M/S.TAMILNADU STATE MARKETING CORPN. LTD.,,CHENNAI vs. DCIT, CC-3(1),, CHENNAI
In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed
ITA 1179/CHNY/2024[2018-19]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai23 Aug 2024AY 2018-19
Bench: Shri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi & Shri Jagadishआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No.1179/Chny/2024 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Years: 2018-19 M/S. Tamilnadu State Marketing Vs. The Deputy Commissioner Of Corporation Limited, Cmda Tower Ii, Income Tax, Iv Floor, Gandhi Irwin Bridge Road, Corporate Circle 3(1), Egmore, Chennai 600 008. Chennai 600 034. [Pan: Aaact2964P] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" की ओर से / Appellant By : Shri R. Vijayaraghavan, Advocate & Shri Saroj Kumar Parida, Advocate ""थ" की ओर से/Respondent By : Shri R. Clement Ramesh Kumar, Cit सुनवाई की तारीख/ Date Of Hearing : 08.08.2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 23.08.2024 आदेश /O R D E R Per S.S. Viswanethra Ravi: This Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Dated 31.03.2024 Passed By The Ld. Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax,Chennai-3, Chennai Under Section 263 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 [“Act” In Short] For The Assessment Year 2018-19. 2. The Ld. Pcit Initiated Proceedings Under Section 263 Of The Act On An Examination Of Books Of Account, Wherein, It Was Noted That The Assessee Had Debited A Sum Of ₹.14930,54,85,164/- As Vat Expenses
For Appellant: Shri R. Vijayaraghavan, Advocate &For Respondent: Shri R. Clement Ramesh Kumar, CIT
Section 263Section 37Section 40
…1179/Chny/24 called nor indeed a tax but is in the nature of the price of a privilege, which the purchaser has to pay in any trading or business transaction.” 6.2 Further, Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Om Prakash Agarwal vs. Giri Raj Kishori & Others, 164 ITR 376 have noticed the difference between tax and fee and has held that State Government cannot levy tax under the guise of fee. The Hon’ble Supreme Court held as under:- “The three principal characteristics of a tax noticed by Mukherjea, J. in the above passage are: (i) that it is imposed under statutory power without the tax-payer's consent and the p…