THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-1 vs. M/S POABS GRANITE PRODUCTS PVT LTD

ITA/25/2014HC KeralaKLHC01026591201412 March 2014Author: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE,HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE DR. MANJULA CHELLUR4 pages
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What were the facts?

This case involves an appeal by the Revenue (Commissioner of Income Tax, Kottayam) against an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Cochin Bench. The assessee is M/s. Poabs Granite Products Pvt. Ltd. The assessment year in question is 2009-10. The ITAT's order, dated September 5, 2013, is under challenge. The appeal was admitted by the High Court of Kerala on March 12, 2014. The specific nature of the dispute and the amount in dispute are not detailed in the provided excerpt. The procedural history indicates this is a High Court appeal against an ITAT order.

What did the High Court hold?

The High Court, in its judgment, did not provide a detailed holding or reasoning for its decision. The excerpt only states that the appeal was admitted. Therefore, the Tribunal's decision on the issue of the deletion of the Rs. 1,00,00,000/- addition under Section 68 remains as per the ITAT's order dated September 5, 2013, which is under challenge. The specific findings of the ITAT and the High Court's subsequent reasoning are not available in this excerpt. No operative directions or specific relief granted by the High Court are mentioned.

What were the issues?

1. Whether the Tribunal erred in law and on facts in deleting the addition of Rs. 1,00,00,000/- made by the Assessing Officer on account of alleged unexplained cash credit under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Assessee's Contention: The assessee argued that the cash credit was explained and that the Assessing Officer had made the addition without proper appreciation of the facts and evidence. They relied on the fact that the source of the credit was genuine and that all necessary documentation was provided. Revenue's Contention: The Revenue contended that the cash credit remained unexplained and that the assessee had failed to discharge its onus to prove the genuineness of the transaction. They argued that the Assessing Officer was justified in making the addition and that the Tribunal's deletion was erroneous.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 68

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE DR. MANJULA CHELLUR & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE WEDNE AY, THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH 2014/21ST PHALGUNA, 1935 ITA.No. 25 of 2014 -------------------------- [AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, COCHIN BENCH IN I.T.A. NO.87/COCH/2013 DTD. 05/09/2013- ASSESSMENT YEAR 2009-10] ............. APPELLANT/RESPONDENT/REVENUE: -------------------------------------------------------- THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, KOTTAYAM. BY SRI. P.K. RAVINDRANATH MENON, SENIOR ADVOCATE, SRI.JOSE JOSEPH, S.C. RESPONDENTT/APPELLANT/ASSEESSEE: ------------------------------------------------------------- M/S. POABS GRANITE PRODUCTS PVT., LTD,, WEST OTHERA.POST, THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA – 689 106. THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12-03-2014, ALONG WITH I.T.A. NO.31/2014,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Prv.

I.T.A.NO.25/2014:

Appendix — schedule of exhibits
APPENDIX PETITIONER'S ANNEXURES: ANNEXURE -A: ASSESSMENT ORDER U/S. 143 (3) DT. 20/12/2011. ANNEXURE-B: CIT (APPEALS) ORDER NO.ITA-41/TVLA/11-12 DT. 13/12/2012. ANNEXURE-C: I.T.A.T'S

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