KAUSALYA AGRO FARMS & DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED,HYDERABAD vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX,CENTRAL CIRCLE-2(3), HYDERABAD

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ITA 176/HYD/2022Status: DisposedITAT Hyderabad18 October 2022AY 2018-195 pages
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What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal, following its own coordinate bench's order for earlier assessment years, set aside the impugned orders. The issue of disallowance of interest was restored to the Assessing Officer for fresh factual verification.

What were the facts?

The assessees appealed against the CIT(A)'s confirmation of disallowance of interest expenses. The assessees argued that the issue was covered by their own case for earlier assessment years, which was restored to the Assessing Officer for factual verification.

What were the issues?

Whether interest expenses were incurred for the purpose of business and thus allowable as a deduction.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 36(1)(iii)

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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, HYDERABAD BENCHES “A”, HYDERABAD

Before: SHRI RAMA KANTA PANDA & SHRI K.NARASIMHA CHARY

For Appellant: Shri Kiran Manohar, AR
For Respondent: Shri KPRR Murthy, DR
Hearing: 17/10/2022

, 175, 176 & 177/Hyd/2022 आदेश / ORDER PER BENCH: Aggrieved by the orders passed by the learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-12, Hyderabad (“Ld. CIT(A)”), in the cases of M/s. Kapil Foods and Structures Private Limited, M/s. Kausalya Management Services and Structures Private Limited, M/s. Kausalya Agro Farms and Developers Private Limited and Indur Avenues and Foods Pvt. Ltd., (“the assessee”) for the assessment year 2018-19, assessees preferred these appeals.

2.

Since the facts involved and the grounds of appeal for all these assessment years are identical, we deem it just and convenient to dispose of these appeals by way of this common order.

3. It could be seen from the record that there is a delay of 21 days in preferring the appeal ITA No. 177/Hyd/2022. As a matter of fact, though the learned DR does not concede to condone the delay, there is no denial of the fact that the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the Suo Motu proceedings in the case of M.A.No. 21/2022 in M.A.No. 665/2021 in SMW(C) No.3 of 2020 by order dated 10/01/2022 held that in cases, where the limitation would have expired during the period between 15/03/2020 and 28/02/2022, notwithstanding the actual balance period of limitation remaining, all persons shall have a limitation period of 90 days from 01/03/2022, and in the event of actual balance period of limitation remaining with effect from 01/03/2022 is greater than 90 days, that longer period shall apply. Hence, the delay caused in filing this appeal is condoned.

ITA Nos. 174, 175, 176 & 177/Hyd/2022 4. In all these appeals, the respective assessees are challenging the findings of the learned CIT(A) in confirming the disallowance of interest made by the learned Assessing Officer observing that the same were not incurred for the purpose of business under section 36(1)(iii) of the Act. At the outset, Learned AR submitted that the issue is covered in assessees’ own case for earlier assessment years and decided by common order dated 21/03/2022 whereby the issue is restored to the file of the Learned Assessing Officer for factual verification. Learned AR, therefore, submits that inasmuch as the facts are identical for the assessment year covered by these appeals, the same course may be adopted and the issue may be restored to the file of the Learned Assessing Officer to verify the facts in tune with the order dated 21/03/2022 in and batch.

5.

Though the learned DR vehemently relies on the orders of the authorities below, he is unable to contradict the submission of learned AR that this issue is covered by the common order dated 21/03/2022 in and batch.

6.

We have gone through the record in the light of the submissions made on either side. We have also perused the order dated 21/03/2022 in and batch. It could be seen from the impugned orders that in case of Kapil Foods and Structures Pvt. Ltd., (ITA No. 174/Hyd/2022), Kausalya Management Services and Structures Pvt. Ltd., (ITA No. 175/Hyd/2022), and Indur Avenues and Foods Pvt. Ltd., (ITA No. 177/Hyd/2022), learned CIT(A) placed reliance on the orders in the case of respective assessees for the assessment years 2012-13 whereas in the case of Kausalya Agro Farms and Developers Pvt. Ltd., ( 2014-15 to uphold the addition.

7.

The said orders are, however, considered in the batch of cases in and batch and by way of common order in all these matters, the Co-ordinate Bench set aside the impugned orders and ITA Nos. 174, 175, 176 & 177/Hyd/2022 restored the issue to the file of the learned Assessing Officer for factual verification. Since there is no change of circumstances, we while following the view taken in assessees’ own case for earlier assessment years, set aside the impugned orders and restore the issue to the file of the Learned Assessing Officer for fresh factual verification in tune with the directions in and batch, and to pass order according to law. Grounds in all these appeals are accordingly treated as allowed for statistical purposes.

8.

In the result, all these appeals are treated as allowed for statistical purposes.

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