The Commissioner of Income Tax-III vs. M/s.Regency Ceramics Ltd

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THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Judgment delivered on: January 30, 2013

+ ITA 247/2010

COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX

... Appellant

versus

BHUSHAN CAPITAL & CREDITS SERVICES PVT LTD ... Respondent

Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Appellant : Mr Abhishek Maratha, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr Ajay Vohra, Advocate

CORAM:- HON’BLE MR JUSTICE BADAR DURREZ AHMED HON’BLE MR JUSTICE R.V.EASWAR

JUDGMENT

BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J (ORAL)

This appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 has been preferred by the Revenue, being aggrieved by the order dated 19.06.2009 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in ITA No. 967/DEL/2008 pertaining to the assessment year 2005-06. The issue that has been raised in this appeal pertains to the initial disallowance by the Assessing Officer of `73,19,800/- claimed by the respondent-assessee on account of loss incurred on

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the sale of 49850 shares held by the respondent-assessee in Rail Track India Ltd. and 63000 shares of Evergrowing Iron & Finvest Ltd. 2. It so happened that in the year in question the respondent-assessee sold three sets of shares as would be evident from the table given below:- S.No. Name of the Scrip No. Of shares Cost price Sale price Difference 1. Nageshwar Investments Ltd. 94,500 1,95,710/- 76,45,995/- +74,50,285/- 2. Rail Track India Ltd. 49,850 50,09,925/- 7,97,600/- (-)42,12,325/- 3. Evergrowing Iron & Finvest Ltd. 63,000 41,15,475/- 10,08,000/- (-)31,07,475/-

Total Profit 1,30,485/-

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It was noticed by the Assessing Officer that the shares of Rail Track India Ltd. had been purchased by the assessee at the price of `100.53 per share and the shares of Evergrowing Iron & Finvest Ltd. have been purchased at `65.33 per share. They were however sold at `16 each and it is because of this that there was a loss of `73,19,800/-. The Assessing Officer as well as the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) doubted the values of these shares both, at the time of purchase as well as at the time of sale. 4. Being aggrieved by the addition made by the Assessing Officer and the addition being confirmed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), the assessee preferred the said appeal, being ITA No. 967/DEL/2008, before the Tribunal which has allowed the respondent’s said appeal. The Tribunal observed that the transaction of purchase as well as sale of the shares of Rail Track India Ltd and Evergrowing Iron & Finvest Ltd. were both done on the basis of networth of the shares as would be evident from the workings given by the assessee before the Assessing Officer as also before the Tribunal. The said shares were not quoted shares and that the valuation of the shares both at the time of purchase as well as at the time of sale of the said shares was on the networth basis which has not been challenged by the Assessing Officer or the CIT (Appeals). It is only that both these authorities have only raised certain doubts as to why such a loss was incurred. However, they have not been able to produce any evidence to dispel the credibility of the prices, as indicated by

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the respondent-assessee. When there is no evidence to upset the purchase and sale prices of the said shares, the prices arrived at on the basis of networth of the said companies, as provided by the assessee, would have to be accepted. If that were to be done then the addition could not be made as the transactions would be in order. There is also no finding that the transactions were not legitimate or that the transactions were sham. 5. For the foregoing reasons, we find that no question of law arises for our consideration as the Tribunal has arrived at the correct conclusion on the basis of material on record. The appeal is dismissed.

BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J

R.V.EASWAR, J JANUARY 30, 2013 mb