Elve Corporation, Mumbai vs. ACIT 12(3), Mumbai
In the result, the assessee’s appeals are partly allowed for statistical purposes, and the Revenue’s appeal is partly allowed
ITA 6279/MUM/2012[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai20 Nov 2015AY 2009-10
Bench: Shri Joginder Singh, Jm & Shri Sanjay Arora, Am आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. Nos. 4108/Mum/2012 & 6279/Mum/2012 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Years: 2008-09 & 2009-10) Elve Corporation Asst. Cit-12(3), बनाम/ Elve Chambers, Green Street, Aayakar Bhavan, Vs. Fort, Mumbai-400 001 Mumbai "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Aaafe 4847 R ("नधा"रती/Assessee) (राज"व /Revenue) : & आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 6229/Mum/2012 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2009-10) Asst. Cit-12(3), Elve Corporation बनाम/ Aayakar Bhavan, Elve Chambers, Green Street, Vs. Mumbai Fort, Mumbai-400 001 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Aaafe 4847 R (राज"व /Revenue) ("नधा"रती/Assessee) : राज"व क" ओर से/Revenue By : Shri M. C. Naniwadekar "नधा"रती क" ओर से / Assessee By : Shri Vivek Anand Perapurna सुनवाई क" तार"ख / : 21.08.2015 Date Of Hearing घोषणा क" तार"ख / : 20.11.2015 Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R Per Sanjay Arora, A. M.: These Are Set Of Three Appeals For Two Consecutive Years, Being Assessment Years (A.Ys.) 2008-09 & 2009-10, By The Assessee & The Revenue Respectively
For Appellant: Shri Vivek Anand PerapurnaFor Respondent: Shri M. C. Naniwadekar
Section 143(3)Section 172Section 195Section 195(2)Section 250(6)Section 40
…non-deduction (or deduction of tax at a lower rate), as required u/s. 195(2) of the Act. As regards freight charges, the same is subject to tax in the hands of the shipping company u/s.172 of the Act, even as clarified in CIT vs. Orient (Goa)(P.) Ltd. [2010] 325 ITR 554 (Bom). The Hon'ble jurisdictional High Court in Orient (Goa) (P.) Ltd.(supra) has clearly held that deduction qua charges paid to non-resident (shipping companies) would be governed by section 40(a)(i) of the Act where no tax stands deducted thereon, and a disallowance u/s. 40(a)(i) is under such circumstances legal, proper and in accordance with…