CIT v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.

125 Taxmann 1094High Court2002#1487 most cited

What is CIT v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. authority for?

Interest levied under Section 201(1A) for delayed remittance of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) is compensatory in nature, not penal. It is a distinct provision for delayed remittance, similar to interest paid by Revenue on refunds.

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CIT v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. · Section 201(1A) · interest on delayed TDS · interest not penal · compensatory interest · late payment of tax deducted at source · nature of interest · Karnataka High Court · 320 ITR 190

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Judgments citing CIT v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.

IVTL INFOVIEW TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.,CHENNAI vs. DCIT, CORPORATE CIRCLE-II(2), CHENNAI

In the result, appeal filed by the assessee stands allowed

ITA 2916/CHNY/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai30 Jan 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Manu Kumar Giri & Hon’Ble Shri Jagadishआयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.2916/Chny/2024 (िनधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: 2015-2016) Ivtl Infoview Technologies Vs. The Deputy Commissioner Of Private Limited, Income Tax, No.2/319, 3F, Corporate Circle Ii(2) Vishranthi Melaram Towers, Chennai 600 034. Oggiam Thoraipakkam, Chennai 600 097. [Pan: Aaaci 7550A] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/ Appellant By : Ms. S. Vidhya, C.A., ""यथ" क" ओर से /Respondent By : Ms. Pushpa Hemachand, Jcit. सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 22.01.2025 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement : 30.01.2025 आदेश / O R D E R Per Manu Kumar Giri ()

For Appellant: Ms. S. Vidhya, C.AFor Respondent: Ms. Pushpa Hemachand, JCIT
Section 143(3)Section 2(24)(x)Section 36(1)Section 36(1)(va)

…n that view of the matter, the appeal is allowed and question Nos. 1 and 2 are answered in favour of the assessee and against the revenue. No order as to costs’. 9. The Hon’ble Karnataka High Court judgment in the case of CIT vs. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. [315 ITR 102], wherein the Hon’ble High Court held that interest for late payment of TDS is not in penal nature by observing as under: “7. In the Mittal Steel case (supra), the proviso to s. 201 was under consideration. The said proviso empowers levy of penalty if the TDS deduction is not effected for any valid reason. However, s.201(1A) is a distinct provis…

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