Dismissed

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (C) - 1 v. M/S. Rehab Housing Pvt. Ltd.

Bombay HC22 Jul 2019ITXA/521/2017

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What is this about?

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay dismissed Income Tax Appeals filed by the Revenue against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. The Tribunal had deleted an assessment under section 153A, citing lack of incriminating material as the issue was already examined. The Court relied on precdents confirming Section 153A cannot be invoked if the issue was finalized in the original assessment.

What did the court decide?

Rejection of the Revenue's submissions to reopen assessments under Section 153A where the issue was already finalized.

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (C) - 1 Vs M/S. Rehab Housing Pvt… — Income Tax | Bombay HC (2019)

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Sherla V.

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ITXA.502.2017+_32.doc

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O.O.C.J.

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INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.502 OF 2017

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Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (C) - 1 … Appellant Vs M/s.Rehab Housing Pvt. Ltd. … Respondent

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With

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INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.503 OF 2017

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Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (C) - 1 … Appellant Vs M/s.Rehab Housing Pvt. Ltd. … Respondent

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With

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INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.504 OF 2017

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Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (C) - 1 … Appellant

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M/s.Rehab Housing Pvt. Ltd. … Respondent

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And

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INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.521 OF 2017

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Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (C) - 1 … Appellant Vs M/s.Rehab Housing Pvt. Ltd. … Respondent

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Mr.Suresh Kumar for the Appellant

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Mr.Mahendra G. i/b Law Charter for the Respondent

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CORAM: AKIL KURESHI &

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S.J. KATHAWALLA, JJ.

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DATED: JULY 22, 2019

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P.C.:

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These appeals are filed by the Revenue to challenge the judgment of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. The facts being similar, we may peruse the Income Tax Apepal No.502 of 2017. The following question is presented for our consideration:

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a) Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Tribunal was justified in quashign the order under section 153A stating that in absence of any incriminating material on issue which has already been examined and finalized in original assessment cannot be reexamined and reopened?

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The respondent – assessee is a private limited company. The appeal concerns the Assessment Year 2005 – 2006. The Tribunal by the impugned judgment while allowing the assessee’s

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appeal, deleted the assessment made under section 153A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short, ‘the Act’), primarily on the ground that the so called incriminating material, which was the basis for such assessment, was already before the Assessing Officer at the time of framing the original assessment. The Tribunal noted that the entire issue of deduction u/s 80-IB (10) of the Act was examined by the Assessing Officer having regard to such material. The Tribunal was, therefore, of the opinion that such assessment cannot be reexamined or reopened in exercise of powers under section 153A of the Act. The Tribunal placed reliance on the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Commissioner of Income Tax II vs. Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Sheva) Ltd. reported in (2015) 64 Taxmann.com 34(SC).

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We have perused the judgment of this Court in Commissioner of Income Tax II vs. Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Sheva) Ltd. (supra) dated 21.4.2015 and noticed that an identical issue had come up for consideration. The Division Bench had rejected the Revenue’s appeals and confirmed the decision of the Special Bench of the Tribunal. Reliance is also

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placed on the decision of the Delhi High Court in the case of Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Anil Kumar Bhatia reported in [2013] 352 ITR 493 and of this Court in the case of Commissioner of Income Tax (Central), Nagpur vs. Murli Agro Products Ltd. reported in [2014] 49 Taxmann.com 172 (Bombay) .

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In view of this, the Appeals are dismissed.

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(S.J. KATHAWALLA, J.) (AKIL KURESHI, J.)

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