Sunita Finlease Ltd. V. Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax

TAXC/4/2014

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The case involves Sunita Finlease Ltd., which engages in trading of chemicals and earns income from hire purchase finance charges. The company was issued notices under the Interest Tax Act, 1974, questioning the nature of its hire purchase finance charges as chargeable interest. The Assessing Officer ruled these charges as interest, leading to appeals by the company which were initially dismissed by the CIT-A due to being time-barred. Subsequent appeals to the Tribunal also upheld the CIT-A's decision. The company then filed consolidated appeals to the High Court, which were also dismissed due to procedural delays in filing.

• Counselvise Citation: [2014] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 749974 (HC-CHHATTISGARH)
• Appeal Type: Others
• Pronouncement Date: 14-07-2014
• Assessment Year: misc
• Laws Referred To: Interest Tax Act 1974, Income Tax Act 1961
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: HIGH COURT
• Department Lawyers: ANAND DADARIA
• Assessee Lawyers: ASHOK PATIL
• Keywords: Assessment years; Delay in filing; Interest Tax; Hire Purchase Finance Charges
• Section: 10; 260-A

Judgement Text

"t IN THE HON'BLE HIGB COORT OE' CHHATTISGaKH AT BIIASPOR Tax Case No^^of 2014 04. =llylslS1'?1 B' JiVSSBUii\" t«? AP^ELIANT ^. -.\"^ \"'• ^}W^y yy .,..°••\"< : ^-Sunita Finlease Ltd., 1^' 2/509 Chiruldih Ward Opp.. Rajkumar College, Raipur (C.G.) VERSUS -Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 1(2) Raipur (C.G.) ^' Wemo of appeal under Section 21 ^of the Interest x< ^ Taac Act 1974 read with Section 260-A of the Inctaae Taac Act 1961. 's's'sa,^ - y