Shriram Ownership Trust, Chennai vs. DCIT, Chennai
In the result, the appeals of the assessee for both
ITA 407/CHNY/2017[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai05 May 2017AY 2014-15
Bench: Shri N.R.S. Ganesan & Shri Abraham P. George] आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. Nos. 406 & 407/Mds/2017 "नधा"रण वष" /Assessment Years : 2013-2014 & 2014-2015. Shriram Ownership Trust, Vs. The Deputy Commissioner Of No.4, Shriram House, I Floor, Income Tax, Burkit Road, T. Nagar, Non Corporate Circle 2, Chennai 600 017. Chennai 600 034. [Pan Aagts 2243H] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent)
For Appellant: Shri. R. Sivaraman, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri. Shaji P. Jacob, IRS, Addl. CIT
Section 144ASection 14ASection 160(1)Section 161(1)Section 2(31)Section 56Section 56(1)Section 56(2)Section 56(2)(vii)
…as per the ld. Authorised Representative, a private discretionary trust could not be equated with an individual. For this ld. Authorised Representative relied on decision of Co-ordinate Bench of this Tribunal in the case of Gopal Srinivasan Trust vs. ADIT 46 ITD 157. According to him, corpus contribution received could not be roped in as income even u/s. 2(24) (iva) of the Act, since assessee had not obtained the contribution by way of a legal right or claim but it was only a gratuitous payment received by it. Reliance was placed on the judgment of Hon’’ble Jurisdictional High Court in the case of A.R. Ad…