DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE - (1), PANAJI vs. M/S GOA STATE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED , PANAJI

In the result, both the appeal of assessee and the revenue are dismissed

Bench: Shri Chandra Mohan Garg & Shri Girish Agrawalassessment Year: 2014-15 Goa State Infrastructure Income Tax Officer, Ward- Development Corporation 1(1), Panaji – Goa 403 001. Ltd. Vs. 7Th Floor, Edc House, Dr. A. B. Road, Panaji, Goa 403001 (Pan: Blrgo3663C) (Appellant) (Respondent) & Assessment Year: 2014-15 Deputy Commissioner Of Goa State Infrastructure Income-Tax, Circle-1(1), Vs. Development Corporation Panaji, Goa Ltd., Panaji . (Appellant) (Respondent) Present For: Assessee By : Shri Jitendra Jain, Ar Department By : Shri Mayur Kamble, Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing : 15.06.2022 Date Of Pronouncement : 02.09.2022 O R D E R Per Girish Agrawal: Both These Cross Appeals Preferred By The Assessee & The Revenue Are Directed Against The Order Of Ld. Cit(A)-2, Panaji Vide Ita No. 143/Cit(A)-2/Pnj/2017-18 & Ita No. 42/Cit(A)-1/Pnj/2017-18 Dated 27.09.2018 For A.Y. 2014-15 Passed Against The Assessment Order U/S 143(3) Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter Referred To As ‘The Act’) By Ito, Ward-1(1), Panaji-Goa Dated 19.12.2016. 2. Shri Jitendra Jain, Ar Appeared On Behalf Of The Assessee & Shri Mayur Kamble, Sr. Dr Appeared On Behalf Of The Revenue. M/S. Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. A.Y: 2015-16 3. The Only Issue Involved In These Two Cross Appeals Is In Relation To Disallowance Of Deduction Of Rs.3,37,35,560/- Claimed By The Assessee U/S. 80Ia Of The Act. The Assessee Is In Appeal In Respect Of Disallowance Of An Amount Of Rs.23,97,310/- & The Department Is In Appeal In Respect Of Relief Granted By The Ld. Cit(A) For Allowance Of Rs.3,13,38,250/-, Both Comprising The Total Claim Of Rs.3,37,35,560/-.

B. T. Patil & Sons Belgaum Construction Pvt. Ltd. (supra), wherein it was held that the assessee is engaged in development of infrastructure facility by way of constructing road for PWD Department of the Government and is eligible for deduction u/s. 80IA(4) of the Act. 4.11. Reliance was also placed on the decision of Hon’ble jurisdictional High Court

GOA STATE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVLOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED.,PANAJI vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-1(1), , PANAJI

In the result, both the appeal of assessee and the revenue are dismissed

Bench: Shri Chandra Mohan Garg & Shri Girish Agrawalassessment Year: 2014-15 Goa State Infrastructure Income Tax Officer, Ward- Development Corporation 1(1), Panaji – Goa 403 001. Ltd. Vs. 7Th Floor, Edc House, Dr. A. B. Road, Panaji, Goa 403001 (Pan: Blrgo3663C) (Appellant) (Respondent) & Assessment Year: 2014-15 Deputy Commissioner Of Goa State Infrastructure Income-Tax, Circle-1(1), Vs. Development Corporation Panaji, Goa Ltd., Panaji . (Appellant) (Respondent) Present For: Assessee By : Shri Jitendra Jain, Ar Department By : Shri Mayur Kamble, Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing : 15.06.2022 Date Of Pronouncement : 02.09.2022 O R D E R Per Girish Agrawal: Both These Cross Appeals Preferred By The Assessee & The Revenue Are Directed Against The Order Of Ld. Cit(A)-2, Panaji Vide Ita No. 143/Cit(A)-2/Pnj/2017-18 & Ita No. 42/Cit(A)-1/Pnj/2017-18 Dated 27.09.2018 For A.Y. 2014-15 Passed Against The Assessment Order U/S 143(3) Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter Referred To As ‘The Act’) By Ito, Ward-1(1), Panaji-Goa Dated 19.12.2016. 2. Shri Jitendra Jain, Ar Appeared On Behalf Of The Assessee & Shri Mayur Kamble, Sr. Dr Appeared On Behalf Of The Revenue. M/S. Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. A.Y: 2015-16 3. The Only Issue Involved In These Two Cross Appeals Is In Relation To Disallowance Of Deduction Of Rs.3,37,35,560/- Claimed By The Assessee U/S. 80Ia Of The Act. The Assessee Is In Appeal In Respect Of Disallowance Of An Amount Of Rs.23,97,310/- & The Department Is In Appeal In Respect Of Relief Granted By The Ld. Cit(A) For Allowance Of Rs.3,13,38,250/-, Both Comprising The Total Claim Of Rs.3,37,35,560/-.

B. T. Patil & Sons Belgaum Construction Pvt. Ltd. (supra), wherein it was held that the assessee is engaged in development of infrastructure facility by way of constructing road for PWD Department of the Government and is eligible for deduction u/s. 80IA(4) of the Act. 4.11. Reliance was also placed on the decision of Hon’ble jurisdictional High Court

THE CANACONA URBAN CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LIMITED,CANACONA vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD - 5, MARGAO

Appeals are allowed in above terms

Bench: Shri Satbeer Singh Godara & Shri G.D. Padmahshali

4. Now comes the sole dispute between the parties wherein both the learned lower authorities have disallowed the assessee’s claim of sec.80P(2)(a)(i) deduction holding that it is not a cooperative society as well as the fact that the impugned interest income had been derived from cooperative banks and 5 ITA.Nos.104 & 103/PAN./2022 similar institutions

THE CANACONA URBAN CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LIMITED,CANACONA vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD - 5, MARGAO

Appeals are allowed in above terms

Bench: Shri Satbeer Singh Godara & Shri G.D. Padmahshali

4. Now comes the sole dispute between the parties wherein both the learned lower authorities have disallowed the assessee’s claim of sec.80P(2)(a)(i) deduction holding that it is not a cooperative society as well as the fact that the impugned interest income had been derived from cooperative banks and 5 ITA.Nos.104 & 103/PAN./2022 similar institutions

VGM EXPORT,VASCO vs. JOINT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, MARGAO

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Pavan Kumar Gadale & Shri G. D. Padmahshaliita Nos. 114/Pan/2023 Assessment Year : 2010-11 Vgm Export Suvarn Bandekar Building, Swatantra Path, Vasco, Goa Pan : Aaafv6197P . . . . . . . Applicant V/S Joint Commissioner Of Income Tax, Margao Range, Margao. . . . . . . . Respondent Appearances Assessee By : Mr P B Deshpande [‘Ld. Ar’] Revenue By : Mr Ravindra Hattalli [‘Ld. Dr’] सुनवाई की तारीख / Date Of Conclusive Hearing : 20/02/2025 घोषणा की तारीख / Date Of Pronouncement : 25/02/2025

section 43AA nor ICDS-VI can be made applicable to the present case. The sole dispute hinges around nature of forex fluctuation loss as to ‘notional or real’ & ‘capital or revenue’. The Revenue setup it’s disallowance on twofold reasoning viz; (a) the forex fluctuation loss is notional in nature and (b) since it relates to cash equivalents, hence capital

INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD -2(2), , BELGAVI vs. SHIVA CREDIT SOUHARDA SAHAKARI NIYAMIT, BELGAVI

Bench: Shri Chandra Mohan Garg & Shri Girish Agrawal

disallowance made by the A.O. observing that the income earned from persons other than its regular members would not be eligible for deduction under section 80P(2)(a)(i) of the I.T. Act, 1961 and such income earned from business with persons other than the regular members would be taxable as income from business. Similar issue was placed for adjudication

THE KHANAPUR vs. S SANGH LTD,BELGAUMVS.PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, HUBBALI

Appeal is allowed in above terms

Bench: Shri Satbeer Singh Godara & Shri G.D. Padmahshali

4 ITA.No.62/PAN./2022 kept with Belgaum Dist. Central Co-Operative Bank Ltd (BDCC Bank) (b) The Learned CIT (A) ought to have taken into consideration the fact that as per the Karnataka Co- Operative Societies Act, 1956, a society has to invest 25% of its net profit into a reserve fund. This is an obligatory regulation to be followed

THE KARNATAKA KARAVALI URBAN CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LIMITED,ATHANI vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD - 1 (4), BELGAUM, BELAGAVI

Bench: Shri C.M. Garg & Shri Girish Agrawal

disallowed the deduction u/s 80P(2)(a)(i). 4. Aggrieved, the assessee carried the matter in appeal to the ld.CIT(A), but, remained empty handed as the appeal of the assessee was dismissed by the first 2 ITAs No.457 & 458/PAN/2018 appellate authority by observing that the assessee has admitted to have nominal/associate members more than 15% of its regular membership

THE KERI URBAN CO-OP. CREDIT SOCIETY LTD.,KERI, GOA vs. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-2(3), PANAJI

Appeal is allowed in above terms

Bench: Shri Satbeer Singh Godara

b) claim of Rs.8,05,267/- representing interest income from co-operative banks and sec.40(a)(ia) disallowance of Rs.13,89,783/-, respectively. 2 ITA.No.140/PAN/2019 4. Both the learned representatives rebutted their respective stand’s regarding the assessee’s status as an eligible co-operative credit society. The Revenue’s case is that this assessee is in fact

BELLAD BAGEWADI KRISHI SEVA SAHAKARI SANGH NIYAMIT,BELAGAVI vs. ASSESSING OFFICER, NATIONAL E-ASSESSMENT CENTRE, DELHI

Bench: Shri Satbeer Singh Godara & Shri G.D. Padmahshalistay Application Nos.01, 02 & 03/Pan./2023 Arising Out Of Ita.Nos.11, 89 & 116/Pan./2022 Assessment Years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 & 2020-2021 Along With Ita.Nos.11, 89 & 116/Pan./2022 Assessment Years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 & 2020-2021 & Ita.Nos. 05 & 06/Pan./2020 Assessment Years 2007-2008 & 2008-2009 Bellad Bagewadi Krishi Seva The Income Tax Officer, Sahakari Sangh Bellad Ward-1, Bagewadi, Taluka Hukkeri, Dr. Ghogeri Building, Dist. Belagavi – 591 305 Vs. Belgaum Road, State Of Karnataka. Gokak – 591 307. Pan Aaaat0640C State Of Karnataka (Appellant) (Respondent) For Assessee : Shri Shivanand Halbhavi For Revenue : Shri N. Shrikanth Date Of Hearing : 10.07.2023 Date Of Pronouncement : 13.07.2023 Order

4. Learned DR vehemently supported the CIT(A)'s foregoing detailed discussion that the impugned interest income derived from deposits made in a similar cooperative institutions is not entitled for sec.80P deduction. And also that the assessee has been having nominal members, not entitled for voting and therefore, both the learned lower authorities have rightly held it as not eligible

BELLAD BAGEWADI KRISHI SEVA SAHAKARI SSANGH NIYAMIT,HUKKERI vs. ASSESSING OFFICER, NATIONAL E-ASSESSMENT CENTRE, DELHI

Bench: Shri Satbeer Singh Godara & Shri G.D. Padmahshalistay Application Nos.01, 02 & 03/Pan./2023 Arising Out Of Ita.Nos.11, 89 & 116/Pan./2022 Assessment Years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 & 2020-2021 Along With Ita.Nos.11, 89 & 116/Pan./2022 Assessment Years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 & 2020-2021 & Ita.Nos. 05 & 06/Pan./2020 Assessment Years 2007-2008 & 2008-2009 Bellad Bagewadi Krishi Seva The Income Tax Officer, Sahakari Sangh Bellad Ward-1, Bagewadi, Taluka Hukkeri, Dr. Ghogeri Building, Dist. Belagavi – 591 305 Vs. Belgaum Road, State Of Karnataka. Gokak – 591 307. Pan Aaaat0640C State Of Karnataka (Appellant) (Respondent) For Assessee : Shri Shivanand Halbhavi For Revenue : Shri N. Shrikanth Date Of Hearing : 10.07.2023 Date Of Pronouncement : 13.07.2023 Order

4. Learned DR vehemently supported the CIT(A)'s foregoing detailed discussion that the impugned interest income derived from deposits made in a similar cooperative institutions is not entitled for sec.80P deduction. And also that the assessee has been having nominal members, not entitled for voting and therefore, both the learned lower authorities have rightly held it as not eligible

BELLAD BAGEWADI KRISHI SEVA SAHAKARI BANK LIMITED,HUKKERI vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-1, GOKAK

Bench: Shri Satbeer Singh Godara & Shri G.D. Padmahshalistay Application Nos.01, 02 & 03/Pan./2023 Arising Out Of Ita.Nos.11, 89 & 116/Pan./2022 Assessment Years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 & 2020-2021 Along With Ita.Nos.11, 89 & 116/Pan./2022 Assessment Years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 & 2020-2021 & Ita.Nos. 05 & 06/Pan./2020 Assessment Years 2007-2008 & 2008-2009 Bellad Bagewadi Krishi Seva The Income Tax Officer, Sahakari Sangh Bellad Ward-1, Bagewadi, Taluka Hukkeri, Dr. Ghogeri Building, Dist. Belagavi – 591 305 Vs. Belgaum Road, State Of Karnataka. Gokak – 591 307. Pan Aaaat0640C State Of Karnataka (Appellant) (Respondent) For Assessee : Shri Shivanand Halbhavi For Revenue : Shri N. Shrikanth Date Of Hearing : 10.07.2023 Date Of Pronouncement : 13.07.2023 Order

4. Learned DR vehemently supported the CIT(A)'s foregoing detailed discussion that the impugned interest income derived from deposits made in a similar cooperative institutions is not entitled for sec.80P deduction. And also that the assessee has been having nominal members, not entitled for voting and therefore, both the learned lower authorities have rightly held it as not eligible

BELLAD BAGEWADI KRISHI SEVA SAHAKARI BANK LIMITED,HUKKERI vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-1, GOKAK

Bench: Shri Satbeer Singh Godara & Shri G.D. Padmahshalistay Application Nos.01, 02 & 03/Pan./2023 Arising Out Of Ita.Nos.11, 89 & 116/Pan./2022 Assessment Years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 & 2020-2021 Along With Ita.Nos.11, 89 & 116/Pan./2022 Assessment Years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 & 2020-2021 & Ita.Nos. 05 & 06/Pan./2020 Assessment Years 2007-2008 & 2008-2009 Bellad Bagewadi Krishi Seva The Income Tax Officer, Sahakari Sangh Bellad Ward-1, Bagewadi, Taluka Hukkeri, Dr. Ghogeri Building, Dist. Belagavi – 591 305 Vs. Belgaum Road, State Of Karnataka. Gokak – 591 307. Pan Aaaat0640C State Of Karnataka (Appellant) (Respondent) For Assessee : Shri Shivanand Halbhavi For Revenue : Shri N. Shrikanth Date Of Hearing : 10.07.2023 Date Of Pronouncement : 13.07.2023 Order

4. Learned DR vehemently supported the CIT(A)'s foregoing detailed discussion that the impugned interest income derived from deposits made in a similar cooperative institutions is not entitled for sec.80P deduction. And also that the assessee has been having nominal members, not entitled for voting and therefore, both the learned lower authorities have rightly held it as not eligible

BELLAD BAGEWADI KRISHI SEVA SAHAKARI BANK LIMITED,HUKKERI vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-1, GOKAK

Bench: Shri Satbeer Singh Godara & Shri G.D. Padmahshalistay Application Nos.01, 02 & 03/Pan./2023 Arising Out Of Ita.Nos.11, 89 & 116/Pan./2022 Assessment Years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 & 2020-2021 Along With Ita.Nos.11, 89 & 116/Pan./2022 Assessment Years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 & 2020-2021 & Ita.Nos. 05 & 06/Pan./2020 Assessment Years 2007-2008 & 2008-2009 Bellad Bagewadi Krishi Seva The Income Tax Officer, Sahakari Sangh Bellad Ward-1, Bagewadi, Taluka Hukkeri, Dr. Ghogeri Building, Dist. Belagavi – 591 305 Vs. Belgaum Road, State Of Karnataka. Gokak – 591 307. Pan Aaaat0640C State Of Karnataka (Appellant) (Respondent) For Assessee : Shri Shivanand Halbhavi For Revenue : Shri N. Shrikanth Date Of Hearing : 10.07.2023 Date Of Pronouncement : 13.07.2023 Order

4. Learned DR vehemently supported the CIT(A)'s foregoing detailed discussion that the impugned interest income derived from deposits made in a similar cooperative institutions is not entitled for sec.80P deduction. And also that the assessee has been having nominal members, not entitled for voting and therefore, both the learned lower authorities have rightly held it as not eligible

SHRI BASAVESHWAR PRATHAMIK KRISHI PATTIN SAHAKARI SANGH EXAMBA,EXAMBA vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD -1 NIPANI, NIPANI

The appeal of the assessee is ALLOWED

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Pavan Kumar Gadale & Shri G. D. Padmahshaliassessment Year : 2017-18 Shri Basaveshwar Prathamik Krishi Pattin Sahakari Sangh Niyamit Examba, Dist.: Belgaum Pan: Aacas1122N . . . . . . . Appellant

b) profits from public distribution system [‘PDS’ hereafter’] of ₹29,328/-. The assessee filed its return ['ITR' hereafter] declaring total income of ₹34,500/- after claiming ₹18,35,900/- as deduction u/c VI-A of the Act. The said return of the assessee was selected for scrutiny wherein two additions were made viz; (1) disallowance of 52% interest received