Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax Corporate Circle – 2(2)Chennai – 600 034 v. M/S.il & Fs Tamil Nadu Power Company Ltd.new
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12 Nov 2024 In favour of: Assessee
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Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax Corporate Circle – 2(2)Chennai – 600 034 v. M/S.il & Fs Tamil Nadu Power Company Ltd.new
Date of order
12 Nov 2024
Assessment year(s)
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Outcome
Dismissed
The order — as passed by the High Court
Case summary
In Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax Corporate Circle – 2(2)Chennai – 600 034 v. M/S.il & Fs Tamil Nadu Power Company Ltd.new, the High Court (2024) dismissed the appeal. The decision went in favour of the assessee.
Issue: Whether the amendment made to Section 14A by Finance Act, 2022 by way of insertion of explanation is applicable retrospectively as it is only clarificatory in nature?" 2.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 12.11.2024
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R. SURESH KUMARAND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C. SARAVANAN
T.C.A.No.217 of 2024
Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Corporate Circle – 2(2)Chennai – 600 034...Appellant
Vs.
M/s.IL & FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Ltd.New No.2, (Old No.21)4[th] Floor, KPR Tower1[st] Street, Subba Rao AvenueCollege Road, Chennai – 600 006.PAN: AABCF 1176A..Respondent
Prayer: Appeal filed under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, against the order of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal “A” Bench,Chennai,dated03.08.2022passedin I.T.A.No.2018/CHNY/2019.For the Appellant:Mrs.R.HemalathaSenior Standing Counsel
For the Respondent:Mr.Joseph Prabakar
JUDGMENT(Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.)The present tax case appeal was admitted on 04.10.2024 on
the following substantial questions of law:-
"i. In the facts and circumstances of the case and
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in law, whether the Ld.ITAT had committed an error in applying the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the case of M/s.CIT Vs. Bokaro Steel Ltd., 236 ITR 315 (SC) to the case of the assessee where the facts are completely different?
ii. In the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, whether the Ld.ITAT had committed an error in applying the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the case of M/s.CIT Vs.Karnal Cooperative Sugar Mills, [2000] 243 ITR 2 to the case of the assessee where the facts are completely different?
iii. In the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, whether the Ld.ITAT had committed an error in holding the interest earned by the assessee as capital receipts instead of "income from other sources" as the deposits from which interest was earned was sourced from borrowed funds?
iv. In the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, whether the Ld.ITAT had committed an error in not applying the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. Vs. CIT [1997] 227 ITR 172 (SC) which is squarely applicable to the case?
v. In the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, whether the Ld.ITAT had committed an error in applying the decision of the Hon'ble Madras High Court in the case of CIT Vs. Chettinad Logistics (P) Ltd., [2017] 80 taxmann.com 221 and Redington (India) Ltd., Vs. Addl. CIT, [2017] 77 taxmann.com 257 to the case of the assessee ignoring the amendment brought in by Finance Act, 2022 in Section 14A by way of insertion of an explanation?
vi. Whether the amendment made to Section 14A
by Finance Act, 2022 by way of insertion of explanation is applicable retrospectively as it is only clarificatory in nature?"
2. It is submitted by the learned Senior Standing Counsel
appearing for the appellant Revenue that this matter is covered
under the Low Tax Effect as per the recent Circular dated 17.09.2024, in Circular No.9/2024.
3. Hence, this appeal stands dismissed, as covered under the low tax effect and the substantial questions of law raised in this appeal are kept open to be decided at the later point of time. There shall be no order as to costs.
(R.S.K., J.) (C.S.N, J) 12.11.2024
Neutral Citation:Yes/No
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