ITO 12(1)(2), MUMBAI vs. L & T HCC JOINT VENTURE, MUMBAI
In the result, the appeal filed by the revenue is hereby ordered to be dismissed
ITA 8451/MUM/2011[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai06 Jun 2018AY 2007-08
Bench: Shri R. C. Sharma, Am & Shri Amarjit Singh, Jm आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No.8451/Mum/2011 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2008-09) Ito 12(1)(2) बिधम/ M/S. L&T Hcc Joint R.No. 116, 1St Floor, Venture L&T House, N.M. Vs. Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Marg, Ballard Estate, Road, Mumbai-400020. Mumbai-400001. स्थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Aaaal0661M (अपीलाथी /Appellant) .. (प्रत्यथी / Respondent) Revenue By: Shri R. P. Meena (Dr) Assessee By: Shri Vijay Mehta (Ar) सुनवाई की तारीख / Date Of Hearing: 08.03.2018 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 06.06.2018 आदेश / O R D E R Per Amarjit Singh, Jm: The Revenue Has Filed The Present Appeal Against The Order Dated 15.09.2011 Passed By The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) -23, Mumbai [Hereinafter Referred To As The “Cit(A)”] Relevant To The A.Y.2008- 09. 2. The Revenue Has Raised The Following Grounds: - “1 On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case & In Law, The Id. Cit(A) Erred In Holding That The Income Of The Assessee Is Liable To Be Assessed As A Separate Independent Entity & Can Not Be Assessed As An Aop. 1A While Doing So The Id Cit(A) Failed To Appreciate The Fact That The Assessee Being The Joint Venture It Can Be Treated As An Aop In A.Y.2008-09
For Appellant: Shri Vijay Mehta (AR)For Respondent: Shri R. P. Meena (DR)
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…er process. They regulate themselves, by entering into an agreement, the methodology to be 7 8. The Hon’ble Supreme Court has made a detailed discussion on the concept of “Joint Venture” in the case of Fazir Chand Gulati Vs. Uppal Agencies Private Ltd. (2008) 10 SCC 345. The relevant observations are extracted below:- “17. This Court had occasion to consider the nature of `jointventure' in New Horizons Ltd vs. Union of India [1995 (1) SCC 478). This Court held : "The expression "joint venture" is more frequently used in the United States. It connotes a legal entity in the nature of a partnership engaged in the jo…