THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, V. M/S KATWA UDYOG LTD.,

ITA/5002/2013

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The case involves an appeal by the Revenue against the decisions of the Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals and the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, which had partly allowed the cross objection of the assessee, M/s Katwa Udyog Ltd. The primary issue was whether the assessee was required to deduct TDS on freight charges paid, which the Revenue contended were in excess of the permissible limits. The Tribunal had reduced the disallowed amount from Rs.1,00,000 to Rs.50,000, acknowledging that the payments did not exceed Rs.20,000 per transaction or Rs.50,000 per annum to a particular carrier, as claimed by the assessee. The High Court, upon reviewing the matter, agreed with the lower authorities' findings and dismissed the appeal, emphasizing that the matter was factual and did not raise any substantial question of law.

• Counselvise Citation: [2013] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 729130 (HC-KARNATAKA)
• Appeal Type: Others
• Pronouncement Date: 18-09-2013
• Assessment Year: misc
• Laws Referred To: Income Tax Act, 1961
• Result in Favour of: Others
• Court: HIGH COURT
• Department Lawyers: H R KAMBIYAVAR
• Assessee Lawyers: Y V RAVIRAJ
• Keywords: Assessment Year 2006-07; Freight Charges; Income Tax; TDS Deduction; Concurrent Findings
• Section: 260A

Judgement Text

"IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 18th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2013 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. L. MANJUNATH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. VENUGOPALA GOWDA I.T.A. No.5002/2013 BETWEEN: 1. The Commissioner of Income Tax, Feroz Khimjibhai Complex, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Road, Opp. District Civil Hospital, Belgaum-590 001. 2. The ACIT (Inv) Circle-1, Belgaum. - Appellants (by Sri Y.V. Raviraj, Advocate) AND: M/s Katwa Udyog Ltd., Jyoti Towers, M. Vadagaon, Belgaum, PAN AAACK8074H. - Respondent (by Sri H.R. Kambiyavar, Advocate) This appeal is filed u/S 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, against the order passed in ITA No.100/PNJ/2012 dated 07.09.2012 on the file of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Panaji Bench, Panaji, dismissing the appeal filed by the Revenue and partly allowed the cross objection filed by the assessee. : 2 : This appeal coming for admission on this day, K.L.MANJUNATH, J, delivered the following:- JUDGMENT 1. Heard Sri Y.V. Raviraj, learned counsel appearing for the Revenue and Sri H.R. Kambiyavar, learned counsel appearing for the respondent. 2. Aggrieved by the concurrent findings of the Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals and the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Panaji Bench, Panaji in no. 100/PNJ/2009 and C.O. No.10/PNJ/12 dated 07.09.2012 for the assessment year 2006-07 the present appeal is filed. 3. The admitted facts are as hereunder: The assessee filed return of income for the year 2006-07 declaring a total income of Rs.19,74,500/-. The assessee is a trader trading in coke and hollow bricks. The Assessing Officer after scrutiny of books of accounts determined income of the assessee at Rs.4,72,17,475/- making certain additions. While : 3 : passing the order of assessment manufacturing and other expenses in a sum of Rs.4,47,69,975/- was ordered to be deleted and similarly a sum of Rs.5.00 lakhs was also added under the head unexplained expenses. Aggrieved by the order of assessment the assessee filed an appeal before the Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals contending that the Assessing Officer committed an error in disallowing the claim of the assessee in regard to the freight charges paid by him to transport the goods. According to him under no circumstances the assessee paid the freight charges in excess of Rs.20,000/- on any one of the occasions to warrant him to deduct tax at source or Rs.50,000/- in an year to a particular career. 4. The Commissioner of Income Tax allowed the appeal of the appellant in part by granting major relief except disallowing a sum of Rs.1,00,000/-. Aggrieved by the same the Revenue filed an appeal before the : 4 : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. Cross Objection was also filed by the assessee. 5. The Tribunal considering the appeal as well as the cross-objection together and dismissed the appeal of the revenue and allowed the cross objection of the assessee in part reducing the same from Rs.1,00,000/- to Rs.50,000/-. Challenging the concurrent findings of the Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals and the Tribunal the present appeal is filed. 6. Having heard the counsel for the parties we do not see any substantial question of law arising in this appeal because whether the assessee has failed to deduct T.D.S. from the careers to freight charges were paid by it in excess of Rs.20,000/- in a particular transaction or in a sum of Rs.50,000/- p.a. to a particular career, is a question of fact and not a question of law. The Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals as well as the Tribunal have concurrently held : 5 : that the material placed by the assessee discloses that no payment has been made in excess of Rs.20,000/- in regard to single transaction or in excess of Rs.50,000/- p.a. to a particular career. Therefore, we do not see any reasons to interfere with the concurrent findings. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. Sri H.R. Kambiyar is granted two weeks’ time to file vakalath. SD/- JUDGE SD/- JUDGE bvv "