THE KOTTARAKARA TALUK HOUSING CO-OP SOCIETY LTD,KOLLAM vs. THE ITO , KOLLAM

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ITA 267/COCH/2023Status: DisposedITAT Cochin25 September 2024AY 2019-20Bench: SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA (Judicial Member), SHRI AMARJIT SINGH (Accountant Member)3 pages

In favour of the assessee: the assessee's appeal was allowed. From the AI summary of this appeal.

AI SummaryAllowed

What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal held that the amendment to Section 143(1)(a)(v) of the Income Tax Act, which allows for disallowance of deductions, was effective from April 1, 2021. Therefore, it could not be applied retrospectively to the assessment year 2018-19.

What were the facts?

The assessee, a housing cooperative society, claimed deduction under Section 80P for AY 2018-19. The Assessing Officer disallowed this deduction through a Section 143(1)(a) processing. The CIT(A) upheld this disallowance.

What were the issues?

Whether the disallowance of Section 80P deduction under Section 143(1)(a) processing was valid for AY 2018-19, considering the retrospective applicability of the amendment.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 80P,Section 143(1)(a)

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, COCHIN BENCH : COCHIN

Before: SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA & SHRI AMARJIT SINGH

Hearing: 20.08.2024Pronounced: 25.09.2024

This assessee’s appeal, for assessment year 2018- 2019, arise against the CIT(A)-National Faceless Appeal Centre [in short the “NFAC”] Delhi’s Din and Order No. ITBA/NFAC/S/250/2022-23/1049775192(1), dated 15.02.2023, in proceedings u/s.143(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (in short “the Act”).

2 ITA.No.267/COCH./2023 Case called twice. None appears at assessee’s behest. It is accordingly proceeded ex-parte.

2.

It appears at the outset that there is hardly had any need for us to give detailed consideration to the assessee’s sole substantive grievance seeking to reverse both the learned lower authorities action disallowing its section 80P deduction claimed by way of section 143(1)(a) processing as upheld in the lower appellate ex-parte discussion. This is for the precise reason that the legislature has amended section 143(1)(a)(v) enabling provision to this effect by way of amendment in the Finance Act, 2021 w.e.f. 01.04.2021 whereas the impugned assessment order is AY 2018-19. Meaning thereby that both the learned lower authorities could not have invoked s.143(1)(a)(v) “processing” retrospectively for disallowing assessee’s impugned section 80P deduction. We accept the assessee’s instant sole substantive ground in very terms. Ordered accordingly.

3.

This assessee’s appeal is allowed in above terms.

3 ITA.No.267/COCH./2023 Order pronounced in the open Court on 25.09.2024.

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