THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs M/S CORPORATION BANK

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY 2020 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE AND

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V. HOSMANI

ITA No.142/2015

BETWEEN:

The Commissioner of Income-tax, Attavara, Mangalore

The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle – 2(1), Mangalore

...APPELLANTS

(BY SRI. E.I SANMATHI, ADVOCATE )

AND: M/s Corporation Bank, Head Office, P.B. No.88, Mangaladevi Temple Road, Pandeshwar, Mangalore 575 001 Pan: AAACC7245E …RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. BALARAM R RAO, ADVOCATE)

THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 260-A OF THE INCOME TAX ACT 1961, ARISING OUT OF ORDER DATED 31.10.2014 PASSED IN ITA NO.816/BANG/2011,FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2009-2010.

THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ALOK ARADHE J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Sri. E.I.Sanmathi, learned counsel for the revenue.

Sri. Balaram R Rao, learned Counsel for the respondent.

This appeal, under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’ for short) has been filed by the revenue which was admitted by a Bench of this Court by order dated 16.11.2015 on the following substantial question of law:

“Whether on the facts and circumstances of the case, the Hon’ble Tribunal was right in law in deleting the addition representing expenditure relating to earning of exempt income ignoring the provisions of Section 14A(1) of the Act r.w.Rule 8D?

3 2. It is a common ground that the aforesaid substantial question of law is answered by us vide judgment dated 17.01.2020 passed in ITA No.97/2010.

Accordingly, the aforesaid substantial question of law is answered in terms of the judgment dated 17.01.2020 passed in ITA No.97/2010.

Accordingly, the appeal is disposed of.

Sd/- JUDGE

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JUDGE

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THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. M/S CORPORATION BANK