Ita/154/2002 Of Commissioner Of Income Tax Del v. Tek Chand

• U 1(a) Continuation Sheet U Date I Orders ITHE 1 HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI ITAi54/2002 COMMISSIONER OF INCOME.TAX DEL Appellant. Through Mrjagdish Rai Goel. Advocate. versus TEK CHAND Respondent Through MrP.CSharada. Advoca€e. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D.K. JAIN HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHARDA AGGARWAL ORDER 0 21.082002 This is an appeal by the Revenue under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961(fo'r short the Act), challenging the order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi Bench B (for short the TribUnal), dated 23 August 2001, deleting the interest charged under Section 2344 and 234of the Act '4- We find that while granting relief to the asséssee, the Tribunal has relied on the decision [of ]t h e Supreme C o u r t in Cam..ssionerof .[nc..o.mel.a..Or Vs.Ranc .h. .... ç.. ..ub [d., ][(2001) 247 ITR 209, ][wherein two ]decisions of the Pat.na High Court mRanoh........Clu..Lt V..c..o.m..m.A..si.p..tie.r....p.f [.],nc..o.m.eTa. (1996)217 ITR 72 and Uda............111.s.tann. .....ha...dc..o[p.x,,s ].ç..o.itis...Ap[..tie........]of . ticome.Tax, (1996)222 IFR 44 have been affirmed, In Uday Mistanna Bharidar and Complex (supra), while analysing the provisions of Section 234A, 234B . Signature Not VerifiedDigitally SignedBy:AMULYA H.Ad.I(a) Continuation Sheet Orders and 234C vis-vis Section 156 of the Act, it was held that . notice of demand claiming interest can be issued only when there is order in the assessment order levying interest. This.view has been upheld by the Apex Court in Ranchi Club Ltd.. (s'upra). It is pertinent to note that a ful1Bench of the Patna High Court in SnitJe.j ....Kumar ..Q.r.........s ..o.mmisio... of nc pineTax .Qr s.., (2001) 247 ITR 210 has again reiterated the view taken by the Diviion Benches in the afore-noted cases. Admittedly, in the present case there is no direction in the assessment order for charging of L. interest under Section 23.4A/ 2348 of the Act. '1.- In view of the afore-notéd authoritative pronouncements, no question of law, much less a substantial 'question of law arises from the 'order of the Tribunal, , Dismissed. 4 .p SHARD AAAV3 AUGUST 21, 2002 "Karla"