THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LTD

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ITA/307/2011HC KarnatakaKAHC01063973201115 March 2012Bench: RAVI MALIMATH,N.KUMAR4 pages
AI SummaryDismissed

What did the High Court hold?

The Tribunal was justified in splitting the composite contract. Tax deduction at source was correctly applied only to the work component of the contract, as the assessee was not liable to deduct tax on the material component.

What were the facts?

The appeal concerns the Income Tax Officer's contention that the Tribunal was incorrect in splitting a composite contract into work and material components. The ITAT had held that tax deduction at source was only applicable to the work component, not the material component.

What were the issues?

Whether a composite contract can be split into work and material components for TDS purposes. Whether TDS is applicable to the material component of a contract.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 194C

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I ifi flJj HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DAflD THIS fiB 13Th DAY OF WRCH 2012 U UI THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE N KUMAR THE HOWBLE MR JUSTICE RPM MALIMATH I Between: 1. The Comni ámr ofIncome-tax LfI, JSS Tower,s BSKfflStage, Baiaiore 0 2 The Income-Tax cer, 2 Aayahr Bwn, 5 Sedam Roads Gulbarp 3 The Ixo.me Tax Ofiker LiUrnzs), JSS Tow., BSI.: ifi Stage, BaraIore AP;LISNTS I Sn z0U

2 And: Karnataka Power Tramnission Carp. ration M, Oulbarga Major Wor (8) Division, Sharan Nagar Clulbarga RESNDE141 (By Sri Chytkwnya KIC, Adweate) This TM is filed under Section 260A of LTAct, 1%1 afislng out of order dated 18 (13 2011 passed in I’M No233/BamJ2OlO, for the Asssment year 2007- , prayirs.g that this Hon’ble Court may he phased formulate the substantial questions of law sated that This TM coming on for Hearing this day, wja,j, delivered the folkiwing This apl is by the rnue. The substantial questions of law that arise for consideration in this appeal are as under:— (1$Thether the ‘Iflbuncd was right m splitting tsp the confrad, which, acm titling s the ret anus, ii as — AL?)

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