IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “A” BENCH, KOLKATA SHRI DUVVURU RL REDDY, VICE PRESIDENT SHRI SANJAY AWASTHI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER (Assessment Year 2017-2018)

Bhawna, C/o M/s Salarpuria Jalodia & Co., 7, C.R. Avenue, 3rd Floor, Kolkata - 700072 [PAN: AJAPB4693H] ……..…...…………….... Appellant vs.

ITO, Ward-3(1), Malda, Netaji Market Complex, 1st Floor, Rathbari, Malda - 732101 ................................ Respondent Appearances by:

Assessee represented by : Siddarth Jhajharia, FCA Department represented by : Raja Sengupta, CIT-DR Date of concluding the hearing : 16.06.2025 Date of pronouncing the order : 24.06.2025

O R D E R

PER SANJAY AWASTHI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER

1. In this case, the Registry has pointed out there is a delay of 341 days in the filing of this appeal. For this purpose, the assessee has filed two affidavits, one by the assessee and another by his tax counsel, to request condoning of the said delay. Both of these affidavits deserve to be extracted for reference:

“I Bławna W/O- Nitesh Kumar, residing at Lokenath Para, Ward no.09, P.O+P.S- Dalkhola. Dist. Uttar dinajpur. West Bengal, 733201 being the Appellant do hereby solemnly affirm that-

1. That, I will be preferring an A