Madras High Court
Principal Commissioner Of Income ... vs M/S.Crescent Export Syndicate ... on 28 July, 2021
Tax Case Appeal No.621 of 2016
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 28.07.2021
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M. DURAISWAMY
AND
THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE R. HEMALATHA
Tax Case Appeal No.621 of 2016
Principal Commissioner of Income Tax - 7,
121, Mahatma Gandhi Road,
Chennai. ... Appellant
v.
M/s. R.S. Enterprises,
20, Alagesan Street,
West Tambaram,
Chennai - 600 045.
PAN : AAH FR 8636 G ... Respondent
Tax Case Appeal filed under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act,
1961 against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai
"B" Bench, dated 20.01.2016 passed in I.T.A.No.87/Mds/2015.
For Appellant : Mr.Karthik Ranganathan,
Senior Standing Counsel
Assisted by S.Rajesh
For Respondent : Mr.R.Kumar
for M/s.T.N. Seetharaman
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JUDGMENT
(Delivered by M.DURAISWAMY, J.)
This appeal filed by the Revenue under Section 260A of the
Income Tax Act, 1961 ('the Act' for brevity), is directed against the order
dated 20.01.2016 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai
"B" Bench, ('the Tribunal' for brevity) in I.T.A.No.87/Mds/2015 for the
assessment year 2010-2011.
2. The appellant has raised the following substantial question of
law in the above appeal:-
" (i) Whether, on the facts and circumstances of the
case, the ITAT was right in law in deleting the
disallowance made u/s.40(a)(ia) in the year under
consideration as the statutory provisions are amply clear
and in the context of section 40(a)(ia) of the Act, the term
'payable' would include amounts which are paid during the
previous year?
(ii) Whether, on the facts and circumstances of the
case, the ITAT was right in law in holding that the
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provisions of section 40(a)(ia) of the Act cover only the
amounts which are payable as on 31st March of a previous
year relevant to the assessment year under consideration
and not amounts which are payable at any time during he
relevant previous year?
(iii) Whether, on the facts and circumstances of the
case and in law, the ITAT erred in not appreciating and
ignoring the ratio of decision in the case of Ryatar
Sahakari Sakkare Karkhane Niyamit v. CIT (2016) 67
taxmann.com 283 (Karnataka) wherein it is held that
section 40(a)(ia) cannot be interpreted to mean that it
applies only to amounts "payable" and not to those which
have been "paid"?
(iv) Whether, on the facts and circumstances of the
case and in law, the ITAT was correct in not appreciating
and ignoring the ratio of decision in the case of CIT vs.
M/s.Crescent Export Syndicate 216 Taxman 258 (Cal) and
CIT vs. Sekander Khan N Turnvar 33 Taxmann.com 133
(Gujarat ) which constitutes ratio decidendi on the issue as
discussed in order dated 02.08.2013 of Mumbai ITAT in
the case of ACIT, Cir 4(2) Mumbai vs. Risti Strock &
Shares (P) Ltd. - ITA No.112/Mum/2012 and further
whether order of ITAT had turned perverse in view of ratio
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of decision in the case of Sudharshan Silk Sarees vs. CIT-
306 ITR 205(SC)?"
3. We have heard Mr.Karthik Ranganathan, learned Senior
Standing Counsel for the appellant/Revenue and Mr.R.Kumar learned
counsel for the respondent/assessee.
4. It may not be necessary for this Court to decide the Substantial
Questions of Law framed for consideration on account of certain
subsequent developments. The Government of India enacted the Direct
Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 (Act 3 of 2020) to provide for
resolution of disputed tax and for matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto. The Act of the Parliament received the assent of the
President on 17th March 2020 and published in the Gazette of India on
17th March 2020.
5. Learned counsel for the respondent/assessee submitted that the
assessee had availed the Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme and that the
respondent/assessee had already been issued with Form–3 on
15.04.2021.
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6. .Since the respondent/assessee had been issued with Form-3,
nothing survives for adjudication in the above appeal. Recording the
submission made by the learned counsel for the respondent/assessee, the
Tax Case Appeal stands disposed of. No costs.
[M.D., J.] [R.H., J.]
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Index : Yes/No
Internet : Yes
Rj
To
1. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal,
Chennai "B" Bench
2. The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax - 7,
121, Mahatma Gandhi Road,
Chennai.
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M. DURAISWAMY, J.
and
R.HEMALATHA, J.
Rj
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