Itxa/969/2004 Of The Commissioner Of Income-Tax-Iv, Pune v. Siddheshwar Ssk Ltd

1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.969 OF 2004 The Commissioner of Income Tax .. Appellant. V/s. Shree Sidheshwar SSK Ltd., .. Respondent. Mr.B.M. Chatterjee with Mrs.P.P. Bhosale i/by Pankaj Kapoor for the appellant. Mr.S.N. Inamdar with Mr.A.K. Jasani for the respondent. CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & J.P. DEVADHAR, JJ. DATED : 16TH JULY, 2007. P.C. : 1. Admit. Heard forthwith. 2. The issue in this appeal is covered by the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Siddheshwar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited V/s. CIT and CIT V/s. Shri Chatrapati Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited reported in [2004] 270 ITR 1 (SC) as followed by this Court in the case of CIT V/s. Malegaon Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited reported in [2005] 279 ITR 19 (Bom). 3. The question of law as formulated in this appeal reads as under : 2 Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Tribunal is correct in deleting the additions made in the assessment order in respect of the following items - a. C.M. relief Fund Rs.3,74,350/- b. Small Saving Scheme Rs.8,16,835/- c. Cane Development Fund Rs.16,71,451/- d. Hutment fund Rs.2,08,933/- 4. In view of the aforesaid judgments, insofar as item No.c is concerned, the appeal is remanded back to the Tribunal for denovo consideration in accordance with law. 4. Insofar as item Nos.a, b and d are concerned, they are to be treated as ‘not income in the hands of the assessee’. 5. Impugnmed order, to that extent, is set aside. The appeal is partly allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. (F.I. REBELLO, J.) (J.P. DEVADHAR, J.)