SOVIKA AVIATION SERVICES PVT. LTD., MUMBAI V. DCIT RANGE 1(3)(1), MUMBAI

ITA 5112/MUM/2016

• Counselvise Citation: [2017] 128 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 0496 (ITAT-MUMBAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 9 month(s) 19 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 31-05-2017
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: J
• Next Hearing Date: 11-04-2017
• Assessment Year: 2012-2013
• Appeal Filed On: 11-08-2016
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: ARJU GARODIA
• Keywords: Question of law
• Section: 143(3); 115JB

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCH J MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI MAHAVIR SINGH (JUDICIAL MEMBER) AND SHRI N.K. PRADHAN (ACCOUNTANT MEMBER) ITA NO. 5112/MUM/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012 - 13 M/S SOVIKA AVIATION SERVICES PVT. LTD. B/2 PAREKH MAHAL, 80, VEER NARIMAN RD. MUMBAI - 400020 VS. DCIT 1 (3) 1, AAYAKAR BHAVAN, M.K. ROAD, MUMBAI - 400020 PAN NO. AALCS3724K (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : SHRI JAYESH DADIA , AR REVENUE BY: MS. AR JU GARODIA , DR DATE OF HEARING : 31/05/2017 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 31/05/2017 ORDER PER N.K. PRADHAN, AM THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE. THE R ELEVANT ASSESSMENT YEAR IS 20 12 - 13 . THE APPEAL IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) 3 , MUMBAI AND ARISES OUT OF THE ORDER U/S 143(3) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 (THE ACT). 2. THE GROUND RAISED BY THE ASSESSEE IN THIS APPEAL IS THAT THE LD. CIT(A) ER RED IN CONFIRMING THE ACTION OF THE AO IN MAKING ADDITION U/S 36(1)(III) OF THE ACT OF RS.12,15,887/ - BY APPLYING 12% ON THE AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING INTEREST FREE ADVANCE WIT HOUT APPRECIATING THE FACT THAT : ITA NO. 5112/MUM/2016 2 (I) O UT OF TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSES OF RS.16,49,377/ - , INTEREST OF RS.15,79,184/ - PERTAINS TO TERM FINANCE TAKEN IN EARLIER YEAR FOR PURCHASE OF OFFICE PREMISES WHICH CANNOT BE UTILIZED FOR MAKING ADVANCE TO SISTER CONCERNS. (II) T HE BALANCE AMOUNT OF INTEREST OF RS.70,193/ - PERTAINS TO INTERES T OVERDRAFT FACILITIES FROM BANK AGAINST BANK OWN FIXED DEPOSIT ON WHICH APPELLANT HAS EARNED INTEREST INCOME OF RS.2,01,211/ - RESULTING IN NO COST IN RESPECT OF INTEREST ON OD. 2.1. THE ASSESSEE ALSO RAISED AN ADDITIONAL GROUND OF APPEAL STATING THAT THE ASSESSING OFFICER (AO) SHOULD NOT HAVE MADE AN ADDITION OF RS.12,15,887/ - TO BOOK PROFIT WHICH IS NOT PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE ACT. WE FIND THAT THE AO HAS MADE THE ASSESSMENT U/S 143(3) ON A TOTAL INCOME U/S 115JB OF RS.1,85,33,926/ - . AS IT IS A QUESTION OF LAW ARISING IN ASSESSMENT PROCEEDINGS ALTHOUGH NOT RAISED EARLIER, FOLLOWING THE JUDGMENT OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT IN NTPC LTD. VS. CIT (1998) 229 ITR 383, 386 (SC) WE ADMIT THE ADDITIONAL GROUND OF APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE. 3. BRIEFLY STATED, THE FACTS OF THE CASE ARE THAT THE ASSESSEE - COMPANY FILED ITS RETURN OF INCOME FOR THE A.Y. 2012 - 13 ON 28.09.2012 DECLARING TOTAL INCOME AT RS.45,66,510/ - . IT ALSO DECLARED BOOK PROFIT OF RS.1,73,18,039/ - U/S 115JB OF THE ACT. THE AO , DURING THE COURSE OF A SSESSMENT PROCEEDINGS , FOUND THAT THE ASSESSEE HAD GIVEN SHORT TERM LOANS AND ADVANCES OF RS.1,01,32,38 9 / - AS ON 31.03.2012. FURTHER, INTEREST EXPENSES ON BORROWINGS AMOUNTING TO RS.16,49,377/ - WAS CLAIMED IN THE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT IN RESPECT OF LOANS BORROWED FROM BANKS AND OTHER UNSECURED LOANS. AS THE ASSESSEE FAILED TO ESTABLISH ONE TO ONE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTEREST FREE LOAN RECEIVED AND INTEREST FREE LOAN GIVEN, THE A.O. DISALLOWED PROPORTIONATELY RS.12,15,887/ - (RS.1,01,32,389 X 12%). ITA NO. 5112/MUM/2016 3 4. AGG RIEVED BY THE ORDER OF THE A.O. THE ASSESSEE FILED AN APPEAL BEFORE THE LD. CIT(A). WE FIND THAT THE LD. CIT(A) AGREED WITH THE REASONS GIVEN BY THE AO AND SUSTAINED THE DISALLOWANCE OF RS.12,15,887/ - MADE U/S 36(1)(III) OF THE ACT. 5. BEFORE US, THE LD. COUNSEL OF THE ASSESSEE SUBMITS THAT THE AO SHOULD NOT HAVE DISALLOWED RS.12,15,887/ - U/S 36(1)(III) TO THE BOOK PROFIT ASSESSED U/S 115JB OF THE ACT. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE LD. DR RELIES ON THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LD. CIT(A). 6. WE HAVE HEARD THE RIVAL SU BMISSIONS AND PERUSED THE RELEVANT MATERIAL ON RECORD. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE ASSESSEE - COMPANY FILED ITS RETURN OF INCOME ON 28.09.2012 DECLARING BOOK PROFIT OF RS.1,73,18,039/ - U/S 115JB OF THE ACT. THE AO HAS MADE AN ADDITION TO THE BOOK PROFIT BY DISA LLOWING RS.12,15,887/ - U/S 36(1)(III) . IN APOLLO TYRES LTD. VS. CIT (2002) 255 ITR 273 (SC), IT IS HELD BY THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT THAT WHERE THE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART II AND III OF SCHEDULE VI TO THE COMPANIE S ACT AND WHICH HAS BEEN SCRUTINIZED AND CERTIFIED BY THE STATUTORY AUDITORS AND RELEVANT AUTHORITIES, THE ASSESSING OFFICER HAS NO POWER TO SCRUTINISE NET PROFIT IN PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN EXPLANATION TO 115J. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, THE DISALLOWANCE OF RS.12,15,887/ - MADE BY THE A.O. U/S 36(1)(III) IS DELETED. 7. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL IS ALLOWED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 31/05/2017. ITA NO. 5112/MUM/2016 4 SD/ - SD/ - ( MAHAVIR SINGH) (N.K. PRADHAN) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER MUMBAI : DATED: 31/05/2017 RAHUL SHARMA, SR. P.S. COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT(A) - 4. CIT 5. DR, ITAT, MUMBAI 6. GUARD FILE . BY ORDER, //TRUE COPY// (DY./ASSTT. REGISTRAR) ITAT, MUMBAI