COMMISSIONER INCOME TAX vs. M/S HOTEL CONTROL PVT.LTD.

ITA/127/2000HC UttarakhandUKHC01025158200321 November 2005Author: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P. C. VERMA2 pages

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What did the High Court hold?

The High Court of Uttaranchal at Nainital, following a previous judgment by a Division Bench of the same court dated October 14, 2003, in an identical case involving Commissioner of Income Tax, Meerut and another Vs. Hotel Control Pvt. Ltd., Mussoorie (I.T.A. No. 124 of 2001), disposed of the present appeal. The judgment implies that the Tribunal's decision to treat the expenses as revenue in nature was upheld, as the appeal was disposed of in line with the prior ruling. The specific reasoning of the Tribunal or the prior Division Bench is not detailed in this judgment, but the operative direction is to follow the precedent. No issue was expressly left undecided.

What were the facts?

The appeal is filed by the Commissioner of Income Tax and Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax against an order dated August 16, 1999, passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Delhi Bench). The dispute pertains to the Assessment Year 1989-90. The core issue involves expenses claimed under the head 'repairs and maintenance of the building'. The Assessing Officer (AO) held these expenses to be capital in nature, while the Tribunal upheld the assessee's claim that a significant portion of these expenses, amounting to Rs. 4,65,892 out of Rs. 5,36,992, were revenue in nature. The High Court of Uttaranchal at Nainital is hearing this appeal.

What were the issues?

1. Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the learned Income Tax Appellate Tribunal is legally justified in upholding the decision that expenses of Rs. 4,65,892 out of Rs. 5,36,992 claimed under the head repairs and maintenance of the building are revenue in nature, as against capital in nature held by the Assessing Officer for the assessment year 1989-90? Assessee's contention: The assessee claimed the expenses of Rs. 4,65,892 as revenue expenditure. The Tribunal upheld this claim. Revenue's contention: The Assessing Officer held the expenses of Rs. 4,65,892 as capital in nature. The appeal challenges the Tribunal's decision to treat them as revenue expenditure.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Income Tax Appeal No. 121 of 2001 (Old No.127 of 2000)

The Commissioner of Income Tax, Meerut

Asstt. Commissioner of Income Tax Inv. Circle, Dehradun.

... Appellants

Versus

M/s Hotel Control (P) Ltd. C/o Savoy Hotel, Mussorie

... Respondent

Dated: November 21, 2005

Mr. S. K. Posti, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Arvind Vashisth, Advocate for the respondent.

Coram: Hon. P. C. Verma, J. Hon. J.C.S. Rawat, J.

This appeal is against the order dated 16th August, 1999 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, (Delhi Bench ‘ED’ New Delhi) in ITA No.2843 (Del) of 1992. The dispute relates to the Assessment Year 1989-90. 2. The substantial question of law raised in the appeal is as follows: “Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the learned Income Tax Appellate Tribunal is legally justified to uphold the decision of the Ld. ITAT who had held expenses of Rs.4,65,892/- out of Rs.5,36,992/- claimed under the head repairs and maintenance of the building as revenue in nature as against capital in nature held by the A.O. for the assessment year 1989-90 ? ”

above-mentioned judgment of a Division Bench of this Court, we dispose of this appeal.

(J.C.S. Rawat, J.)

(P.C. Verma, J.)

Rajeev Dang

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