INCOME TAX OFFICER, KUDAL V. SINDHUDURG DISTRICT PRIMARY TEACHERS CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY, OROS, SINDHUDURG NAGARI, KUDAL

ITA 2113/PUN/2024

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The case involves the Income Tax Officer, Kudal as the appellant and the Sindhudurg District Primary Teachers Co-operative Credit Society as the respondent. The dispute centered on the penalty imposed for under-reporting of income, which was initially levied due to the denial of a deduction claim under section 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Cooperative Society, engaged in banking and credit facilities, had filed a return declaring nil income after claiming deductions under section 80P. The Assessing Officer (AO) denied this deduction, leading to a substantial penalty. However, the First Appellate Authority reversed this decision, leading to the Revenue's appeal to the Tribunal.

• Counselvise Citation: [2024] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 32587 (ITAT-PUNE)
• Duration Of Justice: 2 month(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 04-12-2024
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: B
• Next Hearing Date: 02-12-2024
• Assessment Year: 2020-2021
• Appeal Filed On: 04-10-2024
• Laws Referred To: Income Tax Act, 1961
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: ARVIND DESAI
• Assessee Lawyers: PRAMOD S. SHINGTE
• Keywords: Co-operative Credit Society

Judgement Text

"IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL PUNE BENCHES “B”, PUNE BEFORE DR.MANISH BORAD, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SHRI VINAY BHAMORE, JUDICIAL MEMBER आयकर अपील सं. / ITA No.2113/PUN/2024 \u000bनधा\u000fरण वष\u000f / Assessment Year : 2020-21 Income Tax Officer, Kudal Vs. Sindhudurg District Primary Teachers Co-operative Credit Society, Sankalp Siddhi, 31 Oras, Sindhudurg Nagari Kudal, Sindhudurg – 416520 Maharashtra PAN : ACEPP5560A Appellant Respondent आदेश / ORDER PER DR. MANISH BORAD, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER : This appeal at the instance of Revenue is directed against the order passed u/s.250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 [in short “the Act\"] by the National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi [in short ‘ld.CIT(A)’], dated 06.08.2024 which is arising out of the Penalty order framed u/s.270A of the Act dated 13.01.2023. 2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the assessee is a Cooperative Society registered under the Maharashtra Coop. Societies Act, 1960. It is engaged in the business of banking and providing credit facilities to its members and earning interest from the members as well as the interest from the Cooperative Banks out of its surplus funds. The return of Assessee by : Shri Pramod S. Shingte Revenue by : Shri Arvind desai Date of hearing : 02.12.2024 Date of pronouncement : 04.12.2024 ITA No.2113/PUN/2024 Sindhudurg Dist. Primary Teachers Co-operative Credit Society 2 income for the A.Y. 2020-21 was filed on 28.10.2020 declaring Nil income after claiming deduction u/s.80P of the Act. The case was selected for complete scrutiny and the assessment was completed u/s.143(3) r.w.s.144B denying deduction u/s.80P(2)(d) of the Act on the ground that interest income earned from Cooperative Banks does not qualify for deduction. Therefore, the AO vide order dated 13.01.2023 levied penalty of Rs.65,16,796/- u/s.270A for under-reporting of Income. 3. Aggrieved assessee preferred appeal before the First Appellate Authority who vide impugned order deleted the penalty by holding as under : “5. Thus as evident when the basis on which the penalty had been levied by the AO has lost its legs in as much as the claim of the appellant has been allowed, the penalty levied u/s.270A is also not applicable and accordingly, the AO is directed to cancel the penalty levied u/s.270A of amounting to Rs.65,16,796/-. The sole ground is ruled in favour of the appellant.” 4. Further aggrieved, the Revenue is in appeal before the Tribunal. 5. We have heard both the sides and carefully perused the material on record. The Revenue filed the present appeal against the deletion of penalty by the ld.CIT(A). We find The Tribunal vide ITA No.582/PUN/2024 order dated 02.07.2024 (copy placed on record) dismissed the appeal filed by the Revenue against the allowability of claim made by the assessee u/s.80P(2)(d) of the Act. It is settled position of law that when the addition made in the assessment order, on the basis of which penalty for under reporting is levied u/s.270A, is deleted, no penalty can survive and the same is liable to be cancelled in the given facts of the case. We therefore put our imprimatur to the impugned order ITA No.2113/PUN/2024 Sindhudurg Dist. Primary Teachers Co-operative Credit Society 3 passed by the ld.CIT(A). Accordingly, the grounds raised by the Revenue are dismissed. 6. In the result, the appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed. Order pronounced on this 04th day of December, 2024. Sd/- Sd/- (VINAY BHAMORE) (MANISH BORAD) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER पुणे / Pune; \u0001दनांक / Dated : 04th December, 2024. Satish आदेश क\u0002 \u0003ितिलिप अ\tेिषत / Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अपीलाथ\f / The Appellant. 2. \r\u000eयथ\f / The Respondent. 3. The Pr. CIT concerned. 4. िवभागीय \rितिनिध, आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, “B” ब\u0014च, पुणे / DR, ITAT, “B” Bench, Pune. 5. गाड\u0004 फ़ाइल / Guard File. आदेशानुसार / BY ORDER, // True Copy // Senior Private Secretary आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, पुणे / ITAT, Pune. "