GURPREET SINGH SONI,UDAIPUR vs. ACIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE-2, UDAIPUR
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal noted that the authorities below did not doubt the claim itself but disallowed it due to the missing certificate. Since the assessee has now produced the bank certificate showing the interest paid, the issue is set aside to the Assessing Officer for fresh adjudication.
What were the facts?
The Assessing Officer disallowed the assessee's claim of Rs. 1,50,000/- for interest paid on a self-occupied house property due to a lack of documentary evidence. The CIT(A) confirmed this disallowance, citing the absence of a required certificate.
What were the issues?
Whether the disallowance of interest on a self-occupied house property is justified solely on the technical ground of non-production of a bank certificate, when other details were furnished.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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आदेश/Order
PER N.K. SAINI, VICE PRESIDENT
This is an appeal by the Assessee against the order dt. 28/06/2019 of Ld. CIT(A)-2, Udaipur.
The only grievance in this appeal read as under:
" 1. Learned CIT "A" wrongly confirmed addition of Rs. 1,50,000/- made by the learned AO by disallowing interest paid on self occupied house. the disallowance made is solely on the basis of technical ground and without following provision of law. Hence the addition confirmed is bad in law and be deleted." 3. Facts of the case in brief are that the assessee filed its return of income on
20/09/2013 declaring an income of Rs. 7,97,020/- later on the case was selected
for scrutiny. The Assessing Officer framed the assessment at the same income
under section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as
‘Act’). Thereafter the Assessing Officer passed the order dated. 03/10/2018
under section 154 of the Act and assessed the income at Rs. 16,07,985/- one of
the addition was of Rs. 1,50,000/- by disallowing the claim of the assessee
amounting to Rs. 1,50,000/- under section 24(b) of the Act for the reason that no
documentary evidence was furnished. The assessee moved an application
under section 154 of the Act which was rejected by the Assessing Officer.
Being aggrieved the assessee carried the matter to the Ld. CIT(A) who
confirmed the action of the Assessing Officer by observing that in absence of
certificate as required by the provisions of law it was a mistake apparent from
the record.
Now the assessee is in appeal.
Ld. Counsel for the assessee submitted that the certificate for claim of
interest on self occupied house property under section 24(b) of the Act was not
available earlier with the assessee, therefore it could not be produced. Although
details of the interest paid on the housing loan were furnished before the
Assessing Officer as well as the Ld. CIT(A). It was stated that the claim of the
assessee was not wrong and was based on the bank statement and that the
payment of interest was made to the bank on housing loan therefore the
Assessing Officer ought to have accepted the claim of the assessee and the Ld.
CIT(A) was not justified in confirming the action of the Assessing Officer.
6.1 In his rival submissions the Ld. Sr. DR strongly supported the orders of the
authorities below.
I have considered the submissions of both the parties and perused the
material available on the record. In the present case it appears that the
authorities below did not doubt the claim of the assessee but the same was not
allowed for the reason that the assessee could not produce the certificate from
the bank. Now the Ld. Counsel for the assessee had furnished the copy of the
bank certificate wherein it was mentioned that interest paid from 01/04/2012 to
31/03/2013 was Rs. 4,76,690/-. I therefore, deem it appropriate to set aside this
issue back to the file of the Assessing Officer to decide the same after
considering the aforesaid bank certificate now produced by the assessee, in
accordance with law, after providing due and reasonable opportunity of being
heard to the assessee.
In the result, appeal of the Assessee is allowed for statistical purposes.
(Order pronounced in the open Court on 25/11/2019)
Sd/- ( N.K. SAINI) VICE PRESIDENT AG Date: 25/11/2019
Copy of the order forwarded to :
The Appellant 2. The Respondent 3. CIT 4. The CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT, Jodhpur 6. Guard File
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