HINDUSTAN LEVER EDUCATION & WELFARE TRUST, MUMBAI V. ACIT (EXEMPT)-II, MUMBAI

ITA 7522/MUM/2018

• Counselvise Citation: [2020] 111 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 3502 (ITAT-MUMBAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 2 month(s) 3 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 04-03-2020
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: SMC
• Assessment Year: 2014-2015
• Appeal Filed On: 31-12-2018
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: SATISH CHANDRA RAJORE
• Assessee Lawyers: D B SHAH
• Keywords: Opportunity of being heard; Set aside
• Section: 12A; 143(1); 139(1); 154; 11; 139

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCH SMC, MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI R.C. SHARMA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER & SHRI C.N. PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO.7522/MUM/2018 : A.Y : 2014-15 M/S. HINDUSTAN LEVER EDUCATIONAL AND WELFARE TRUST UNILEVER HOUSE B.D.SAWANT ROAD CHAKALA, ANDHERI (EAST) MUMBAI 400 099 VS ACIT (EXEMPT)-II MUMBAI 1, PIRMAL CHAMBERS LALBAUG, MUMBAI 400 012 PAN NO: AAATH1613E ASSESSEE BY : SHRI D.B. SHAH REVENUE BY : SHRI SATISHCHANDRA RAJORE DATE OF HEARING : 27/02/2020 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 04 /03/2020 O R D E R PER R.C. SHARMA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF CIT(A)-3 MUMBAI DATED 22/06/2018 FOR A.Y.2014-15 IN THE MATT ER OF ORDER PASSED BY AO U/S.143(1) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961. 2. IN THIS APPEAL ASSESSEE IS BASICALLY AGGRIEVED F OR DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION U/S.11(2) OF THE IT ACT AMOUNTING TO RS.5 ,61,256/-. 3. RIVAL CONTENTIONS HAVE BEEN HEARD AND RECORD PER USED. FACTS IN BRIEF ARE THAT ASSESSEE TRUST WAS CONSTITUTED BY TR UST DEED DATED 18 JUNE 1986. THE TRUST WAS GRANTED REGISTRATION UNDER SECT ION 12A (A) OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 ('THE ACT') ON 15 OCTOBER 1987 . FOR THE YEAR UNDER APPEAL, THE TRUST DECIDED TO ACCUMULATE SURPLUS AND FILED FORM NO. 10 AS ITA NO.7522/MUM/2018 M/S. HINDUSTAN LEVER EDUCATION & WELFARE TRUST 2 WELL AS RESOLUTION OF THE TRUSTEES IN THAT REGARD O N 03 JUNE 2014 VIDE LETTER DATED 23 APRIL 2014. WHILE PROCESSING RETUR N U/S.143(1), AO IGNORED THE ACCUMULATION U/S.11(2) OF THE IT ACT. 4. BY THE IMPUGNED ORDER, CIT(A) CONFIRMED THE ACTI ON OF THE AO BY OBSERVING AS UNDER:- 6.1 I HAVE CONSIDERED THE CONTENTIONS OF THE APPEL LANT. I FIND FROM THE RETURN OF INCOME THAT IN PART B-TI (STATEMENT OF TO TAL INCOME) AGAINST GROSS INCOME (ITEM NO. 6), THE APPELLANT HAD SHOWN GROSS INCOME OF 46,13,546/-. I ALSO FIND FROM ITEM NO. 9(IV) OF PAR T B -TI THAT AMOUNT ACCUMULATED OR SET APART FOR APPLICATION TO CHARITA BLE PURPOSES U/S LL(LA)/LL(LB) WAS LEFT BLANK. THUS NO CLAIM FOR ACCUMULATION U/S 11(LA)/11(LB) WAS MADE IN THE RETURN THEREFORE , THERE IS NO ERROR IN THE ORDER ON THIS POINT. 6.3 I FIND FROM THE ITEM 9{VI) THAT THE APPELLA NT HAD SHOWN SUM OF RS. 12,53,288/- TOWARDS 'AMOUNT: ACCUMULATED OR SET APART FOR SPECIFIED PURPOSES' AS PER PROVISION OF SECTION 11( 2) AND 11(5). THE APPELLANT WAS | REQUIRED TO FALL UP THE DETAILS IN SCHEDULE-I. I FIND FROM THE RETURN OF INCOME THAT THE APPELLANT DID NOT FILE T HE DETAILS IN SCHEDULE-I. THEREFORE, I THE CLAIM FOR DEDUCTION COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED U/S 11(2) AND 11(5). 1 THEREFORE, THERE IS NO MISTAKE/ERROR I N THE ORDER U/S 143(1) AS CLAIMED BY THE \APPELLANT. THUS, GROUND NOS. I AND 2 ARE DISMISSED. 5. WE HAVE CONSIDERED RIVAL CONTENTIONS AND CAREFUL LY GONE THROUGH THE ORDERS OF THE AUTHORITIES BELOW AND FOUND FROM RECORD THAT THE TRUST HAS ALLEGED TO FILE ITS RETURN OF INCOME ON 08 AUGU ST 2014 [MUCH BEFORE 30 NOVEMBER 2014, THE DUE DATE FOR FILING THE RETUR N OF INCOME UNDER SECTION 139(1) OF THE ACT]. IN RESPONSE TO THE NOTI CE DATED 10 SEPT. 2015 U/S. 139 (9) OF THE ACT, THE TRUST FILED REVISED RE TURN OF INCOME. IN THAT RETURN, AGAINST COLUMN AGAINST 9 (IV) (A) IN PART B -TL OF THE RETURN OF INCOME ASKING WHETHER THE OPTION TO ACCUMULATE UNDE R SECTION 11 (2) OF THE ACT IS EXERCISED IN WRITING BEFORE DUE DATE TO THE ASSESSING OFFICER, THE TRUST HAS STATED 'Y. ITA NO.7522/MUM/2018 M/S. HINDUSTAN LEVER EDUCATION & WELFARE TRUST 3 6. THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT DECIDED TO BE ACCUMULATED W AS STATED AGAINST 9 (VI) OF PART B -TL BY THE TRUST AT RS. 12 ,53,288/-, WHICH COMPRISES OF ACCUMULATIONS: (I) UNDER S.I (1) (A) - RS. 6,92,032/-AND (B) UNDER S. 11(2)-RS. 5,61,256/-. HOWEVER, IN THE INTI MATION DATED 02 FEB 2016, AGAINST SR. NO. 12 (VI), THE CPC HAS RECORDED THE CLAIM OF THE TRUST AT THAT AMOUNT (RS. 12,53,288/-) BUT HAS NOT EXTRAC TED IT IN COLUMN 'AS PER COMPUTATION ' UNDER SECTION 143(1)' AND KEPT IT BLANK. THE TRUST MADE AN APPLICATION TO THE AO, UNDER SECTION 154 OF THE ACT, FOR RECTIFICATION OF THE SAID INTIMATION VIDE LETTER DA TED 12 MAY 2016, FILED ON 16 MAY 2016. THE SAID APPLICATION IS NOT DISPOSED O FF BY THE AO TILL DATE. HOWEVER, IN THE APPEAL FILED BEFORE THE CIT(A), CIT (A) HAS TAKEN VERY NARROW & TECHNICAL STAND (WITHOUT CONSIDERING FULL FACTS OF THE CASE) AND HAS DISMISSED THE APPEAL. 7. AS PER SECTION 11(2) OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 , THE AMOUNT ACCUMULATED OR SET APART IS NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN T OTAL INCOME OF THE TRUST, IF THE CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED. IT WAS CONT ENTION OF LD. AR THAT THE ASSESSEE TRUST HAS DULY FURNISHED THE REQUIRED FORM NO.10 FOR THE YEAR UNDER APPEAL TO THE AO ON 07 TH JULY 2014. THE DUE DATE FOR FILING THE RETURN OF INCOME FOR THE YEAR UNDER APPEAL WAS 30 TH NOVEMBER 2014. THE TRUST FILED THE RETURN OF INCOME ON 06 AUGUST 2014. SINCE THE APPELLATE TRUST HAS NOT APPLIED ITS ENTIRE INCOME TO THE OBJE CTS OF THE TRUST AND TRUSTEES HAVE PASSED A RESOLUTION TO ACCUMULATE INC OME UNDER SECTION 11(1)(A) AND ALSO UNDER SECTION 11(2) OF THE ACT. H OWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THE CIT(A) HAS NOT PROPERLY APPRECIATED THE FACTS O F THE CASE AND REQUIRED INFORMATION FILED BY ASSESSEE. IN ALL FAIR NESS WE SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CIT(A) AND RESTORE THE MATTER BACK TO THE FILE OF CIT(A) FOR DECIDING AFRESH ON MERIT AFTER GIVING DUE AND REASO NABLE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO ASSESSEE. ITA NO.7522/MUM/2018 M/S. HINDUSTAN LEVER EDUCATION & WELFARE TRUST 4 8. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL IS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THIS 04/03/20 20. SD/- (C.N. PRASAD) SD/- (R.C.SHARMA) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER MUMBAI; DATED 04/03/2020 KARUNA SR.PS COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : BY ORDER, (ASSTT. REGISTRAR) ITAT, MUMBAI 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT(A), MUMBAI. 4. CIT 5. DR, ITAT, MUMBAI 6. GUARD FILE. //TRUE COPY//