THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. M/S WIPRO FINANCE LTD

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ITA/681/2007HC KarnatakaKAHC01056597200709 October 2012Bench: B.V.PINTO,K.SREEDHAR RAO3 pages
AI SummaryDismissed

What did the High Court hold?

The High Court followed its previous decision that income assessed as undisclosed income would not have been assessed in regular assessment years. Therefore, the substantial question of law was answered against the Revenue.

What were the facts?

The Revenue appealed against an ITAT order concerning the assessment year 1994-95. The appeal was based on a substantial question of law regarding undisclosed income. The assessee had also filed an appeal before the Supreme Court on a related matter.

What were the issues?

Whether income assessed as undisclosed income in a block assessment year could also be assessed in regular assessment years. The court's prior ruling on this matter was the basis for its decision.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 260-A

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE

DATED THIS THE 09TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2012 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE K. SREEDHAR RAO AND

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.V.PINTO

ITA NO.681 OF 2007 BETWEEN

1.

THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX C.R. BUILDING QUEENS ROAD BANGALORE.

2.

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME -TAX CENTRAL CIRCLE - IV C R BUILDING QUEENS ROAD

BANGALORE. ... APPELLANTS

(BY SRI. K V ARAVIND, ADV.) AND

M/S WIPRO FINANCE LTD NO.5, PAPANNA STREET ST.MARK’S ROAD CROSS BANGALORE. ... RESPONDENT

(BY SRI.R B KRISHNA, MURTHY & KUMAR, ADVS.)

THIS ITA IS FILED U/S.260-A OF I.T.ACT, 1961 ARISING OUT OF ORDER DATED 20-04-2007 PASSED IN ITA NO.284/BNG/2003, FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 1994-95, PRAYING TO:

2 I. FORMULATE THE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTIONS OF LAW STATED THEREIN, II. ALLOW THE APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE ITAT BANGALORE IN ITA NO. 284/BNG/2003, DATED 20-04-2007 CONFIRM THE ORDERS OF THE APPELLATE COMMISSIONER AND CONFIRM THE ORDER PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE- IV,BANGALORE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS ITA COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING THIS DAY, SREEDHAR RAO J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:-

J U D G M E N T

This Court in ITA Nos.106/2004 and 633/2004 disposed of on 02.04.2008, has held that income which is assessed as undisclosed income would not have been assessed for the regular assessment years. In that view, the substantial question of law raised in the memorandum of appeal are answered against the Revenue. However, it is submitted that the assessee has preferred an appeal in Civil Appeal No.2696/2010 before the Supreme Court wherein, deduction disallowed in the block assessment year, was also disallowed in the regular assessment on protective basis. The said order

3 is challenged by the assessee in the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court were to answer in favour of the assessee, the Revenue can file a memo and get this appeal revived for disposal in accordance with law. Accordingly, this appeal is disposed of.

Sd/- JUDGE

Sd/- JUDGE

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