COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. M/S LOVELY INVESTMENT P.LTD.
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court held that no substantial question of law arose for its consideration. This was because the Revenue's counsel conceded that the ITAT's decision in the case of Antarctica Investment (P) Ltd., which was relied upon to delete the additions in the present case, had been examined by the High Court and affirmed. Therefore, the principle applied was that if a precedent set by the Tribunal in identical circumstances has been affirmed by the High Court, then a subsequent appeal on the same issue would not raise a substantial question of law. The appeal was dismissed. No issue was expressly left undecided.
What were the facts?
The appeal was filed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appellant) against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). The ITAT had deleted additions made by the Assessing Officer. The Assessing Officer's additions were based on the circumstances of the case, and the ITAT relied on its previous order in the case of Antarctica Investment (P) Ltd. The respondent, IWS Lovely Investment Pvt. Ltd., was represented by None. The appeal was heard by the High Court of Delhi.
What were the issues?
1. Whether the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was justified in deleting the additions made by the Assessing Officer, relying on its previous order in the case of Antarctica Investment (P) Ltd., when the circumstances were identical? (Question of law) Assessee's Contention: The judgment does not record any specific contentions made by the assessee (respondent). The assessee was represented by None. Revenue's Contention: The Revenue (appellant) argued that the ITAT's deletion of additions was incorrect. However, the Revenue's counsel, Mr. Jolly, conceded that the ITAT's decision in Antarctica's case, which was the basis for the present deletion, had been examined and affirmed by the High Court. The Revenue relied on the High Court's affirmation of the Antarctica's case decision.
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*< N{ TI{E HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + ITA462|2W6 COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX ..... Appellant ThroughMr. R.D. Jolly withMr. Vishnu Sharma, Mr. Ajay Jha and Ms. Deepali Shukla, Advs. versus IWS LOVELY IIWESTMENT P.LTD. ..... Respondent Through None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.TIIAKUR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.M. MALIK ORDER 7o 29.03.2006 The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has deleted the additions made by the Assessing Oflicer relying upon its previbus orders passed in tJle case of Antarctica Investment (P) Ltd. Mr. Jolly, learned counsel for the appellant, does not dispute that the decision of the Tribunal in Antarctica's case which a.rose in identical circumstances was examined \ by this Court and affirmed. In that view, therefore, rro substantial question of law arises for our consideration in this appeal which fails and is hereby dismissed. -i,-tultr-1,- T.S.THAKUR;l 6*',. J.M. MALTK, J MARCH 29,2006 sv Digitally Signed By:AMULYA Signing Date:21.02.2024 11:35 Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. Signature Not Verified
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