IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCHES, I, MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI R V EASWAR, PRESIDENT AND SHRI B RAMAKOTAIAH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER I T A NOS : 215/MUM/2010 AND 214/MUM/2010 (ASSESSMENT YEARS : 2005-06 AND 2006-07) M/S JM FINANCIAL SERVICES PVT. LTD., MUMBAI APPEL LANT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS JM MORGAN STANLEY RETAIL SERVICES PVT. LTD.) (PAN: AAACJ5977A) VS ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX RESPONDENT RANGE 4(3), MUMBAI APPELLANT BY: MR K SHIVARAM & MR SANJAY PARIKH RESPONDENT BY: MS VANDANA SAGAR O R D E R R V EASWAR, PRESIDENT: IN THESE TWO APPEALS FILED BY THE ASSESSEE, THE ON LY ISSUE IS WHETHER THE DEPARTMENTAL AUTHORITIES WERE JUSTIFIED IN DISALLOWING DEPRECIATION ON THE MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS HELD BY THE A SSESSEE IN THE BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE AND NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE. THE ISSUE IS COVERED IN FAVOUR OF THE ASSESSEE BY THE JUDGMEN T OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF TECHNO SHARES & STOCKS LTD. & ORS. VS. CIT (2010) 327 ITR 323 (SC). BY THIS JUDGMENT SEVERAL APPEALS OF DIFFERENT ASSESSEES WERE DISPOSED OFF AN D THE PRESENT ASSESSEE WAS ALSO IN APPEAL BEFORE THE SUPREME COUR T, AS SEEN FROM THE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE JUDGMENT FILED BEFOR E US. RESPECTFULLY FOLLOWING THE JUDGMENT, WE ALLOW THE APPEALS WITH N O ORDER AS TO COSTS. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 13 TH APRIL 2011. SD/- SD/- (B RAMAKOTAIAH) (R V EASWAR) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER PRESIDE NT MUMBAI, DATED 13 TH APRIL 2011 SALDANHA ITA NO: 214/MUM/2010 ITA NO: 215/MUM/2010 2 COPY TO: 1. M/S JM FINANCIAL SERVICES PVT. LTD. 141-MAKER CHAMBER III NARIMAN POINT, MUMBAI 400 021 2. ADDITIONAL CIT, RANGE 4(3), MUMBAI 3. CIT-4, MUMBAI 4. CIT(A)-8, MUMBAI 5. DR I BENCH TRUE COPY BY ORDER ASSTT. REGISTRAR, ITAT, MUMBAI