In The Pr. Commissioner Of Income Tax -5 v. Jcb India Ltd, the High Court (2019) allowed the appeal. The decision went in favour of the Revenue.
Issue: The short question raised by the Revenue is whether the ITAT was right in holding that the assessment order having been framed in name of an amalgamated company which was not in existence at the time of the order, was invalid.
Decision: For the reasons explained in the application, the delay in re-filing the appeal is condoned and the application is allowed.
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI+ ITA 160/2019
THE PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX -5 ..... Appellant Through: Mr. Ajit Sharma, Sr. Counsel with Ms. Priya and Mr. Ashotosh, Advocates
versus
JCB INDIA LTD.
..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Mayank Nagi and Mr. Tarun Singh, Advocates
CORAM:
JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE TALWANT SINGH O R D E R% 21.08.2019
CM APPL. 7147/2019(Delay)
1. For the reasons explained in the application, the delay in re-filing the appeal is condoned and the application is allowed.
ITA 160/2019
2. This appeal by the Revenue is against an order dated 12[th] December 2017 passed by the ITAT in ITA No. 6359/Del/2012 for the Assessment Year (AY 2008-09.
3. The short question raised by the Revenue is whether the ITAT was right in holding that the assessment order having been framed in name of an
amalgamated company which was not in existence at the time of the order, was invalid.
4. The said question stands answered against the Revenue by the judgment of the Supreme Court in Principal Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (2019) 10 SCALE 21.
5. In that view of the matter, no substantial question of law arises. The appeal is dismissed.
S. MURALIDHAR, J.
AUGUST 21, 2019 rhc
TALWANT SINGH, J.
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