearly observed in para 12 that essentially a question of evidence as to whether the assessee has been able to satisfactorily explain that the impugned sums represented sales etc. are question of facts. The other questions which have been decided by the Tribunal also have been decided with reasons. It may be true that



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