THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME - TAX vs. M/S. MAHAVEER MARVEL
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court, following a related order, held that the appellate authorities were correct in allowing the deduction. The substantial questions of law were answered against the revenue.
What were the facts?
The revenue appealed against an ITAT order that allowed the assessee firm to claim deduction under Section 80IB(10) for a housing project. The revenue contended that the assessee had violated the sanctioned plan and had not paid compounding fees for regularization.
What were the issues?
Whether deviations and violations in a housing project disqualify an assessee from claiming deduction under Section 80IB(10) of the Income Tax Act.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE
AND
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T.NARENDRA PRASAD
I.T.A. NO.14 OF 2013
BETWEEN:
THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX C.R. BUILDING, QUEENS ROAD BANGALORE.
THE INCOME-TAX OFFICER WARD-4(3), C.R. BUILDING QUEENS ROAD, BANGALORE. ... APPELLANTS (BY SRI. K.V.ARAVIND, ADV.,)
AND:
M/S. MAHAVEER MARVEL NO.1, 24TH MAIN MAHAVEER TOWERS J P NAGAR, 6TH PHASE BANGALORE-560078. ... RESPONDENT (BY SRI. A. SHANKAR, SR. ADV. A/W SRI.M.LAVA, ADV.) - - -
THIS ITA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 260-A OF I.T. ACT, 1961 ARISING OUT OF ORDER DATED 31.08.2012 PASSED IN ITA NO.997/BANG/2011 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEARS 2008-09, PRAYING THAT THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO:
(I) FORMULATE THE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTIONS OF LAW STATED THEREIN. (I) ALLOW THE APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 31.08.2012 PASSED BY THE ITAT, BANGALORE IN ITA NO.997/BANG/2011 CONFIRMING THE ORDER OF THE APPELLATE COMMISSIONER AND CONFIRM THE ORDER PASSED BY THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-4(3), BANGALORE.
THIS ITA COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ALOK ARADHE J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
This appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Act for short) has been preferred by the revenue. The subject matter of the appeal pertains to the Assessment year 2008-09. The appeal was admitted by a bench of this Court vide order dated 23.01.2013 on the following substantial questions of law: (i) Whether the appellate authorities were correct in holding that the assessee firm is eligible for deduction under Section 80IB(10) of the Income- T0000000000000000000ax Act despite the fact that there was large scale violations and deviations to the sanctioned plan of the local authority by the assessee firm in carrying out the “Housing Project” without appreciating the fundamental nature of the legislature
for providing such relief?
(ii) Whether the appellate authorities were correct in construing that deviations and violations committed by the assessee while undertaking the housing project and yet to be paid compounding fee for regularizing the default is fairly enough to claim the deduction under Section 80IB(10) without appreciating the intended structure of the legislative provisions of Section 80IB?
For the reasons assigned by us in the order passed today in ITA No.13/2013, the substantial questions of law are answered against the revenue and in favour of the assessee.
In the result, the appeal fails and is hereby dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE
Sd/- JUDGE ss
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