The Commissioner Of Income Tax … v. Fomento Finance And Investment Pvt.ltd

Satish 1 TXA75/18& connected matters IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA TAX APPEAL NO.75/2008 The Commissioner of Income Tax…AppellantVersusFomento Finance and InvestmentPvt.Ltd....Respondent Ms. Susan Linhares, Advocate for the appellant.Ms. Vinita Palyekar, Advocate for the respondent. AND STM No.553-16, TAX APPEAL NOS.56/2010, 15/2011,2/2011, 25/2011, 5/2013, 13/2012, 23/2012, 25/2012, 48/2012,1/2013, 2/2013, 7/2013, 17/2013, 5/2014, 13/2013, 14/2013,18/2013, 24/2014, 25/2014, 27/2015, 28/2015, 31/2014,34/2014, 55/2015, 19/2013, 20/2013, 30/2013, 7/2014, 8/2014,9/2014, 26/2014, 10/2014, 11/2014, 18/2014, 19/2014, 28/2014, 30/2014, 38/2014, 41/2014, 44/2014, 47/2014, 49/2014, 69/2014, 70/2014, 71/2014, 72/2014, 73/2014, 74/2014, 75/2014, 77/2014, 13/2015, 62/2014, 17/2015, 25/2015, 26/2015, 37/2015, 36/2015, 38/2015, 56/2015,67/2015, 72/2015, 4/2016, 5/2016, 6/2016, 7/2016, 8/2016,33/2016, 50/2016, 51/2016, 52/2016, 14/2016, 15/2016,17/2016, 22/2016, 45/2016, 24/2016, 31/2016, 42/2016,43/2016, 49/2016, 58/2016, 59/2016, 62/2016, 63/2016,67/2016, 69/2016, 3/2017, 4/2017, 5/2017, 11/2017, 12/2017,13/2017, 6/2017, 7/2017, 8/2017, 9/2017, 10/2017, 15/2017,17/2017, 1/2018, 2/2018, 3/2018, 5/2018, 6/2018, 9/2018,10/2018, 11/2018, 14/2017, 15/2018, 16/2018, 17/2018, 18/2018, 19/2018, 20/2018, 21/2018, 22/2018, 23/2018, Satish 2 TXA75/18& connected matters 24/2018, 25/2018, 26/2018, 27/2018, 28/2018, 30/2018,35/2018, 36/2018, 37/2018, 38/2018, 41/2018, 48/2017,49/2017, 71/2017, 110/2017, 111/2017, 112/2017, 113/2017,114/2017, 115/2017, 116/2017, 117/2017, 118/2017,126/2017, 127/2017,128/2017, 129/2017, 130/2017, 131/2017,132/2017, 133/2017, 134/2017, 135/2017,136/2017, 137/2017,138/2017, 139/2017, 140/2017, 141/2017,142/2017, 143/2017,145/2017, 150/2017, 151/2017, 152/2017, 75/2017, 92/2017,100/2017, 93/2017, 94/2017, 96/2017, 97/2017, 98/2017,99/2017, 101/2017, 1/2017, 12/2016, 104/2017, 105/2017,106/2017, 107/2017, 108/2017, 125/2017, 147/2017, 4/2018,42/2018, 43/2018, 49/2018, 52/2018, 55/2018, 56/2018,57/2018, 60/2018, 62/2018, 63/2018, 64/2018, 65/2018 and66/2018. - Ms. Susan Linhares, Standing Counsel for the appellant in STMNo.553/2016, Tax Appeals No.75/2018, 28/2014, 62/2016, 67/2016,3/2017, 4/2017, 6/2017, 10/2017, 15/2017, 17/2017, 75/2017,93/2017, 94/2017, 96/2017, 97/2017, 98/2017, 99/2017, 125/2017,147/2017, 4/2018, 49/2018, 52/2018, 55/2018, 56/2018, 60/2018,65/2018, 66/2018, 28/2015, 1/2018, 2/2018, 56/2018, 10/2018,11/2018, 14/2017, 41/2018, 71/2017, 110/2017 and 111/2017. Ms. Amira Razaq, Standing Counsel for the appellant in Tax AppealNos.56/2010, 15/2011, 25/2011, 23/2012, 13/2012, 25/2012,48/2012, 1/2013, 19/2013, 20/2013, 18/2014, 19/2014, 38/2014,41/2014, 69/2014, 75/2014, 77/2014, 13/2015, 17/2015, 36/2015,67/2015, 72/2015, 14/2016, 15/2016, 17/2016, 22/2016, 24/2016,31/2016, 42/2016, 49/2016, 58/2016, 59/2016, 63/2016, 69/2016,5/2017, 7/2017, 92/2017, 101/2017, 104/2017, 42/2018, 43/2018,57/2018, 62/2018, 63/2018, 64/2018, 14/2013, 47/2014, 49/2014,31/2014, 34/2014, 24-14, 13/2013, 70/2014, 74/2014, 13/2015, Satish 3 TXA75/18& connected matters 62/2014, 25/2015, 26/2015, 33/2016, 50/2016, 8/2017, 3/2018,9/2018, 15/2018 to 28/2018, 35/2018, 38/2018, 48/2017, 49/2017,113/2017 to 118/2017, 126/2018 to 143/2017, 145/2017,150/2017, 151/2017 and 152/2017. Mr. R. G. Ramani, Advocate for the appellant in Tax AppealNos.17,2013, 18/2013, 27/2015 and 28/2015. Mr. H. D. Naik, Advocate for the appellant in Tax Appeal Nos.2/2013and 7/2013. Ms. Vinita Palyekar, Advocate for the appellant in Tax AppealNos.4/2016 to 8/2016. Mr. A. F. Diniz and Mr.Ryan Menezes, Advocates for the appellant inTax Appeal No.44/2014. Shri S. R. Rivankar, Advocate for the appellant in Tax AppealNos.30/2013. Ms. Vinita Palyekar, Advocate for the respondent in Tax Appeal Nos.75/2018, 23/2012, 69/2014, 71/2014, 56/2015, 62/2016, 67/2016,101/2017, 1/2017, 12/2016, 5/2014 and 34/2014. Mr. R. G. Ramani, Advocate for the appellant in Tax AppealNos.17,2013, 18/2013, 27/2015 and 28/2015. Mr. H. D. Naik, Advocate for the appellant in Tax Appeal Nos.2/2013and 7/2013. Ms. Vinita Palyekar, Advocate for the appellant in Tax AppealNos.4/2016 to 8/2016. Mr. A. F. Diniz and Mr.Ryan Menezes, Advocates for the appellant inTax Appeal No.44/2014. Shri S. R. Rivankar, Advocate for the appellant in Tax AppealNos.30/2013. Ms. Vinita Palyekar, Advocate for the respondent in Tax Appeal Nos.75/2018, 23/2012, 69/2014, 71/2014, 56/2015, 62/2016, 67/2016,101/2017, 1/2017, 12/2016, 5/2014 and 34/2014. Mr. A. F. Diniz and Mr. Ryan Menzes, Advocates for the respondentin Tax Appeal Nos.56/2010, 72/2015, 17/2016, 104/2017,108/2017, 47/2014 and 49/2014. Mr. S. R. Rivankar, Advocate for the respondent in Tax AppealNos.2/2011, 15/2011, 28/2014, 24/2016, 17/2017, 1/2018, 5/2018,6/2018, 10/2018, 11/2018, 15/2018, 20/2018, 25/2018, 27/2018,35/2018, 38/2018, 49/2017, 71/2017, 110/2017, 112/2017 to Satish 4 TXA75/18& connected matters 118/2017, 126/2017 to 128/2017, 135/2017, 140/2017 141/2017and 151/2017. Mr. S. N. Joshi, Advocate for the respondent in Tax AppealNos.25/2011, 75/2014, 77/2014 and 31/2014. Mr. Shivan Dessai, Advocate for the respondent in Tax AppealNos.1/2013, 93/2017, 94/2017, 96/2017 to 99/2017 and 13/2018. Mr. S.M. Singbal, Advocate for the respondent in Tax AppealNos.55/2015, 30/2014 and 17/2015. Shri R. G. Ramani, Advocate for the respondent in Tax AppealNos.19/2013, 43/2016, 13/2013 and 14/2013. Mr. V. Pangam, holding for Mr. P. Karpe, Advocate for the respondentin Tax Appeal No.20/2018. Mr.V. Pangam, holding for Mr. S. Karpe, Advocate for the respondentin Tax Appeal Nos.3/2018, 21/2018, 36/2018, 132/2017,133/2017,136/2017 and 139/2017. Mr. P. Rao, Advocate for the respondent in Tax Appeal Nos.7/2014,8/2014, 9/2014, 10/2014 and 11/2014. Mr. A. D. Bhobe, Advocate for the respondent in Tax AppealNos.15/2016, 4/2018 and 57/2018. Ms. K. Mangueshkar, holding for Mr. V. Braganza, Advocate for therespondent in Tax Appeal No.15/2017. Mr. S. Redkar, Advocate for the respondent in Tax Appeal Nos.2/2018 Satish 5 TXA75/18& connected matters and 41/2018. Mr. G. Panandikar, Advocate for the respondent in Tax AppealNos.17/2018, 18/2018, 19/2018, 24/2018, 48/2017, 138/2017,49/2018, 52/2018, 55/2018, 56/2018 and 60/2018. Mr. P. Arolkar, Advocate for the respondent in Tax AppealNos.22/2018, 28/2018, 129/2017, 130/2017, 42/2018, 43/2018.Mr. Rohit Shirodkar, Advocate for the respondent in Tax AppealNo.147/2017. Coram : N.M. Jamdar & C. V. Bhadang, JJ. Date : 10[th] August 2018. P.C.: These appeals are placed under the caption “For directions” in view of the Circular issued by the CBDT on 11 July 2018. 2.The learned Standing Counsel for the appellant state that these appeals would be examined in respect of their tax effect and the list ofthe appeals, which need to be withdrawn in view of the Circular, willbe supplied to the Registry. 3.List such appeal under the caption “For withdrawal” on 16August 2018. 4.Rest of the appeals shall stand adjourned to be placed on boardas per their turn. C. V. Bhadang, J.N.M. Jamdar, J.