GUNJA SAMABAY KRISHI UNNAYAN SAMITY LTD,PURULIA vs. PCIT,, ASANSOL

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

Bench: Shri Aby T Varkey & Shri Girish Agrawalassessment Year: 2016-17 Gunja Samabay Krishi Pcit, Asansol Unnayan Samity Ltd. Vill. Gunja, Golbera, P.S. Vs. Joypur, Dist. Purulia, Pin. 723103 Pan: Aabag 2110 M (Appellant) (Respondent)

80P (1) Where, in the case of an assessee being a co-operative society, the gross total income includes any income referred to in sub-section (2), there shall be deducted, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this section, the sums specified in sub-section (2), in computing the total income of the assessee. (2) The sums

ACIT, CIRCLE-33, KOLKATA, KOLKATA vs. CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, KOLKATA

Appeal is allowed for statistical purposes in above terms

Bench: Shri P.M.Jagtap, Vice- & Shri S.S.Godaraassessment Year:1014-15

capital to the appellant for grant of credit to its members, (c) maintaining the liquidity option and (d) keeping the income option alive. The Assessing Officer considered the Interest income of Rs.22070040 earned from fixed deposits and Savings Bank Account as alleged Income from Other sources and on that basis he denied the deduction u/s 80P(2)(a) in respect

ITO, WARD - 35(3), KOLKATA , KOLKATA vs. M/S. KOLKATA RESERVE BANK EMPLOYEES CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LTD., , KOLKATA

Appeal is allowed for statistical purposes in above terms

Bench: Shri J. Sudhakar Reddy, Am & Shri S. S. Godara, Jm आयकर अपीलसं./I.T.A No.240/Kol/2018 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2014-15) Ito, Ward-35(3), Kolkata. Vs. M/S. Kolkata Reserve Bank Employees Co-Operative Credit Society Ltd. 13, N.S. Road, Rbi Building (Annexe), Kol- 1. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aabak6244L (Appellant) .. (Respondent) Appellant By : Dr. A. K. Nayak, Cit-Dr Respondent By : Shri Anil Kochar, Advocate सुनवाईक"तार"ख/ Date Of Hearing : 11/09/2019 घोषणाक"तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement : 18/10/2019 आदेश / O R D E R Per Shri S. S. Godara: This Revenue’S Appeal For Assessment Year 2014-15 Arises Against The Commissioner Of Income Tax (A) - 10, Kolkata Dated 30.11.2017 Passed In Case No.227/Cit(A)-10/Wd.-35(3)/14-15/16-17/Kol Involving Proceedings U/S 143(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (In Short ‘The Act’). Heard Both The Parties. Case File Perused. 2. The Revenue’S Sole Substantive Grounds Raised In The Instant Appeal Seeks To Reverse The Cit(A) Action Holding The Assessee Eligible For Section 80P(2)(D) Deduction Of Rs.6,97,20,658/- Disallowed In The Assessment Framed On 08.12.2016. Case File Suggests That The Assessee Had Derived The Impugned Interest Income From Parking Of Its Surplus Funds In Fixed Deposits With The Union Bank Of India & Central Bank Of India Fetching Interest Of Rs.6,48,17,859/- & 49,02,799/-; Respectively. The Assessing Officer Quoted Hon’Ble Apex Court’S Decision In Totgars Co-Operative Sale Society Ltd. Vs. Ito (2010) In 188 Taxman 282 (Sc)

gains of business’. Such interest income cannot be said also to be attributable to the activities of the society, namely, carrying on the business of providing credit facilities to its embers or marketing of the agricultural produce of its member. When the assesseesociety provides credit facilities to its members, it earns interest income. As stated above, in this case, interest

THE W.B STATE CO-OP AGRI AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LIMITED. ,KOLKATA vs. DCIT, CIR-54,KOLKATA, KOLKATA

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

Bench: Shri Sanjay Garg & Shri Rakesh Mishra

capital, if not immediately required to be lent to members and for payment of instalments falling due after some period, cannot be kept idle and it deposits this amount in banks to earn interest; the said income so derived has the attributes of the profits and gains of the business of providing credit facilities to members only

ITO, WD-32(2), KOLKATA, KOLKATA vs. M/S NATIONAL COAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION STAFF CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LTD., KOLKATA

In the result, Revenue’s appeal stands allowed partly for statistical purpose

Bench: Shri Waseem Ahmed & Shri S.S.Viswanethra Raviassessment Year:2012-13 Income Tax Officer, M/S National Coal बनाम Ward-32(2),Pr. Development Corporation / Commissioner Of Staff Co-Operative Credit V/S. Income Tax, 10- Society Ltd., Thapar B,Middleton Row, 3Rd, House, 5Th Floor, 25, Floor, Boaboune Road, Kolkata- Kolkata-71 001 [Pan No.Aaaln 0409 N] .. अपीलाथ" /Appellant ""यथ" /Respondent Shri Araindam Bhattacharjee, Addl. Cit-Dr अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/By Appellant Shri Subash Agarwl, Advocate ""यथ" क" ओर से/By Respondent 03-11-2017 सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing 15-12-2017 घोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement आदेश /O R D E R Per Waseem Ahmed:- This Appeal By The Revenue Is Against The Order Of Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-9, Kolkata Dated 23.07.2015. Assessment Was Framed By Ito Ward- 32(2), Kolkata U/S 143(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter Referred To As ‘The Act’) Vide His Order Dated 30.09.2014 For Assessment Year 2012-13. The Grounds Raised By The Revenue Per Its Appeal Are As Under:- “1. For That On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case, The Ld. Cit(A) Was Not Justified In Confirming The Sanction Of The Ao In Holding That The Interest Income Earned By The Assessee-Credit Society Amounting To Rs.40,76,664/- On Account Of Fixed Deposits Does Not Qualify For Deduction U/S 80P.

gains, was not immediately required by the assessee for lending money to the members as there were no takers and the same, therefore, had been deposited in a Bank so as to earn interest. In these facts and circumstances of the case, as involved in the case of Tumkur Merchants Souharda Credit Cooperative Limited (supra), the decision

ITO, WD-36(4), KOLKATA, KOLKATA vs. THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD., KOLKATA

In the result, the appeal of the revenue is allowed for statistical purposes

2) The sums referred to in sub-section (1) shall be the following, namely: (a) in the case of co-operative society engaged in- (i) carrying on the business of banking or providing credit facilities to its members, or (ii) xxx (iii) xxx (iv) xxx (v) xxx (vi) xxx (vii) xxx the whole of the amount of profits and gains

BANSABATI CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., ,HOOGHLY vs. PRINCIPAL CIT - 8, KOLKATA , KOLKATA

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

Bench: Shri J. Sudhakar Reddy, Am & Shri A. T. Varkey, Jm]

section 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Act. 54. The dispute therefore is as to what constitutes “business of banking”; because the whole of the amount of profits and gains of business attributable to business of banking is deductible while computing the total income of an assessee, where an assessee is a co-operative society. Therefore, a twofold inquiry

TALUK GOPALPUR SAMABAY KRISHI UNNAYAN SAMITY LIMITED. ,MEDINIPUR vs. ITO, WARD NO-27(3), HALDIA, HALDIA

In the result, the appellant fails with respect to ground no

Bench: Pradip Kumar Choubey & Sri Sanjay Awasthi

gains achieved from interest earnings on such investments, is to be deducted in computing the total income. ……………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………. Page 6 of 8 I.T.A. No.: 1152/KOL/2023 Assessment Year: 2018-19 Taluk Gopalpur Samabay Krishi Unnayan Samity Limited. 9. We find that revenue's case is covered by South Eastern Railways Employees Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. (supra

ACIT, CIRCLE - 56, KOLKATA, KOLKATA vs. THE WEST BENGAL STATE CO-OPT. BANK LTD., KOLKATA

In the result, the appeals as well as the cross-objections are dismissed

Bench: Hon’Ble Sri N.V.Vasudevan, Jm & Dr.Arjun Lal Saini, Am] I.T.Anos.737-742/Kol/2011 Assessment Years : 1996-97 To 2001-02 A.C.I.T., Circle-56, -Vs.- The West Bengal State Co-Operative Kolkata Bank Ltd.Kolkata [Pan : Aaaat 7072 N] (Respondent) (Appellant) C.O.Nos.36-40/Kol/2011 (A/O I.T.A Nos. 737-741/Kol/2011 ) Assessment Years : 1996-97 To 2000-2001 The West Bengal State Co-Operative -Vs.- A.C.I.T., Circle-56, Bank Ltd., Kolkata Kolkata [Pan : Aaaat 7072 N] (Respondent) (Appellant) For The Department : Shri G.Mallikarjuna, Cit(Dr) For The Assessee : Shri N.C.Mondal, Ca Date Of Hearing : 27.07.2016. Date Of Pronouncement : 03.08.2016. Order Per Bench

capital" and held that the investments were not .available for nor-mal banking business. Therefore the entire income was taxable. The Special Bench of the Tribunal held that the Income was entitled to special deduction u/s. 80P. On appeal to the High Court ; Held, dismissing the appeal, that the Tribunal was right in allowing deductions u/s. 80P(2

JALUIDANGA PASCHIM NASARATPUR SAMABAY KRISHI UNNAYAN SAMITY LIMITED,BURDHAMAN vs. ITO, WARD-1(1), BURDWAN

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is dismissed

Bench: Shri Manish Borad & Shri Sonjoy Sarmaassessment Year: 2014-15 Jaluidanga Paschim Ito, Ward-1(1), Burdwan Nasaratpur Samabay Krishi Unnayan Samity Ltd. Block: Purbasthali 1, Vs. Village: Jaluidanga, Post: Samudragarh, Dist: Purba Bardhaman, 713519. Pan: Aabaj6381R (Appellant) (Respondent) Present For: Appellant By : Shri S.D. Bandyopadhyay & Shri A.N. Chatterjee, Fca Respondent By : Shri Nicholas Murmu, Addl. Cit Date Of Hearing : 03.03.2022 Date Of Pronouncement : 27.04.2022 O R D E R Per Sonjoy Sarma: This Is Appeal Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of Ld. Cit(A), National Faceless Appeal Centre Dated 21.09.2021 For A.Y. 2014-15. 2. The Assessee Raised The Following Grounds Of Appeal Are As Under:

gains of business". Such interest income cannot be said also to be attributable to the activities of the society, namely, carrying on the business of providing credit facilities to its members or marketing of the agricultural produce of its members. When the assessee-society provides credit facilities to its members, it earns interest income. As stated above, in this case

JALUIDANGA PASCHIM NASARATPUR SAMABY KRISHI UNNAYAN SAMITY LIMITED,BARDHAMAN, WEST BENGAL vs. INCOME TAX OPPFICER, WARD-1(3), BURDWAN

In the result, appeal of the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purposes

gains of such activities entitled for deduction under section 80P(2)(a)(iv) of the Income Tax Act 1961. our appellant society entitled for deduction under section 80P(2)(d) of the whole of the interest /Dividend received from other Cooperative Societies. Your appellant society entitled for deduction under section 80P(2)(c) of the Income

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI LIMITED,KOLKATA vs. ADIT, INT. TAX., KOLKATA

In the result, appeal of the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA (Judicial Member), SHRI S. RIFAUR RAHMAN (Accountant Member)

gains of such activities entitled for deduction under section 80P(2)(a)(iv) of the Income Tax Act 1961. our appellant society entitled for deduction under section 80P(2)(d) of the whole of the interest /Dividend received from other Cooperative Societies. Your appellant society entitled for deduction under section 80P(2)(c) of the Income

ACIT, CIRCLE-33, KOLKATA, KOLKATA vs. CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, KOLKATA

In the result, appeal by the revenue is dismissed

Bench: Hon’Ble Sri.N.V.Vasudevan, Jm & Sri.Waseem Ahmed Am]

80P(2)(a)(i) of the Act in respect of the interest income.” 13. The aforesaid view has also been followed by the Tribunal in I.T.A.Nos.737-742/Kol/2011for Assessment Years : 1996-97 to 2001-02 in the case of A.C.I.T., Circle-56, -vs.-The West Bengal State Co-operative Bank Ltd. 14. The Hon’ble Karnataka High Court

SESEC, ECO. RAILWAY EMPLOYEES CO OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LTD.,KOLKATA vs. PCIT-10, KOLKATA, KOLKATA

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee on this ground, is dismissed

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri S.S.Viswanethra Ravi, Jm & Dr.Arjun Lal Saini, Am ] Assessment Year : 2011-12

capital and free reserves which can be considered to have been invested in bank deposits fetching the interest income to the assessee; & (iii) The interest on house building advance to the staff of the assessee and miscellaneous receipts are not income from providing credit facilities to its members and is not eligible for deduction under section 80P(2

M/S PANDITPURSAMABAY KRISHI UNNAYAN SAMITY LTD,KOLKATA vs. ITO, WARD-41(1), NADIA

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is dismissed

Bench: Sri Manish Borad& Sri Sonjoy Sarma)

gains of business". Such interest income cannot be said also to be attributable to the activities of the society, namely, carrying on the business of providing credit facilities to its members or marketing of the agricultural produce of its members. When the assessee-society provides credit facilities to its members, it earns interest income. As stated above, in this case

D.C.I.T.CIR - VIII,KOL, KOLKATA vs. SHRI RAM CHANDRA AGARWAL, KOLKATA

In the result, the appeal of the revenue is dismissed as stated above

Bench: : Shri M. Balaganesh

capital gains on sale of shares of M/s. Vishal Retail Ltd as pointed out by the ld.AO in his penalty order vide page 2. The plea of the assessee that the claim for exemption u/s. 10(38) of the Act was a bonafide mistake made by the assessee has to be accepted. There is no material on record to show

ACIT, CIR.-29,, KOLKATA vs. M/S STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA EMPLOYEES CO-OP. CR. SOCIETY LTD., KOLKATA

In the result, all the appeals of the revenue are dismissed and all the appeals of the assessee are allowed

Bench: Shri A. T. Varkey, Jm & Shri Rajesh Kumar, Am ]

capital gain from investments for AY 2011-12 which was reversed by the Ld. CIT(A) and held it as business income which action of the Ld. CIT(A) has not been challenged by the AO, so the finding of Ld CIT(A) that assessee is a trader of of shares and mutual funds crystallises. Therefore, applying the principle

STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LTD.,KOLKATA vs. ACIT, CIR.-28, KOLAKTA

In the result, all the appeals of the revenue are dismissed and all the appeals of the assessee are allowed

Bench: Shri A. T. Varkey, Jm & Shri Rajesh Kumar, Am ]

capital gain from investments for AY 2011-12 which was reversed by the Ld. CIT(A) and held it as business income which action of the Ld. CIT(A) has not been challenged by the AO, so the finding of Ld CIT(A) that assessee is a trader of of shares and mutual funds crystallises. Therefore, applying the principle