M/S. JAIPUR UDYOG LTD. & ANR. vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, DELHI, RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER

CIVIL APPEAL No. 586/1967Supreme Court[1969] 2 S.C.R. 19324 September 1968Bench: 3 JudgesAuthor: J.C. SHAH, V. RAMASWAMI, A.N. GROVER B8 pages
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What did the Supreme Court hold?

The Supreme Court held that Section 141 bars an enquiry into disputed questions of law and fact at the stage of making a provisional assessment. The ITO is not justified in ignoring the assessee's claim for deduction of losses. While Section 80 requires losses to be determined in pursuance of a return filed under Section 139 to be carried forward, this provision applies only to a regular assessment. In the case of a provisional assessment under Section 141, the ITO must give effect to determined allowances from earlier regular assessments but has no power to adjudicate upon a claim for deduction made by the assessee. The purpose of Section 141 is to expedite tax collection based on the assessee's return, and the assessment is summary. The ITO cannot hold that claims are legally unjustified. For the year 1964-65, the provisional assessment was invalid because the ITO ignored the assessee's claim for deduction. Consequently, the order demanding advance tax for 1965-66, based on this invalid assessment, was also set aside. The appeals were allowed, and the orders of provisional assessment for 1963-64 and 1964-65, and the advance tax order for 1965-66, were set aside. The order of penalty for 1963-64 was also quashed.

What were the facts?

The assessee, M/s. Jaipur Udyog Ltd., filed returns for assessment years 1954-55 to 1964-65. For assessment year 1963-64, the Income-tax Officer (ITO) made a provisional assessment under Section 141, disallowing a significant portion of the claimed brought-forward losses. For 1964-65, a similar provisional assessment was made, ignoring the assessee's claim for deduction of previous years' losses. For 1965-66, the ITO demanded advance tax under Section 210(3) based on the provisional assessment for 1964-65. The assessee filed writ petitions challenging these orders, which were dismissed by the High Court. The High Court held that provisional assessments must comply with the Act, and that losses can only be carried forward if determined under Section 139, and that Section 210(3) allowed advance tax based on a provisional assessment.

What were the issues?

1. Whether, under Section 141 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Income-tax Officer can adjudicate upon disputed claims for deduction of losses when making a provisional assessment? (Question of law) 2. Whether Section 80 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, applies to provisional assessments made under Section 141? 3. Whether an order for payment of advance tax under Section 210(3) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, can be made on the basis of an invalid provisional assessment? Assessee's contentions: - The ITO was bound to accept the return made by the Company and could not assess it to tax on income not admitted. - The ITO was not justified in ignoring the company's claim for carrying forward losses. Revenue's contentions (as inferred from High Court's reasoning and judgment): - Provisional assessments must be made in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Act. - The combined effect of Sections 72 and 80 is that business losses can be carried forward only if determined in pursuance of a return filed under Section 139. - Section 80 applies to both regular and provisional assessments. - Under Section 210(3), the ITO is entitled to make an order for advance tax payment on the basis of a provisional assessment.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 141,Section 80,Section 210(3),Section 72,Section 139,Section 32(2),Section 73(2),Section 74(1),Section 140A(1)

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A B • c D • E F ' • • > G • H 193 MIS. JAIPUR UDYOG LID. & ANR. v. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, DELHI, RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER September 24, 1968 [J. C. SHAH, ACTING C.J., V. RAMASWAMI AND A. N. GROVER, JJ.] lnc<lme-tax Act (43 of 1961), ss. 72, 80, 141 and 210(3)-Provi- sional assessment under s. 141-/f income-tax officer can determine dis- puted claims-Whether s. 80 applies to provisional assessments-S. 210 (3)-Advance lax payable on the basis of 'prmisional assessment'- Refers to valid provisional assessment.

The appellant filed its returns for the assessment years 1954-55 to 1964-65. The Income-tax Officer passed orders of assessment for the years 1954-55 to 1959-60. While the appeals to the Appellate Assis· tant Commissioner for those years, and the assessment proceedings before the Income-tax Officer for the years 1960-61 to 1962-63, were.still pend- ing, for the assessment year 1963-64 (the return for which was filed under s. 139 of the Income-tax Act, 1961), the Income-tax Officer made a provisional assessment under s. 141. He held that the appellant was not entitled to deduct the aggregate amount of losses as claimed by it during the previous

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