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Cit Vs. Registhan (P) Ltd.

Cit vs Registhan (P) Ltd.

Type Court Judgment Court Rajasthan Decided Apr 28, 2003
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Citation
Court
Rajasthan High Court
Decided On
Case Number
D.B. IT Ref. Application No. 9 of 1998 28 April 2003
Subject
Direct Taxation

Case Summary

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Counsels: R.B. Mathur, for the Revenue Alok Sharma, for the Assessee In the High Court of Rajasthan, Jaipur Bench Y.R. Meena & Shashi Kant Sharma, JJ. - - 96,166.'Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, and in the absence of any exceptional circumstances shown by the assessee the Tribunal wa...

Key legal issue
Direct Taxation

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Cit

Advocate R.B. Mathur, <i>for the Revenue </i>Alok Sharma, <i>for the Assessee</i>

Respondent

Registhan (P) Ltd.

Advocate Mr. Sharma

Legal References

Reported In
[2003]131TAXMAN505(Raj)

Excerpt

counsels: r.b. mathur, for the revenue alok sharma, for the assessee in the high court of rajasthan, jaipur bench y.r. meena & shashi kant sharma, jj. - - 96,166.'whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, and in the absence of any exceptional circumstances shown by the assessee the tribunal was justified in deleting the disallowance of rs.orderheard learned counsel for the parties.2. mr. sharma, learned counsel for the respondent-assessee submits that there was a court circular that not to prefer the references in cases where the tax effect is less than rs. 2,00,000.3. the same argument has been considered by this court in case of cit v. rajasthan patrika ltd. , wherein, the view has been taken that in spite of circular on a policy decision, if department wants to file reference application, this court should entertain that.4. considering our view taken in the aforesaid case, we found no substance in the argument of mr. sharma, learned counsel for the assessee and we direct the tribunal to refer the following questions for the opinion of this court :'whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the tribunal was justified in relying upon the tax auditors and allowing the guest house expenses of rs. 32,166 without first deciding as to whether the premises in question were used for business purposes.''whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the tribunal was justified in holding that for disallowing the claim for interest, it was necessary to establish the nexus between interest bearing loans and interest free advances and consequently deleting the disallowance of rs. 96,166.'whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, and in the absence of any exceptional circumstances shown by the assessee the tribunal was justified in deleting the disallowance of rs. 2,928 made under section 40a(3) of the income tax act, 1961?'5. the tribunal is further directed to refer these questions within 2 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.6. the reference application filed under section 256(2) of the income tax act, 1961 stands disposed of accordingly.

Full Judgment

ORDER

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Mr. Sharma, learned counsel for the respondent-assessee submits that there was a court Circular that not to prefer the references in cases where the tax effect is less than Rs. 2,00,000.

3. The same argument has been considered by this court in case of CIT v. Rajasthan Patrika Ltd. , wherein, the view has been taken that in spite of circular on a policy decision, if department wants to file reference application, this court should entertain that.

4. Considering our view taken in the aforesaid case, we found no substance in the argument of Mr. Sharma, learned counsel for the assessee and we direct the Tribunal to refer the following questions for the opinion of this court :

'Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was justified in relying upon the tax auditors and allowing the Guest House expenses of Rs. 32,166 without first deciding as to whether the premises in question were used for business purposes.'

'Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was justified in holding that for disallowing the claim for interest, it was necessary to establish the nexus between interest bearing loans and interest free advances and consequently deleting the disallowance of Rs. 96,166.'

Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, and in the absence of any exceptional circumstances shown by the assessee the Tribunal was justified in deleting the disallowance of Rs. 2,928 made under section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961?'

5. The Tribunal is further directed to refer these questions within 2 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

6. The reference application filed under section 256(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 stands disposed of accordingly.

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