CIT v. Reliance Communication Ltd.

69 Taxmann.com 103High Court2016#3534 most cited

What is CIT v. Reliance Communication Ltd. authority for?

An assessment order is not amenable to revision under section 263 merely because it does not explicitly mention an issue examined by the Assessing Officer, provided the Assessing Officer did conduct an inquiry and the assessee submitted relevant documents. The assessment order is not erroneous solely because a deeper inquiry was not made.

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CIT v. Reliance Communication Ltd. · section 263 · revision · assessment order erroneous · lack of enquiry · inadequate enquiry · AO made enquiries · 396 ITR 217 · Bombay High Court

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Reliance Communication Ltd.

CT. RAMANATHAN (HUF),PUDUKKOTTAI vs. PCIT 1, MADURAI

Appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 761/CHNY/2025[2020-21]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai25 Jun 2025AY 2020-21

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Manu Kumar Giri & Hon’Ble Shri S.R. Raghunathaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.761/Chny/2025 Assessment Years: 2020-21 C.T.Ramanathan(Huf), Income Tax Officer, No.7/45, Ct.Rm.S.House, M.St.S. Street Ward-1, Kulipirai, Pudukottai Dist, Pudukottai. Tamil Nadu-622 402. [Pan: Aaahc0701L] (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) अपीलार्थी की ओर से/ Assessee By : Mr.V.Subbarayan, Dcit(Retd.) प्रत्यर्थी की ओर से /Revenue By : Mr.M.K.Biju, Cir Dr By Virtual. सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 03.06.2025 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 25.06.2025 आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Mr.V.Subbarayan, DCIT(Retd.)For Respondent: Mr.M.K.Biju, CIR DR by virtual
Section 143(3)Section 263Section 3

…eafre, the Ld. Pr CIT as the revisional authority cannot arrive at conclusions merely on the basis of a subjective exercise and thus not justified in invoking powers under section 263 – please see 390 ITR 292(Bom) (Dept.’s SLP dismissed by SC 389 ITR(st) 42]; 396 ITR 217 (Bom); 462 ITR 44 (Guj)’ and 455 ITR 679(Jhar). VII. The Ld. Pr CIT has relied on the decision of the Supreme Court in Malabar Industrial Co. Ltd. V. CIT 243 ITR 83(SC) wherein a resolution passed by the board of the company was not placed before the Assessing officer and it was held that there is no material support the claim of the assesse and…

GODREJ AGROVET LIMITED,MUMBAI vs. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, MUMBAI-6, MUMBAI

In the result, the appeal by the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 2223/MUM/2024[2018-2019]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai20 Mar 2025AY 2018-2019

Bench: Shri Amarjit Singhshri Sandeep Singh Karhailgodrej Agrovet Limited, C/O Kalyaniwalla & Mistry Llp, Esplanade House, 29, Hazarimal Somani Marg, Fort Mumbai, Mumbai – 400079 ……………. Appellant Maharashtra Pan – Aaacg0617Q V/S Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax, Mumbai -6, Room No.51, 5Th Floor, ……………. Respondent Aaykar Bhavan, Maharishi Karve Road, Mumbai - 400020 Maharashtra Assessee By : Shri Percy J. Pardiwalla, Sr. Adv. Shri Jeet Kamdar, Adv. Revenue By : Shri Himanshu Joshi, Sr. Dr Shri Dr. Kishor Dhule, Cit - Dr

For Appellant: Shri Percy J. Pardiwalla, Sr. AdvFor Respondent: Shri Himanshu Joshi, Sr. DR
Section 142(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 144BSection 14ASection 263Section 32Section 35C

…IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “G” BENCH, MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER SHRI SANDEEP SINGH KARHAIL, JUDICIAL MEMBER Godrej Agrovet Limited, c/o Kalyaniwalla & Mistry LLP, Esplanade House, 29, Hazarimal Somani Marg, Fort Mumbai, Mumbai – 400079 ……………. Appellant Maharashtra PAN – AAACG0617Q v/s Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai -6, Room No.51, 5th Floor, ……………. Respondent Aaykar Bhavan, Maharishi Karve Road, Mumbai - 400020 Maharashtra Assessee by : Shri Percy J. Pardiwalla, Sr. Adv. Shri Jeet Kamdar, Adv. Revenue by : Shri Himanshu Joshi, Sr. DR Shri Dr. Kishor Dhule, CIT…

PR. CIT CIRCLE-2, MUMBAI vs. BHARAT PRTROLEUM CORPORATION LTD., MUMBAI

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 1601/MUM/2020[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai05 Sept 2022AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Pramod Kumar, Vp & Shri Aby T. Varkey, Jm आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No.1601/Mum/2020 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2016-17) Bharat Petroleum बिधम/ Pcit, Circle-2 Corporation Ltd. Room No.344, Aayakar Vs. Taxation Section, Bhavan, M. K. Road, 4Th Floor, Bharat Bhavan 1, Mumbai-400020. 4 & 6 Currimbhoy Road, Ballard Estate, Mumbai- 400001. स्थधयी लेखध सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Aaacb2902M (अपीलार्थी /Appellant) .. (प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent) Assessee By: Shri Jehangir D. Mistry Revenue By: Dr. Mahesh Akhade (Dr) सुनवाई की तारीख / Date Of Hearing: 28/06/2022 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 05/09/2022 आदेश / O R D E R Per Aby T. Varkey, Jm: This Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Assessee Against The Order Of The Ld. Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax-02 [Hereinafter Referred To As The “Pcit”], Mumbai Dated 21.02.2020 For Assessment Year [Hereinafter Referred To As “Ay”] 2016-17 Passed Under Section 263 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 [Hereinafter Referred To As “The Act”].

For Appellant: Shri Jehangir D. MistryFor Respondent: Dr. Mahesh Akhade (DR)
Section 10(34)Section 142(1)Section 143(3)Section 2Section 263Section 32A

…u/s 263 of the Act. For this, he relied on the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in case of CIT Vs. Reliance Communication Ltd. (244 Taxman 55) (SC) and also decision of the Hon’ble jurisdictional High Court in case of CIT Vs. Reliance Communication Ltd (396 ITR 217) (Bom) and CIT Vs. Gabriel India Ltd. (203 ITR 108) (Bom). 5. Per contra, the Ld. CIT-DR opposed the submission of the Ld. Sr. Counsel and has submitted that, the AO has merely called for the calculation in respect of deduction claimed u/s 32AC and that he did not examine in the first place, as to whether the assessee is eligible for deduction o…

BHARAT PRTROLEUM CORPORATION LTD.,MUMBAI vs. PR. CIT CIRCLE-2, MUMBAI

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed for parity of reasons

ITA 1602/MUM/2020[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai23 Feb 2022AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Vikas Awasthy & Shri M. Balaganeshआअसं. 1602/मुं/2020 ("न. व. 2015-16) आअसं. 1600/मुं/2020 ("न.व. 2017-18) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Taxation Section, 4Th Floor, Bharat Bhavan, 4 & 6 Currimbhoy Road, Ballard Estate, Mumbai 400 001 Pan: Aaacb-2902-M ...... अपीलाथ" /Appellant बनाम Vs. The Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax, Circle -2, Room No.344, Aaykar Bhavan, M.K.Road, Mumbai 400 020 ..... ""तवाद"/Respondent अपीलाथ" "वारा/ Appellant By : Shri Jehangir D. Mistry, Sr. Advocate ""तवाद" "वारा/Respondent By : S/Shri Rahul Raman & B.K. Bagchi सुनवाई क" "त"थ/ Date Of Hearing : 26/11/2021 घोषणा क" "त"थ/ Date Of Pronouncement : 23/02/2022 आदेश/ Order

For Appellant: Shri Jehangir D. Mistry, Sr. AdvocateFor Respondent: S/Shri Rahul Raman & B.K. Bagchi
Section 10(34)Section 236Section 263Section 32A

…rder, it would not make the assessment order erroneous. To buttress his argument, the ld. Counsel for the assessee placed reliance on the following decisions: (i) CIT vs. Reliance Communication Ltd., 244 Taxman 55(SC) (ii) CIT vs. Reliance Communication Ltd., 396 ITR 217(Bom) (iii) CIT vs. Gabriel India Ltd., 203 ITR 108(Bom) 5 ITA NO.1600/MUM/2020 (A.Y.2017-18) Therefore, the impugned order is liable to be quashed on this ground alone. 4.2. The ld. Counsel for the assessee further submitted that the Assessing Officer after examining assessee’s claim of investment allowance accepted the same in scrutiny asses…

BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD.,MUMBAI vs. PR. CIT, CIRCLR-2,, MUMBAI

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed for parity of reasons

ITA 1600/MUM/2020[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai23 Feb 2022AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Vikas Awasthy & Shri M. Balaganeshआअसं. 1602/मुं/2020 ("न. व. 2015-16) आअसं. 1600/मुं/2020 ("न.व. 2017-18) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Taxation Section, 4Th Floor, Bharat Bhavan, 4 & 6 Currimbhoy Road, Ballard Estate, Mumbai 400 001 Pan: Aaacb-2902-M ...... अपीलाथ" /Appellant बनाम Vs. The Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax, Circle -2, Room No.344, Aaykar Bhavan, M.K.Road, Mumbai 400 020 ..... ""तवाद"/Respondent अपीलाथ" "वारा/ Appellant By : Shri Jehangir D. Mistry, Sr. Advocate ""तवाद" "वारा/Respondent By : S/Shri Rahul Raman & B.K. Bagchi सुनवाई क" "त"थ/ Date Of Hearing : 26/11/2021 घोषणा क" "त"थ/ Date Of Pronouncement : 23/02/2022 आदेश/ Order

For Appellant: Shri Jehangir D. Mistry, Sr. AdvocateFor Respondent: S/Shri Rahul Raman & B.K. Bagchi
Section 10(34)Section 236Section 263Section 32A

…rder, it would not make the assessment order erroneous. To buttress his argument, the ld. Counsel for the assessee placed reliance on the following decisions: (i) CIT vs. Reliance Communication Ltd., 244 Taxman 55(SC) (ii) CIT vs. Reliance Communication Ltd., 396 ITR 217(Bom) (iii) CIT vs. Gabriel India Ltd., 203 ITR 108(Bom) 5 ITA NO.1600/MUM/2020 (A.Y.2017-18) Therefore, the impugned order is liable to be quashed on this ground alone. 4.2. The ld. Counsel for the assessee further submitted that the Assessing Officer after examining assessee’s claim of investment allowance accepted the same in scrutiny asses…

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