PRATIMA H. MEHTA,MUMBAI vs. DCIT CC 23, MUMBAI

आयकर अपीलीय आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण अिधकरण, मुंबई मुंबई “जी जी ” खंडपीठ खंडपीठ आयकर आयकर अपीलीय अपीलीय अिधकरण अिधकरण मुंबई मुंबई जी जी खंडपीठ खंडपीठ Income-tax Appellate Tribunal “ G ”Bench Mumbai सव�ी जोिग�दर �सह, �याियक सद�य एवं राजे��, लेखा सद�य Before S/ShJoginder Singh,Judicial Member & Rajendra,Accountant Member आयकर आयकर आयकर अपील आयकर अपील अपील संसंसंसं./ITA/6632/Mum/2013,िनधा�रण अपील िनधा�रण िनधा�रण वष� िनधा�रण वष� वष� /Assessment Year: 1996-97 वष� Smt. Pratima H. Mehta DCIT, Central Cricle-23 44A, Madhuli, Dr. A.B. Road Àayakar Bhavan. M.K. Road Vs. Worli, Mumbai 400018 Mumbai 400020 PANABNPM8226G (अपीलाथ� /Appellant) (��यथ� / Respondent) आयकर आयकर आयकर अपील आयकर अपील अपील संसंसंसं./ITA/6633/Mum/2013,िनधा�रण अपील िनधा�रण िनधा�रण वष� िनधा�रण वष� वष� /Assessment Year: 1997-98 वष� Smt. Pratima H. Mehta Vs. DCIT, Central Cricle-23 Worli, Mumbai 400018 Àayakar Bhavan. M.K. Road,Mumbai 20 Revenue by:Dr.P Daniel Assessee by:Sh.Ashwin Kahsinath -AR सुनवाई क� तारीख / Date of Hearing: 18.05.2016 घोषणा क� तारीख / Date of Pronouncement: 18.05.2016 आयकर आयकर आयकर अिधिनयम आयकर अिधिनयम अिधिनयम,1961 क� अिधिनयम क� क� धारा क� धारा धारा 254(1)केकेकेके अ�तग�त धारा अ�तग�त अ�तग�त आदेश अ�तग�त आदेश आदेश आदेश Order u/s.254(1)of the Income-tax Act,1961(Act) लेखा लेखा सद�य लेखा लेखा सद�य सद�य राजे�� सद�य राजे�� राजे�� केकेकेके अनुसार राजे�� अनुसार अनुसार PER RAJENDRA, AM- अनुसार This appeal by the assessee is directed against the order of the CIT(A)-40,Mumbai dated 19.08.2013 for A.Y. 1996-97.Assessee has raised the following grounds of appeal: - “1. The Ld. Commissioner of Income-Tax (Appeals) ought to have appreciated that as per the decision of Hon'ble Special Court dated 30.04.2010 in MP No. 41 of 1999, the assets under consideration and the consequential income belongs to Shri Harshad S. Mehta and hence the income assessed by the Assessing Officer ought to have been taxed in the hands of Shri Harshad S. Mehta and not in the hands of the appellant. 2. The Ld. Commissioner of Income-Tax (Appeals) has erred in law and facts in confirming the disallowance of interest expenditure amounting to `2,03,11,9551-. 3. The Ld. Commissioner of Income-Tax (Appeals) has erred in law and in facts that in confirming the levy of interest u/s. 234B and 234C of the Act. 4. The Ld. Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) has erred in law and in facts in not appreciating that the income assessed in the hands of the appellant were subjected to the provisions of TDS and hence on the said amount of tax no interest can be computed u/s. 234B and 234C of the Act. 5. The appellant craves leave of Your Honour to add to, alter, amend and/ or delete all or any of the foregoing grounds of appeal.” At the time of hearing the learned A.R. for the assessee submitted that the assessee is not interested in pressing ground No.1.Hence,same stands dismissed. 2.Ground Nos. 3 & 4 are with regard to confirming the levy of interest under section 234B and 234C of the Act. The learned A.R. for the assessee submitted that the issue is covered by the decision of the Coordinate Bench in ITA No.s. 2139, 2140 & 2141/Mum2013 dated 18.06.204 and followed in assessee’s own case in ITA No. 350/Mum/2013 dated 11.05.2015 wherein it was held as under: -

6632/M/13PHM “3. Ground No. 4 relates to the disallowance of interest expense. The Ld. Counsel for the assessee brought to our notice that the decision relied upon by the Ld. CIT(A) while disposing this ground has been set aside by the Tribunal to the file of the Ld. CIT(A). 4. The Ld. Departmental Representative could not bring any distinguishing decision in favour of the Revenue. 5. We have carefully perused the orders of the authorities below. While disposing the ground relating to the disallowance of interest, we find that the Ld. CIT(A) has followed the findings given in the case of Eminent Holdings Pvt. Ltd. We find that the Tribunal in the case of Eminent Holdings in ITA Nos. 2139, 2140 and 2141/Mum/2013 have followed the decision of the Tribunal given in common group case of Hitesh S. Mehta at para 2.3 of the order and restored the matter to the file of the Ld. CIT(A) for fresh adjudication. Respectfully following the findings of the Co ordinate Bench, we restore this issue to the files of the Ld. CIT(A) for fresh adjudication after giving reasonable opportunity of being heard to the assessee. 6. Before closing this issue, the Ld. Counsel for the assessee pointed out that the Ld. CIT(A) has held that the issue of interest expenditure is pending before the Hon’ble Special Court. It is the say of the Ld. Counsel that the proceedings in which the said issue of interest was issued by the custodian have been already concluded which fact has already been recorded by the Ld. CIT(A) in the impugned order. We, therefore, direct the Ld. CIT(A) to consider this fact while deciding the issue afresh. The Ld. CIT(A) may also direct for the taxing of income in the hands of the recipient (family members) in accordance with the method of accounting followed by them and as per the provisions of the law. Ground No. 4 is treated as allowed for statistical purpose.” 3.The learned D.R. did not controvert the contention of the learned A.R. for the assessee. In these circumstances we do not find any reason to interfere with the order of the CIT(A). Accordingly we restore the issue back to the file of the AO for fresh adjudication after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to the assessee. 4.Ground no.3 and four deal with levy of interest u/s. 23B and 234C of the Act.The Representatives of both the sides agreed that the issue was decided in assessee’s own case,by the Tribunal,while ajdudicating the appeal for the AY.2009-10(ITA/350/Mum/2013 dtd. 11. 05.2015).We would like to reproduce the relevant portion of the order and same reads as under: “The next ground of appeal is about levy of interest u/s.234 of the Act.Before us,the AR stated that the assessee was a notified entity,thus the provisions of s.234A,234B and 234C of the Act deemed to have complied with,that the assets were already in attachment of the Custodian appointed under the provisions of Special Courts Act, that the Tribunal in the case of the appellant and several other entities had held the view in favour of the appellant that the Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of Divine Holdings Pvt. Ltd. and Cascade Holdings Pvt. Ltd. had held the provisions of section 234A, 234B and 234C of the Act were mandatory and were applicable to the notified entities also, that the assessee was in the process of filing an appeal against thee said order before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, that the income eearned in the year under consideration was subjected to provisions of TDS, that the changeability of the section 234A, 234B and 234C of the Act should be after considering the amount of tax deductible at source on the income assessed. The appellant relies in this regard on the following decisions. He relied upon the cases of Motorola Inc. v. DCIT [95 ITD 269 (Del. (SB)], Sedco Fores Drilling Co. Ltd. [264 ITR 320], NGC Network Asia LLC [313 ITR 187], Summit Bhatacharys [300 ITR (AI) 347 (Bom) (SB), Vijal Gopal Jindal [ITA No. 4333/Del/2009 & Emillo Ruiz Berdejo [320 ITR 190 (Bom). DR relied upon the cases of Devine Holdings Pvt. Ltd. 3.1 We have heard the rival submissions and perused the material before us. We find tht iin the fase of Devine Holdings Pvt. Ltd. Hon’ble Bombay High Court has held that provisions of section 234A, 234B and 234C were applicable to the notified person also. Therefore, upholding the order of the FAA to that extent, we hold that provisions of section 234 of the Act are applicable. As far as calculation part is concerned, we find merits in the submission made by the assessee. Therefore, we are restoring back the issue to the file of the AO for fresh adjudication who would decide the issue after considering the amount taxed deductible at source on the income assessed and after affording a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the assessee.

6632/M/13PHM As a result, appeal filed by the assessee for the A.Y. 2002-03 stands partly allowed. Respecfully,following the above we direct the AO to hear the assessee and decide the issue afresh. ITA/6633/Mum/2013,AY.1997-98: The AR of the assessee did not press first two grounds.Therefore,same stand dismissed. Ground no.3 deals with interest expenditure of Rs.2.26 Crores and fourth ground is about levey of interest u/s.234 B and 234C of the Act. Following our order for the earlier years,we are restoring back both the grounds to the file of the AO for fresh adjudication.He will decide the issues after affording a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the assessee.

As a result, appeals filed by the assessee stand partly allowed. फलतः िनधा�रती �ारा दािखल क� गई अपील� अंशतः मंजूर क� जाती ह�. Order pronounced in the open court on 18th May,2016. आदेश क� घोषणा खुले �यायालय म� �दनांक 18 मई, 2016 को क� गई । Sd/- Sd/- जोिग�दर जोिग�दर जोिग�दर �सह जोिग�दर �सह �सह /Joginder Singh) (राजे�� / RAJENDRA) �सह �याियक सद�य / JUDICIAL MEMBER लेखा लेखा लेखा सद�य लेखा सद�य सद�य / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER सद�य मुंबई Mumbai; �दनांकDated : 18.05.2016. Jv.Sr.PS. अ�ेिषत/Copy of the Order forwarded to : आदेश क� क� �ितिलिप �ितिलिप अ�ेिषत आदेश आदेश आदेश क� क� �ितिलिप �ितिलिप अ�ेिषत अ�ेिषत 1.Appellant /अपीलाथ 2. Respondent /!"यथ 3.The concerned CIT(A)/संब& अपीलीय आयकर आयु), 4.The concerned CIT /संब& आयकर आयु) 5.DR “G ” Bench, ITAT, Mumbai /िवभागीय !ितिनिध, खंडपीठ,आ.अिध.मुंबई 6.Guard File/गाड� फाईल स"यािपत !ित //True Copy// आदेशानुसार/ BY ORDER, उप/सहायक पंजीकार Dy./Asst. Registrar आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, मुंबई /ITAT, Mumbai.