THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. CRICKET FOR RAJKOT DISTRICT

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TAXAP/152/2019HC GujaratGJHC24022444201927 September 2019Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.PARDIWALA,HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.C. RAO2 pages
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What did the High Court hold?

The High Court held that the tax appeals would be disposed of by a separate judgment to be delivered later. However, it decided to detach two Special Civil Applications (SCA Nos. 2321 of 2014 and 2323 of 2014) from the main batch of matters. The reasoning for this detachment was that these two SCAs specifically pertained to the reopening of assessments under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court directed that these two SCAs should be heard by the regular court that typically handles tax matters. The operative direction was the detachment and separate listing of these two SCAs. No decision was made on the merits of the tax appeals or the detached SCAs in this order.

What were the facts?

This judgment concerns a batch of tax appeals and special civil applications filed before the High Court of Gujarat. The appeals were filed by the Director of Income Tax (Exemption) against the Gujarat Cricket Association. The High Court concluded the hearing of these tax appeals and indicated that a separate judgment would be delivered. However, two Special Civil Applications, numbered 2321 of 2014 and 2323 of 2014, were detached from the main batch. These two applications specifically related to the reopening of assessments under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The High Court directed that these two applications be heard by the regular court dealing with tax matters.

What were the issues?

The primary procedural issue before the High Court was the disposition of the batch of tax appeals and special civil applications. The Court had to decide how to proceed with these matters. The specific issue that led to the detachment of two Special Civil Applications was their subject matter: reopening of assessment under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court needed to determine if these applications should be heard along with the tax appeals or separately. The Assessee (Gujarat Cricket Association) and the Revenue (Director of Income Tax (Exemption)) were parties to these proceedings. The judgment does not explicitly record arguments from either side regarding the detachment of the Special Civil Applications, but the Court's order implies a procedural decision based on the nature of the applications.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 147

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C/TAXAP/268/2012 ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/TAX APPEAL NO. 268 of 2012 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 152 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 317 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 318 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 319 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 375 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 358 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 359 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 360 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 333 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 334 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 335 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 336 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 337 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 338 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 339 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 340 of 2019 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 320 of 2019 With R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2321 of 2014 With R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2323 of 2014 With R/TAX APPEAL NO. 123 of 2014 Page 1 of 2

C/TAXAP/268/2012 ORDER ============================================================================== DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX (EXEMPTION) Versus GUJARAT CRICKET ASSOCIATION ============================================================================== Appearance: MRS MAUNA M BHATT(174) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR MANISH J SHAH(1320) for the Opponent(s) No. 1 ============================================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.B.PARDIWALA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.C. RAO

Date : 27/09/2019

ORAL ORDER (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.B.PARDIWALA) We have concluded the hearing of the tax appeals and those are ordered to be disposed of by a separate judgement that will be delivered by us. However, we are detaching the Special Civil Application No.2321 of 2014 and the Special Civil Application No.2323 of 2014 from this batch of matters as these two petitions are relating to reopening of the assessment u/s.147 of the Act, 1961. Let these two special civil applications be heard by the regular court, taking up tax matters. (J. B. PARDIWALA, J) (A. C. RAO, J) Vahid Page 2 of 2

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