M/S VARDHMAN TEXTILES LTD. vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ORS.
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court held that the question of law is to be answered in favour of the assessee and against the respondents. Consequently, the impugned order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) was set aside. The Assessing Officer was directed to compute the assessee's income accordingly. The reasoning for this decision is stated to be the same as that provided in a separate judgment concerning Income Tax Appeal No. 408 of 2007. The specific legal principle or ratio decidendi from that judgment that applies here is not elaborated upon in this text, beyond the general finding that the question of law favors the assessee. No issues were expressly left undecided.
What were the facts?
The appeal concerns assessment year 1998-99. The appellant is M/s Vardhman Textiles Ltd., formerly known as Mahavir Spinning Mills Ltd. The respondents are the Commissioner of Income Tax, Ludhiana, and others. The appeal challenges an order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). The High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh is hearing this appeal. The judgment states that the result of this appeal will follow the result of another appeal, Income Tax Appeal No. 408 of 2007, which was disposed of by a separate order and judgment of even date. The procedural history leading to the ITAT order is not detailed in this judgment.
What were the issues?
1. Whether the question of law is to be answered in favour of the assessee and against the respondents. This is framed as a question of law. The ITAT's order is under challenge. The assessee, M/s Vardhman Textiles Ltd., contends that the question of law should be decided in its favour. The revenue contends otherwise. The judgment does not explicitly detail the specific arguments or the provisions of the Income Tax Act that form the basis of the dispute, other than stating that the outcome hinges on a question of law. The judgment relies on the reasoning from a separate, contemporaneously decided appeal (Income Tax Appeal No. 408 of 2007) for its decision.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Income Tax Appeal No. 410 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision: 02.09.2016
M/s Vardhman Textiles Ltd. formerly known as Mahavir Spinning Mills Ltd. Chandigarh Road, Ludhiana.
..Appellant Versus
Commissioner of Income Tax, Ludhiana and others ..Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.J.VAZIFDAR, CHIEF JUSTICE. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL, JUDGE.
Present : Ms. Radhika Suri, Senior Advocate with
Ms. Rinku Dahiya, Advocate, for the appellant.
Mr. Rajesh Katoch, Advocate, for the respondent(s).
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S.J.VAZIFDAR, CHIEF JUSTICE
It is agreed that the result in this appeal which is in respect of the assessment year 1998-99 will follow the result in Income Tax Appeal No. 408 of 2007 M/s Mahavir Spinning Mills Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Ludhiana and another, which we disposed of by a separate order and judgment of even date.
For the reasons stated therein, the question of law is answered in favour of the assessee and against the respondents. The impugned order of the Tribunal is set aside. The Assessing Officer shall compute the assessee’s income accordingly.
(S.J.VAZIFDAR) CHIEF JUSTICE
(DEEPAK SIBAL) 02.09.2016
JUDGE ‘ravinder’
RAVINDER SHARMA 2016.09.05 10:33 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document
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