OJAS SHIKSHAN SANSTHAN,NEW DELHI vs. ITO, WARD EXEMP 2(4), DELHI
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal partly allowed the appeal regarding the disallowance of repair and maintenance, reducing it to 5% and clarifying it would not be a precedent. The addition made under section 115BBC was deleted as the funds were demonstrably not anonymous donations.
What were the facts?
The assessee appealed against an order related to assessment year 2017-18, where repair and maintenance expenses were disallowed. A significant sum was added under section 115BBC as an alleged anonymous donation.
What were the issues?
Whether the disallowance of repair and maintenance expenses was justified and whether the impugned sum constituted an anonymous donation under section 115BBC.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI BENCH ‘SMC’, NEW DELHI
Before: Sh. Satbeer Singh Godara
Asstt. Year : 2017-18 Ojas Shikshan Sansthan, Vs Income Tax Officer, C/o C. S. Anand, Adv., Exemption Ward-2(4), B-81, First Floor (Part-B), Defence New Delhi-110002 Colony, Bhishma Pitamah Marg, New Delhi-110024 (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) PAN No. AAATO0864G Assessee by: Sh. C. S. Anand, Adv. & Ms. Vaishnavi Yadav, Adv. Revenue by : Sh. Yogeshwar Sharma, Sr. DR Date of Hearing: 13.05.2025 Date of Pronouncement: 13.05.2025 ORDER
This assessee’s appeal for Assessment Year 2017-18, arises against the Addl./JCIT(A)-9, Mumbai’s DIN & order No. ITBA/APL/S/250/2024-25/1071630079(1) dated 27.12.2024, in proceedings u/s 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (in short “the Act”).
Heard both the parties at length. Case file perused.
Coming to the assessee’s ground Nos. 1 to 3, it transpires during the course of hearing that both the learned lower authorities have disallowed it’s repair & maintenance etc. to the tune of 30% thereof, in the course of assessment framed
Learned counsel could hardly dispute that the assessee could not plead and prove it’s impugned claim to the entire satisfaction of both the lower authorities. The fact however remains that there would be no dispute that the CIT(A)/NFAC has already accepted the assessee’s 85% of the impugned claim. Be that as it may, it is deemed appropriate in these peculiar facts that a lump sum disallowance @ 5% would be just and proper with a rider that the same shall not be treated as a precedent. The assessee’s instant first and foremost substantive ground is partly accepted to the extent of 10% in very terms.
Next comes section 115BBC addition of Rs.9,99,999/- made in both the learned lower authorities’ respective orders. A perusal of the case file indicates that the impugned sum had come in the assessee’s hands via banking channel only; and, therefore, the same could hardly be treated as an anonymous donation u/s 115BBC of the Act as even the Revenue’s authorities are fairly admitting that it was transferred from the account of Mr. Davinder Singh. That being the case, the impugned addition is hereby deleted in very terms.
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