COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, HISAR vs. MARKET COMMITTEE RATIA

ITA/829/2010HC Punjab & HaryanaPHHC01093803201024 February 2011Author: MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL,MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL2 pages
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What were the facts?

The Revenue, Commissioner of Income Tax, filed an appeal under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, against an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), New Delhi. The appeal pertains to the assessment year 2005-06 and challenges the ITAT's decision regarding the allowability of an expenditure of Rs. 80,92,270/- claimed by the assessee, Market Committee, Ratia. This expenditure was purportedly contributed to the HSAM Board under a statutory obligation arising from Section 27 of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Market Act, 1961. The Revenue disputed the actual incurrence of this expenditure and whether it qualified as an application of income for charitable purposes under Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act.

What did the High Court hold?

The High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Revenue. The Court noted that the learned counsel for the Revenue fairly stated that the matter was covered against the Revenue by a previous order of the same Court dated 5.7.2010 in I.T.A. No.151 of 2010, CIT v. Market Committee, Narwana. Therefore, the High Court did not independently decide the substantial questions of law framed in the present appeal. The operative direction was to dismiss the appeal. No issues were expressly left undecided as the appeal was disposed of based on a prior precedent.

What were the issues?

1. Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the learned ITAT was justified in holding that the expenditure of Rs.80,92,270/- claimed to have been contributed to HSAM Board under statutory obligation by virtue of Section 27 of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Market Act, 1961 is allowable without appreciating that no evidence could be produced by the assessee to prove that such expenditure was actually incurred (question of fact and law, concerning Section 37 of the Income Tax Act)? 2. Whether such contribution can be treated to fall within the ambit of application of income for charitable purposes as defined in section 2(15) of the Income-tax Act (question of law, concerning Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act)? Assessee's contentions: Not recorded in the judgment. Revenue's contentions: The expenditure of Rs.80,92,270/- claimed as contribution to HSAM Board under statutory obligation was not allowable because the assessee failed to produce evidence of actual incurrence. Furthermore, such a contribution cannot be treated as application of income for charitable purposes as defined under Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 260-A,Section 2(15),Section 37

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.

Date of decision: 24.2.2011 Commissioner of Income Tax -----Appellant. Vs. Market Committee, Ratia. -----Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present:- Mr. Yogesh Putney, Sr.Standing Counsel for the appellant. --- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, J. This appeal has been preferred by the revenue under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short, “the Act”) against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi in I.T.A. No.467/Del/2008 for the assessment year 2005-06 proposing following substantial question of law:- “Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the learned ITAT was justified in holding that the expenditure of Rs.80,92,270/- claimed to have been contributed to HSAM Board under statutory obligation by virtue of Section 27 of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Market Act, 1961 is allowable without appreciating that no evidence could be produced by the assessee to prove that such expenditure was actually incurred and whether such contribution can be treated to fall within the ambit of applicat

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