C.I.T. PAT. vs. M/S PUNJAB SMALL INDS.

ITR/10/1995HC Punjab & HaryanaPHHC01032151199525 August 2008Author: MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL,MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA2 pages
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What were the facts?

This case involves an Income Tax Reference filed by the Commissioner of Income Tax, Patiala (the Revenue) against M/s Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation Limited, Chandigarh (the Assessee) for the assessment year 1984-85. The reference arises from an order dated March 9, 1994, passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chandigarh Bench. The ITAT had upheld the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)] on several issues. The High Court of Punjab and Haryana was asked to provide its opinion on four questions of law referred by the ITAT.

What did the High Court hold?

The High Court held that the primary issue regarding the change of accounting method, which was also raised in the present petition, had been considered by the Court in its judgment of even date in I.T.R. No. 72 of 1989. In that prior judgment, the Court had answered the issue in favour of the assessee and against the Revenue. For the reasons stated in that earlier judgment, which were to be read as part of the present order, the four questions referred to the Court were answered against the Revenue and in favour of the Assessee. The reference was disposed of accordingly. The specific reasoning for each of the four questions is not detailed in this excerpt, as it relies on the prior judgment. The operative direction was to dispose of the reference.

What were the issues?

The High Court was asked to decide the following questions of law: 1. Whether the ITAT was correct in upholding the CIT(A)'s order allowing weighted deduction under Section 35B on expenditure incurred on Dearness Allowance (DA) and incidental charges for employees outside India. 2. Whether the ITAT was correct in upholding the CIT(A)'s deletion of an addition of Rs. 44,46,374/- on account of interest receivable by the assessee on an accrual basis. 3. Whether the ITAT was correct in upholding the CIT(A)'s deletion of an addition of Rs. 13,11,079/- on account of advance money received by the assessee against the allotment of plots. 4. Whether the ITAT was correct in allowing a change of method of accounting for a specific item of income within the same source of income. The Revenue's contentions are not explicitly detailed in the provided text, but the questions themselves indicate the areas of dispute. The Assessee's contentions are also not detailed, but the outcome suggests they were in favour of the Assessee. The judgment refers to a previous decision of the same court in I.T.R. No. 72 of 1989 concerning a change of accounting method.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 35B

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I.T.R. No. 10 of 1995 [ 1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Income Tax Reference No. 10 of 1995 Date of decision: August 25, 2008 The Commissioner of Income Tax, Patiala. .. Applicant. v. M/s Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation Limited, Chandigarh. .. Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Ms. Urvashi Dhugga, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. Akshay Bhan, Advocate for the respondent.

.. Rajesh Bindal J. The following questions of law have been referred for opinion of this Court by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh (for short, `the Tribunal') arising out of order dated 9.3.1994 passed in I.T.A. No. 239 of 1989, for the assessment year 1984-85:

“1. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the ITAT was right in law in upholding the order of the CIT(A) to allow weighted deduction u/s 35B on the expenditure incurred on D.A. and incidental charges on the employees of the assessee

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