Gestetner Duplicators P. Ltd. v. CIT

117 ITR 1Supreme Court of India1979#2295 most cited

What is Gestetner Duplicators P. Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

An employer's contribution to a recognized provident fund qualifies as a business expenditure for income tax purposes.

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Also referred to as

Gestetner Duplicators P. Ltd. v. CIT · employer contribution · recognized provident fund · business expenditure · Section 11 · Section 12 · Section 12A · Section 2(15) · income tax deduction · provident fund deduction

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Judgments citing Gestetner Duplicators P. Ltd. v. CIT

Hira Lal Agarwal, New Delhi vs. DCIT, Circle - 1, Siliguri

Appeal is partly allowed in above terms

ITA 146/KOL/2018[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata22 Nov 2019AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri S.S.Godara & Dr. A.L. Sainiassessment Year :2011-12 Hira Lal Agarwal V/S. Dcit, Circle-1, C/O Kishore Kumar Lohia, Aayakar Bhawan, 2Nd Floor, Smritidham Paribahan Nagar, Building Opposite Hotel Matigara,Siliguri Gate Way, Sevoke Road, Siliguri-734001 [Pan No.Acmpa 4071 B] .. अपीलाथ" /Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent Shri Subash Agarwal, Advocate अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/By Appellant Shri C.J. Singh, Jcit Sr-Dr ""यथ" क" ओर से/By Respondent 03-09-2019 सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing 22-11-2019 घोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement आदेश /O R D E R Per S.S.Godara:- This Assessee’S Appeal For Assessment Year 2011-12 Arises Against The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-Siliguri’S Order Dated 18.12.2017 Passed In Case No.95/Cit(A)/Slg/2015-16, Involving Proceedings U/S 143(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961; In Short ‘The Act’. Heard Both The Parties. Case File Perused. 2. Learned Counsel Submits At The Outset That The Assessee No More Wishes To Press For His Legal Ground Challenging Validity Of Re-Opening. The Same Is Therefore Rejected As Not Pressed. 3. Next Comes The Latter Issue On Merits Qua Correct Application Of Sec. 10(13A) In Respect Of Any Special Allowance Granted To An Assessee By His Employer To Meet Expenditure Actually Incurred On Payment Of Rent (By

Section 1Section 10Section 143(3)

…ertakng character of dearness allowance despite the same being related to team as well as individual achievements going by the relevant terms of appointment. Hon'ble apex court’s decision in Gestetner Duplicators (P) Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Income Tax (1979) 117 ITR 1 (SC) settled the law long back that salary; for the purpose of computing sec.10(13A) exemption, means basic salary including dearness allowance and commission based on fixed rates if the terms of the employment so provide. We make it clear that the assessee’s terms of employment have nowhere been referred by the lower authorities to this effect. We…

M/S. Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, Uttar Pradesh vs. CIT (E), Lucknow

The appeal is allowed

ITA 113/DEL/2016[]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi19 May 2016

Bench: Shri I.C. Sudhir & Shri L.P. Sahu Assessment Year: -- Greater Noida Industrial Development Vs. Cit(E), Authority, H-169, Chitvan Estate, Lucknow. Sector-Gamma, Gr. Noida City, District – Gautam Budh Nagar. Uttar Pradesh. (Pan: Aaalg0129L) (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessment Year: - - Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Vs. Cit(E), Authority, First Floor, Commercial Complex, Lucknow. P-2, Sector-Omega 1, Greater Noida Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. (Pan: Aaalt0341D) Assessee By: S/Shri Balbir Singh & Abhinav Mehrotra, Adv., Sk Gupta & Ms. Raj Rani, Cas. Department By: Shri Sandeep Kumar, Cit( Dr) Date Of Hearing : 02 .03.2016 Date Of Pronouncement: 18 :05.2016 Order Per I.C. Sudhir:

For Appellant: S/Shri Balbir Singh & AbhinavFor Respondent: Shri Sandeep Kumar, CIT( DR)
Section 12ASection 2(15)Section 3Section 6

…n 12AAA, therefore, cannot be ignored or wished away by the Assessing Officer by adopting a stand that the trust or institution is not fulfilling the conditions for applicability of Sections 11 & 12. In the case of Gestetner Duplicators P. Ltd. vs. CIT [1979] 117 ITR 1 (SC), the Apex Court was called upon to determine as to whether the contribution made by the employer should be treated as a business expenditure, the requirement being contribution should be made to a recognized provident fund. Needless to mention that this Hon'ble Court in the case of CIT vs. M/s. U.P. Forest Corporation Ltd., in Income Tax Appea…