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Refund — Assessment — Limitation — Change in law — Remand by Tribunal — AO failing to give effect to remand order of Tribunal within prescribed time — Assessment barred by limitation — Refund in terms of declared income to be granted with interest

By K. B. Bhujle | Ritu Punjabi, Advocates
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79 Aricent Technologies (Holdings) Ltd. vs. ACIT

[2023] 458 ITR 578 (Del)

A.Ys.: 2006–07 and 2007–08

Date of Order: 27th February, 2023

Ss. 153(3), 237 and 254 of ITA 1961

Refund — Assessment — Limitation — Change in law — Remand by Tribunal — AO failing to give effect to remand order of Tribunal within prescribed time — Assessment barred by limitation — Refund in terms of declared income to be granted with interest.

The assessee filed an appeal before the Tribunal against the order passed u/s. 143(3) read with section 144C(13) for the A.Y. 2007–08 against the entity FSS which had since amalgamated with the assessee. By an order dated 7th January, 2016, the Tribunal partly deleted the disallowance of the project expenses, the disallowance of deduction claimed u/s. 10B and the transfer pricing adjustment of corporate charges and remanded the matter to the Assessing Officer. Pursuant to the order dated 7th January, 2016 passed by the Tribunal, the Transfer Pricing Officer passed an order dated 24th January, 2017. However, the Assessing Officer did not pass any final order.

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