PALIWAL HOME FURNISHINGS, PANIPAT vs. CIT, KARNAL

ITA/423/2009HC Punjab & HaryanaPHHC01084529200904 December 2009Author: MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL,MR. JUSTICE M.S. SULLAR2 pages
AI SummaryDismissed

What did the High Court hold?

The High Court held that all the substantial questions of law raised by the assessee had already been decided against the assessee by the same Court in the case of Liberty India v. Commissioner of Income Tax (2007) 293 ITR 520. This decision was subsequently affirmed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Liberty India v. Commissioner of Income Tax (2009) 317 Income Tax Reports 218 (SC). Consequently, the High Court found no substantial question of law arising from the impugned order of the ITAT. The appeal was dismissed on the basis of the binding precedent. No specific issue was left undecided.

What were the facts?

The assessee, Paliwal Home Furnishings, filed an appeal before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana against an order dated October 24, 2008, passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench. The appeal pertained to Assessment Year 2002-2003. The assessee challenged the ITAT's decision regarding the eligibility of duty drawback and Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme receipts for deduction under Section 80IB, the restriction of deductions under Section 80HHC read with Sections 80IA(9) and 80IB(13), and the initiation of reassessment proceedings under Section 147 based on the judgment in CIT vs. Sterling Foods.

What were the issues?

The Tribunal had to decide the following substantial questions of law: 1. Whether duty drawback received is an amount derived and eligible for claim under Section 80IB of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 2. Whether the Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme received is an amount derived and eligible for claim under Section 80IB of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 3. Whether, on the true and correct interpretation of Section 80HHC read with Sections 80IA(9) and 80IB(13), the Tribunal erred in restricting the claim of deductions. 4. Whether, on the true and correct interpretation of Section 147, the initiation of proceedings pursuant to the judgment in CIT vs. Sterling Foods is covered within the words 'reasons to believe'. The assessee contended that the duty drawback and Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme receipts were eligible for deduction under Section 80IB, and that the Tribunal had erred in restricting deductions and initiating reassessment proceedings. The revenue's contentions are not explicitly recorded, but it is implied they supported the ITAT's order.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 260-A,Section 80IB,Section 80HHC,Section 80IA,Section 147

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Income Tax Appeal No.423 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.

Income Tax Appeal No.423 of 2009

Date of Decision:- 4.12.2009 Paliwal Home Furnishings, Gohana Road, Panipat ---Appellant

Versus Commissioner of Income Tax, Karnal

---Respondent

CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present:- Mr.Devinder Kumar, Advocate for the appellant. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (ORAL) The assessee has filed the instant appeal under section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against the order dated 24.10.2008 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi Bench (hereinafter referred to as “the ITAT”) in ITA No.2265/Del/2008, in the case of assessee for the Assessment Year 2002-2003, raising the following substantial questions of law:- I. Whether the Duty draw back recei

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