The Manager, Allahabad Bank, Shimla V. ITO, TDS, Shimla

ITA 747/CHANDI/2019

• Counselvise Citation: [2020] 111 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 2457 (ITAT-CHANDIGARH)
• Duration Of Justice: 9 month(s) 13 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 27-02-2020
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: B
• Next Hearing Date: 24-02-2020
• Assessment Year: 2011-2012
• Appeal Filed On: 14-05-2019
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: J K GARG CIT
• Keywords: Additional evidence; TDS; Set aside
• Section: 194A

Judgement Text

, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, CHANDIGARH BE NCH B, CHANDIGARH .., ! '# #$ %, & '( BEFORE: SHRI. N.K.SAINI, VP & SHRI , SANJAY GARG, J M ITA NO. 747/CHD/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2011-12 THE MANAGER, ALLAHABAD BANK BHAGRA NIWAS, THE MALL SHIMLA- HIMACHAL PRADESH THE ITO TDS, KASUMPTI SHIMLA- HIMACHAL PRADESH PAN NO: PTLA1051B APPELLANT RESPONDENT !' ASSESSEE BY : SHRI VISHAL MOHAN #!' REVENUE BY : SHRI J.K. GARG, CIT $ %! & DATE OF HEARING : 24/02/2020 '()*! & DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 27/02/2020 ')/ ORDER PER N.K. SAINI, VICE PRESIDENT THIS IS AN APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A), SHIMLA, H.P. DT. 26/03/2019. 2. FOLLOWING GROUNDS HAVE BEEN RAISED IN THIS APPEAL: 1. THAT IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE THE LD. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) IS NOT JUSTIFIED IN UPHOLDING THAT TH E TAX WAS REQUIRED TO BE DEDUCTED ON THE DEPOSITS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH POWER CORPORATION UNDE R SECTION 194A OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961. 2. THAT IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE THE LD. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) IN NOT JUSTIFIED IN UPHOLDING THE CHA RGING OF INTEREST UNDER SECTION 201(1A) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961. 3. THAT ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (AP PEALS) IS BAD IN LAW AND FACTS. 3. DURING THE COURSE OF HEARING THE LD. COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE ALSO MOVED AN APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF THE ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR (FINANCE), H.P. POWER CORPORATION LTD., BCS, NEW SHIMLA DT. 07/01/2020 WRITTEN TO THE CHIEF MANAGER, ALLAHABAD BANK, THE MALL, SHIMLA. IN THE APPLICATION MOVED UNDER RULE 29 OF THE ITAT RULES 1963, THE ASSESS EE STATED AS UNDER: 2 2. THAT ONLY REASON WHICH WEIGHED WITH THE LD CIT( A) IN HOLDING THE ASSESSEE RESPONSIBLE FOR NON DEDUCTION OF TDS UNDER SECTION 194 A OF THE INCOME TAX ACT,1961 WAS THAT NO PROOF HAD BEEN PLACED ON RECORD TO PROVE TH AT FACT THAT THE APPELLANT HAD NOT PLACED ON RECORD ANY MATERIAL TO SHOW THAT THE DEDU CTEE HIMACHAL PRADESH POWER CORPORATION LTD WAS A 100% GOVT OWNED COMPANY THOUG H ON THEIR LETTER HEAD IT WAS MENTIONED THAT ALL IT IS A GOVT OWNED COMPANY. 3. THAT NOW THE APPLICANT HAS SOUGHT A LETTER IN RE SPECT OF THE SAME AND THE IS SOUGHT TO BE PLACED FOR APPRECIATION OF THIS HON'BL E BENCH AS ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE. 4. THAT AS THE SAID DOCUMENT GOES TO THE ROOT OF TH E CASE IT IS MOST RESPECTFULLY PRAYED THAT THE SAME MAY KINDLY BE ADMITTED. 5. THAT NO PREJUDICE SHALL BE CAUSED TO THE NON APP LICATION IS THE ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE IS ADMITTED ON THE OTHER HAND THE APPLICAN T SHALL BE PUT TO AN IRREPARABLE LOSS. IT IS, THEREFORE, MOST RESPECTFULLY PRAYED THAT THI S APPLICATION BE TAKEN ON ACCOUNT AND ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE IN RESPECT OF THE BE ADMITT ED OR ANY OTHER ORDER BE PASSED IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. 4. DURING THE COURSE OF HEARING THE LD. CIT DR OPPOSED THE ADMISSION OF THE ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE AND SUBMITTED THAT THE SAME WAS NOT FURNISHED BEFORE THE LD. CIT(A). 5. FACTS OF THE CASE IN BRIEF ARE THAT THE ASSESSEE IS A BANKING INSTITUTION AND IS A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR DEDUCTION OF TAX AT SOURCE. THE A.O. NOTICED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAD NOT DEDUCTED TDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 194A OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 ON THE INTEREST PAID TO VARIOUS C ONSUMERS ON THE TERM DEPOSITS ETC. AND CREATED THE DEMAND OF RS. 6,18,218/- FOR THE Y EAR UNDER CONSIDERATION. 6. BEING AGGRIEVED THE ASSESSEE CARRIED THE MATTER TO THE LD. CIT(A) WHO CONFIRMED THE DEMAND RAISED BY THE A.O. FOR THE YEAR UNDER CONSIDER ATION BY OBSERVING IN PARA 1 AT PAGE NO. 16 OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER AS UNDER: 1. NOTHING HAS BEEN BROUGHT ON RECORD TO ESTABLISH THAT HIMURJA SATISFIES THE CLAUSE 194A(3)(III)(F) REFERRED SUPRA. THE ONLY DOCUMENTS ON RECORD IS ON PAGE 68 WHICH IS A LETTER BY HIMURJA CEO MAKING A CLAIM THAT IT IS REGISTERED UNDER SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT 1860 AND BEING WHOLLY FINANCED BY THE STATE AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, IT SATISFIED THE CLAUSE 194A(3)(III)(F) REFERRED SUPRA. HOWEVER, THE SAID L ETTER IS A MERE CLAIM BY THE CEO AND CANNOT BE TAKEN AS EVIDENCE TO ESTABLISH THE STATE D FACTS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ACTION OF THE A.O IS UPHELD WITH REGARD TO THIS ISSUE. 7. NOW THE ASSESSEE IS IN APPEAL. 8. LD. COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE FURNISHED THE ADDITIONA L EVIDENCE AND SUBMITTED THAT IT GOES TO THE ROOT OF THE MATTER AS ALLEGED DEDU CTEE IS A GOVERNMENT COMPANY, 3 THEREFORE NO TDS IS TO BE DEDUCTED AS PER THE PROVISIO NS OF SECTION 194A OF THE ACT. HOWEVER, HE ADMITTED THAT THE ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE NOW FU RNISHED WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE LD. CIT(A), HE REQUESTED TO REMAND THE MATTER TO T HE LD. CIT(A) FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE AFORESAID CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR (FI NANCE), H.P. POWER CORPORATION LTD., BCS, NEW SHIMLA. 9. THE LD. CIT DR OPPOSED THE ADMISSION OF THE ADDITIO NAL EVIDENCE AND SUBMITTED THAT THE CERTIFICATE NOW FURNISHED BEFORE THE ITAT, WAS NOT SUBMITTED BEFORE THE LD. CIT(A). 10. WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE SUBMISSIONS OF BOTH THE PARTI ES AND PERUSED THE MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON THE RECORD. IN OUR OPINION THE CER TIFICATE NOW FURNISHED IN THE FORM OF NEW EVIDENCE GOES TO THE ROOT OF THE MATTER, THERE FORE, THE SAME IS ADMITTED, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE LD. CIT(A), WE, T HEREFORE DEEM IT APPROPRIATE TO SET ASIDE THIS ISSUE BACK TO THE FILE OF THE LD. CIT(A) T O BE DECIDED AFRESH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AFTER PROVIDING DUE AND REASONABLE OF BEIN G HEARD TO THE ASSESSEE. 11. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED F OR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. (ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 27/02/2020 ) SD/- SD/- #$ % .., (SANJAY GARG ) ( N.K. SAI NI) & '(/ JUDICIAL MEMBER ! / VICE PRESIDENT AG DATE: 27/02/2020 (+! ,-.- COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. $ / CIT 4. $ / 01 THE CIT(A) 5. -2 45&456789 DR, ITAT, CHANDIGARH 6. 8:% GUARD FILE