IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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ITA 133/2006
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COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX ..... Appellant
Through Ms. P.L.Bansal, Advocate
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versus
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M/S HIGH POLYMER LABS LTD. ..... Respondent
Through Mr. Badri Nath, Advocate
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CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN B. LOKUR
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPIN SANGHI
O R D E R
22.08.2006
In this appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 the Revenue
has raised several questions. One of the questions that raised by the Revenue is
whether Excise Duty does not form a part of the total turn over for the purposes
of computing deductions under Section 80HHC of the Act.
Learned counsel for the Revenue fairly points out in ITA No. 331/2004,
(Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Rollatainers Ltd. decided on 12th July, 2004)
this Court has already declined to admit an appeal raising a similar question of
law. She also says that in Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Chloride India Ltd.,
[2002] 256 ITR 625 and Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Sudarshan Chemicals
Industries Ltd., [2000] 245 ITR 769, a view has been taken by the Calcutta High
Court and by the Mumbai High Court respectively in favour of the assessee and
against the Revenue.
Following the decisions in the aforesaid cases as well as the view
expressed by this Court in Rollatainers, we are of the view that so far as this
issue is concerned, the Revenue has not raised any substantial question of law.
However, the Revenue has raised two other substantial questions of law,
which fall for our consideration. We admit this appeal in respect of those two
questions and formulate them as under :-
1) Whether the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was correct in law in holding that
the assessee is entitled to reduce interest paid by it on bank overdrafts from
the interest received on FDRs while calculating deductions under Section 80HHC
read with Explanation (baa) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
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2) Whether the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was correct in law in holding that
profit from the sale of EDP receipts under the duty remission scheme cannot be
excluded from the profits of business as per Explanation (baa) for purposes of
computing the deductions under Section 80HHC of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
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Paper books be filed in accordance with the High Court Rules.
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MADAN B. LOKUR, J
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VIPIN SANGHI, J
AUGUST 22, 2006
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