The Commissioner Of Income Taxchennai v. M/S.tvs Electronics Ltd"Jayalakshmi Estate"29 (Old

T.C.A.No.913 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21.10.2024 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMARANDTHE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN Tax Case Appeal No.913 of 2015 The Commissioner of Income TaxChennai.....Appellant Vs. M/s.TVS Electronics Ltd"Jayalakshmi Estate"29 (Old No.8), Haddows RoadChennai 600 006.PAN : AAACT 2957 N....Respondent----- Tax Case Appeal filed under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, 'C' Bench Chennai, dated 24.01.2014 made in I.T.A.No.1278/Mds/2013 For Appellant : Mr.J.Narayanaswamy Senior Standing Counsel For Respondent : Mr.R.Venkatanarayanan for M/s.Subbaraya Aiyar Padmanabhan 1 of 4 J U D G M E N T(Delivered by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.) This Tax Case Appeal has been filed by the Revenue calling in question the correctness of the order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai by raising the following substantial questions of law: 1. Whether the Tribunal was right in holding that the receipt of annual maintenance contract charges made by the assessee has to be taxed by spreading over the receipt throughout the AMC period?receipt of annual maintenance contract charges made by the assessee has to be taxed by spreading over the receipt throughout the AMC period? 2. Is not the finding of the Tribunal bad especially when the assessee is following Mercantile system of Accountancy and AMC charges had been received in full and therefore liable to be taxed in the year of receipt?when the assessee is following Mercantile system of Accountancy and AMC charges had been received in full and therefore liable to be taxed in the year of receipt? 2. It is brought to our notice by the learned Standing Counsel for the appellant Revenue that in the instant case, as per the CBDT's Circular No.9 of 2024 dated 17.09.2024 the tax effect is said to be less than the monetary limit imposed and therefore, the appeal can be disposed of, keeping the substantial questions of law raised in this appeal open for adjudication at a later point of time. 2 of 4 T.C.A.No.913 of 2015 3. Recording the aforesaid submission made by the learned Standing Counsel for the appellant Revenue, this Tax Case Appeal is dismissed for low tax effect, keeping open the substantial questions of law for adjudication at appropriate stage. No costs. NCS : Yes/NoKST (R.S.K.,J.) (C.S.N.,J.) 21.10.2024 To The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal'A' Bench, Chennai. 3 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 4 of 4 T.C.A.No.913 of 2015 R.SURESH KUMAR, J.ANDC.SARAVANAN, J. KST T.C.A.No.913 of 2015 21.10.2024