THE COMMR.OF INCOME TAX,TRIVANDRUM vs. M/S.MUTHOOT FINANCIERS,THIRUVANANTHAPURM

ITA/47/2007HC KeralaKLHC01025041200721 June 2016Author: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU,HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC4 pages
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What were the facts?

This appeal was filed by the Revenue (Commissioner of Income Tax, Thiruvananthapuram) challenging an order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Cochin Bench. The ITAT had confirmed the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) which set aside the penalty levied under Section 271C of the Income Tax Act. The assessee is M/s. Muthoot Financiers, Trivandrum. The procedural history involves orders from the Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (Annexure A), the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) (Annexure B), and the ITAT (Annexure C). The specific assessment year(s) are not explicitly stated in the provided text.

What did the High Court hold?

The High Court held that the questions of law raised in this appeal had already been decided by the Court in its common judgment dated 03.07.2015 in I.T.A. Nos. 139 and 177 of 2013, and subsequently followed in I.T.A. No. 57 of 2007. Consequently, in light of these previous decisions, the orders passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) and the Tribunal deserved to be set aside. The Court answered the questions of law in favour of the assessee. The operative direction was to set aside the orders of the CIT(A) and ITAT, and dispose of the appeal accordingly. Copies of the referred judgments were to be appended.

What were the issues?

1. Whether the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal erred in confirming the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) setting aside the penalty under Section 271C of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Revenue's contention is that the ITAT's order should be set aside. The judgment states that the questions raised in this appeal have already been decided by the High Court in previous common judgments. The specific arguments of the assessee and the revenue on the merits of the penalty are not detailed in this judgment, other than the Revenue's appeal against the ITAT's order.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 271C

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU TUE AY, THE 21ST DAY OF JUNE 2016/31ST JYAISHTA, 1938 ----------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN ITA 826/COCH/2004 of I.T.A.TRIBUNAL,COCHIN BENCH DATED 28-10-2005 APPELLANT/APPELLANT: --------------------------- THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

BY ADVS.SRI.P.K.RAVINDRA NATHA MENON (SR.) SRI.JOSE JOSEPH, SC, FOR INCOME TAX RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENT: ------------------------------------ M/S.MUTHOOT FINANCIERS, TRIVANDRUM.

R,R BY ADV. SRI.P.BALAKRISHNAN (E) THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21-06-2016, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

: 2 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S ANNEXURES: ANNEXURE A :OF THE ORDER U/S 271C OF THE JOINT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX DATED 28.01.2002. ANNEXURE B :OF THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) ITA NO. 142T/2001-02 DATED 24.03.2004. ANNEXURE C : CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ITA NO.82

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