IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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ITA 119/2010
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COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX ..... Appellant
Through: Ms Sonia Mathur
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Versus
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P.S. JAIN COMPANY LTD. ..... Respondent
Through Mr B.N. Goswami
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CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BADAR DURREZ AHMED
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SIDDHARTH MRIDUL
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O R D E R
09.02.2010
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CM No. 1166 of 2010 (for Delay)
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The delay in filing the appeal is condoned. The application stands
disposed of.
ITA No. 119 of 2010
This appeal is directed against the order of learned Income Tax Appellate
Tribunal dated 5th December, 2008 in ITA No. 3804/DEL/2007 relating to
Assessment Year 2003-04. We find that the Tribunal has given findings on three
factual aspects of the matter. The first addition made by the Assessing Officer
was on account of disallowance of Rs. 6,91,481/- on the ground that there were
no business activities carried out by the assessee during the relevant period.
The Tribunal on assessing the facts has confirmed the deletion of the said
amount by the Commission of Income Tax (Appeals). The Tribunal came to the
conclusive finding of fact that the Assessee has carried on business during the
Assessment Year 2003-04 as the Assessee did a computer programming job for
Fortis Financial Services for which payment has also been received by the
Assessee. It has also rendered financial consultancy services by arranging a
loan from CitCorp for Oscar Investment Ltd and received commission.
Consequently, the Tribunal held that the disallowance was rightly deleted by the
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.
The Assessing Officer has also made an addition on account of sale of a
shop which according to the Assessee were estimated at Rs. 5,00,000/-. The shop
in question was in the name of a tenant and in the structure known as ?khokhas?
and measured only about 30 sq. feet. The Assessee was receiving only a rent of
RS. 47.50 per month in respect of the said shop.
It is true that the Assessee was not able to produce a sale deed in
respect of the said shop, however, the Tribunal noted that the Assessee has
produced the sale deed in respect of similar shops sold in March 1997 and
December, 1998 in the same locality. The factual position in respect of those
sale deed were for a sum of Rs. 4,500/- and Rs. 9,500/-. Consequently, the
Tribunal held that the sum of Rs. 6,000/- indicated by the Assessee being sale
price of the said shop was acceptable. The Tribunal also noted that the
Assessee could not evict the tenant and as such the Assessee decided to sell the
structure to the tenant himself. The Tribunal also came to the conclusion that
there was no evidence of any additional amount being received by the Assessee
over and above the amount of Rs. 6,000/- disclosed by the Assessee in his
account.
Thus on the findings of facts, the Tribunal upheld the view taken by the
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) and accepted the sale price as Rs. 6,000/-
and, therefore, deleted an addition made by the Assessing Officer.
The third addition made by the Assessing Officer was Rs. 5,000/- on
account of unexplained cash credit under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
The said cash credit was deleted by CIT(A) and confirmed by Income Tax Appellate
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Tribunal. The Tribunal recorded that there was no question of the genuineness
of the cash credit and the only point raised by Revenue was that Commission of
Income Tax (Appeals) has admitted the additional evidence introduced by the
Assessee at the stage of the appeal. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal after
adding Rule 46A concluded that the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) has
exercised its discretion in allowing the additional evidence and also afforded
an opportunity to the Assessing Officer to examine the additional evidence.
Consequently, an appeal was made by the Revenue before the Tribunal on this
aspect of the matter and since there was no challenge to the genuineness of the
cash credit, the finding of CIT(A) in deleting the said addition after admitting
additional evidence had been called for.
We agree with the view taken by the Tribunal on this aspect of the matter.
No perversity in findings of the Tribunal has been established by the
Commissioner of Income Tax and as such no substantial question of law arises in
our consideration. The appeal is therefore dismissed.
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BADAR DURREZ AHMED,J
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SIDDHARTH MRIDUL, J
FEBRUARY 09, 2010
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