COMMISSOINER OF INCOME TAX APPEALS , MUMBAI V. TUV SUD SOUTH ASIA PVT. LTD, MUMBAI

MA 7/MUM/2023

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The case involves the Income Tax Department (revenue) filing a miscellaneous application seeking recall of a Tribunal order that had favored the assessee, TUV SUD South Asia Pvt Ltd, regarding deductions for employees' contributions to PF and ESI. Initially, the Tribunal had relied on a Coordinate Bench decision which supported the assessee's position. However, following a Supreme Court decision that reversed this position, the revenue filed the MA. The Tribunal, acknowledging the Supreme Court's authority, allowed the MA, leading to the recall of the earlier order and setting the stage for a re-examination of the issue.

• Counselvise Citation: [2023] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 302579 (ITAT-MUMBAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 2 month(s) 23 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Miscellaneous Application
• Pronouncement Date: 27-03-2023
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: E
• Next Hearing Date: 09-03-2023
• Assessment Year: 2018-2019
• Appeal Filed On: 04-01-2023
• Other Referred Cases: Kalpesh Synthetics Ltd Vs. DCIT, Checkmate Services Pvt Ltd. Vs. CIT
• Laws Referred To: Income Tax Act
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Assessee Lawyers: DEVANG BERIA
• Section: 43B; 139(1); 254(2)

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, “E” BENCH MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI PAVAN KUMAR GADALE, JUDICIAL MEMBER & SHRI AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER M.A. No. 07/MUM/2023 (Arising out of ITA No. 282/MUM/2022, A.Y.2018-19) ACIT, Circle – 3(3)(1) Room No. 609, 6 th Floor Aayakar Bhavan, Mumbai. Vs. M/s TUV SUD South Asia Pvt Ltd., 1 TUV House, off Saki Vihar Road, Sakinaka, Andheri (E), Mumbai – 400072 लेख सं./ज आइआर सं.PAN/GIR No. AABCT0716G ( ल /Applicant) ( /Respondent) Assessee by Shri.Devang Beria.AR Revenue by Shri.Samuel Pitta.DR स ु नव ई र ख/Date of Hearing 10.03.2023 घोषण र ख/Date of Pronouncement 20.03.2023 ORDER PER PAVAN KUMAR GADALE, JM: The revenue has filed the miscellaneous application (MA) in ITA No. 282/MUM/2022 for the A.Y.2018-19 seeking recall of the Hon’ble Tribunal order dated 21.06.2022. 2 M.A. No. 07/MUM/2023 (A.Y.: 2018-19) (TUV SUD SOUTH ASIA PVT LTD) 2. At the time of hearing, the Ld. DR submitted that the Hon’ble Tribunal in ITA. No.282/Mum/2022 for A.Y 2018-19 placed reliance on the decision of the Coordinate Bench of the Honble Tribunal in the case of Kalpesh Synthetics Ltd Vs. DCIT in ITA No. 1785/Mum/2021 dated 27.04.2022 and held that the employees contribution to PF and ESI if remitted beyond the due date prescribed under respective Act but remitted / deposited before due date of filing of return of income u/s 139(1) of the Act would be eligible for deduction u/s 43B of the Act. Accordingly, the issue was decided in favour of the assessee. Presently the revenue has filed MA and the Ld. DR has drawn attention to the recent decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Checkmate Services Pvt Ltd. Vs. CIT 143 taxmann.com 178, wherein the same issue was decided in favour of the revenue and the Ld.AR supported the order of the Honble Tribunal.We find, the law is very well settled that the subsequent decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court would pave way for the rectification of the Honble Tribunal order u/s 254(2) of the Act. 3 .We heard the Ld. DR submissions and perused the material on record. We find that there are merits in the MA filed by the revenue and we recall the order of the 3 M.A. No. 07/MUM/2023 (A.Y.: 2018-19) (TUV SUD SOUTH ASIA PVT LTD) Honble Tribunal in ITA No. 282/Mum/2022 dated 26.06.2022 and direct the registry to post the appeal in regular course and inform both the parties. 4. In the result, the MA filed by the revenue is allowed. Order pronounced in the open court on 20.03.2023. Sd/- Sd/- (AMARJIT SINGH) (PAVAN KUMAR GADALE) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER Mumbai, Dated: 20/03/2023 KRK 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. //True Copy// BY ORDER, (Dy./Asstt.Registrar)ITAT, Mumbai