HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT
JAIPUR
D.B. Income Tax Appeal No. 170 / 2009
Commissioner of Income Tax-Central,, New Central Revenue
Building, Statue Circle, Jaipur (Raj).
----Appellant
Versus
M/s Carpet Mahal , Outside Zorawar Singh Gate,, Amer Road,
Jaipur.
----Respondent
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For Appellant(s) : Mr. Anuroop Singhi
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Aditya Bohra on behalf of Mr. Gunjan
Pathak
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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.S. JHAVERI
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY KUMAR VYAS
Judgment
Per Hon’ble Jhaveri, J.
10/05/2017
1. By way of this appeal, the appellant has challenged the
judgment and order of the Tribunal whereby the Tribunal has
dismissed the appeal filed by the department and allowed the
appeal and the cross objection of the assessee.
2. This Court while admitting the appeal on 21.10.2013 has
framed the following substantial questions of law:
“(i) Whether, the cross objection filed by
the assessee challenging the addition on
account of bogus purchases was
maintainable when the assessee itself filed
an application for treating the said income
as its business income instead of ‘income
from other sources?
(ii) Whether the Tribunal was justified in
upholding the order of CIT(A) wherein it
has held that the disallowed purchases of
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Rs.2,42,445/- should be treated as ‘income
from business’ and not as ‘income from
other sources’, ignoring the fact that the
addition itself of Rs.17,80,595/- sustained
by the CIT(A) was also challenged by the
assessee before the Tribunal?
3. Counsel for both the parties have submitted that the issues
are squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of
Commissioner of Income Tax vs. M/s Gems Paradise, Gulab
Niwas, M.I. Road, Jaipur in DB Income Tax Appeal
No.201/2010 wherein in para 3 & 4, the Court has observed as
under:
“3. Considering the law declared by the
Supreme Court in the case of Vijay Proteins
Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax,
Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.8956/2015
decided on 06.04.2015 whereby the
Supreme Court has dismissed the SLP and
confirmed the order dated 09.12.2014
passed by the Gujarat High Court and other
decisions of the High Court of Gujarat in the
case of Sanjay Oilcake Industries Vs.
Commissioner of Income Tax (2009) 316
ITR 274 (Guj) and N.K. Industries Ltd. Vs.
Dy. C.I.T., Tax Appeal No.240/2003 decided
on 20.06.2016, the parties are bound by
the principle of law pronounced in the
aforesaid three judgments.
4. We remit back the case to the Assessing
Officer for deciding afresh on the factual
matrix. The authority will accept the law but
the transaction whether it is genuine or not
will be verified by the Assessing Officer on
the basis of the aforesaid three judgments.
The issues are answered accordingly. The
appeal is accordingly disposed of.”
4. In that view of the matter, the issues are answered in favour
of the department and against the assessee. The matter is
remitted back to the Assessing Officer to decide the same afresh
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in view of the principles laid down hereinabove.
5. The appeal stands disposed of accordingly.
(VIJAY KUMAR VYAS),J. (K.S. JHAVERI),J.
Asheesh Kr. Yadav/69
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ITEM NO.46 COURT NO.8 SECTION IIIA
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
PETITION(S) FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL (C) NO(S). 8956/2015
(ARISING OUT OF IMPUGNED FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 09/12/2014
IN ITR NO. 139/1996 PASSED BY THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT
AHMEDABAD)
VIJAY PROTEINS LTD. PETITIONER(S)
VERSUS
COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX RESPONDENT(S)
Date : 06/04/2015 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Ramesh P.Bhatt, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Bhargava V. Desai, Adv.
Ms. Saumya Mehrotra, Adv.
For Respondent(s)
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused
the relevant material.
We do not find any legal and valid ground for
interference. The Special Leave Petition is dismissed.
However, the dismissal of this Special Leave Petition will
not affect the pending proceedings for the subsequent
Assessment Years. It will also be open for the petitioner
to agitate its grievances with regard to question No.1
before the High court, if so advised.
[VINOD LAKHINA]
COURT MASTER
[ASHA SONI]
COURT MASTER
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
TAX APPEAL NO. 240 of 2003
With
TAX APPEAL NO. 261 of 2003
With
TAX APPEAL NO. 242 of 2003
With
TAX APPEAL NO. 260 of 2003
With
TAX APPEAL NO. 241 of 2003
FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:
HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KS JHAVERI
and
HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.UDHWANI
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1 Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed
to see the judgment ?
2 To be referred to the Reporter or not ?
3 Whether their Lordships wish to see the fair copy of
the judgment ?
4 Whether this case involves a substantial question of
law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of
India or any order made thereunder ?
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N.K. INDUSTRIES LTD.....Appellant(s)
Versus
DY.C.I.T.....Opponent(s)
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Appearance:
MR JP SHAH, ADVOCATE for the Appellant(s) No. 1
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KS JHAVERI
and
HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.UDHWANI
Date : 20/06/2016
ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KS JHAVERI)
1. Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned
judgment and order passed by the Income Tax Appellate
Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench ‘C’ (hereinafter referred to as
‘the Tribunal’), the assessee has preferred the present Tax
Appeals assailing the following orders
Tax Appeal
No.
Date of
Tribunal’s
order
ITA No. Assessment
Year
240 of 2003 24.01.2003 IT (SS) No.
16/Ahd/2002
01.04.1988 to
24.02.1999
241 of 2003 24.01.2003 IT (SS) No.
38/Ahd/2002
01.04.1988 to
24.02.1999
242 of 2003 24.01.2003 IT (SS) No.
15/Ahd/2002
01.04.1988 to
24.02.1999
1.1 Similarly, being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the
impugned judgment and order passed by the Income Tax
Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench ‘C’ (hereinafter
referred to as ‘the Tribunal’), the revenue has preferred the
present Tax Appeals assailing the following orders:
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Tax Appeal
No.
Date of
Tribunal’s
order
ITA No. Assessment
Year
260 of 2003 24.01.2003 IT (SS) No.
15/Ahd/2002
01.04.1988 to
24.02.1999
261 of 2003 24.01.2003 IT (SS) No.
38/Ahd/2002
01.04.1988 to
24.02.1999
2. These matters were admitted by this Court for
consideration of the following substantial question of law:
Tax Appeal No. 240 of 2003
Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the
case, Income tax Appellate Tribunal was justified in
retaining the addition on account of alleged bogus
purchases at 25% i.e. Rs. 73,23,322/- of the total
purchases amounting to RS. 2,92,93,288/-?
Tax Appeal No. 241 of 2003
(1) Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the
case the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was justified in
confirming the addition of Rs.3,70,78,125/- as gross
profit on sales of Rs.37.08 crores made by the Assessing
Officer despite the fact that the said sales had
admittedly been recorded in the regular books during
Financial Year 1997-98 ?
(2) Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of
the case, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was
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justified in holding that the Assessing Officer had rightly
made additions in respect of purchases worth
Rs.1,14,78,000/- from M/s. Somnath Industries and
Rs.51,67,228/- from M/s.Krishna Marketing in
assessment which has been framed u/s.158BC of the Act,
despite the fact that in proceedings under Section 132 of
the Act no material was found in relation to said two
parties to warrant such additions ??
Tax Appeal No. 242 of 2003
Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the
case, Income-tax Appellate Tribunal was justified in
retaining the addition on account of alleged bogus
purchases at 25% i.e. Rs. 3 crores of the total purchases
amounting to Rs. 11.99 crores?
Tax Appeal No. 260 of 2003
Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the
case, Income-tax Appellate Tribunal was justified in
retaining the addition on account of alleged bogus
purchases at 25% i.e. Rs. 3 crores of the total purchases
amounting to Rs. 11.99 crores?
Tax Appeal No. 261 of 2003
Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the
case, Income tax Appellate Tribunal was justified in
retaining the addition on account of alleged bogus
purchases at 25% i.e. Rs. 73,23,322/- of the total
purchases amounting to Rs. 2,92,93,288/-?
3. The assessee company also popularly known as N.K. Group
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of companies is involved in trading and speculation of castor
seed and also engaged in export of castor oil and castor oil
derivatives. During the course of search proceedings at the
office premises of NKPL, blank signed cheque books and
vouchers of number of concerns were found. Endorsed blank
cheques of NKPL by these concerns were also found from the
office premises of NKPL wherein the endorsement was on the
back of the cheques. Blank bill books, letter heads and
vouchers of these concerns were found and seized from the
factory premises of NKPL. Purchases made from these
concerns have been treated by the Assessing Officer as bogus
purchases in view of elaborate reasons recorded in the
assessment order. The entire deposits in the bank accounts of
these parties were treated as assessee’s income on protective
basis.
3.1 On appeal before the Tribunal by the revenue, by
impugned judgment and orders, Tribunal confirmed the
findings of the CIT(A). The Tribunal also deted the addition
shown for salt washing loss. Being aggrieved and dissatisfied
with the impugned orders passed by the Tribunal, the revenue
has preferred the present Tax Appeals for consideration of the
aforesaid substantial question of law.
4. Mr. J.P. Shah, learned advocate appearing for the
assessee submitted that the Tribunal erred in holding that
25% of Rs. 2.92 crores is undisclosed income as defined under
Section 158B(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. He submitted
that the Tribunal erred when on one hand it accepted the
purchases to be genuine and then went ahead to estimate
25% thereof as the undisclosed income without a shred of
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evidence to that effect found in search.
4.1 Mr. Shah further submitted that the Tribunal failed to
appreciate that in accordance with the decision of this Court
in the case of N.R. Paper and Board Ltd vs. Dy. CIT
reported in [1998] 234 ITR 733 (Guj), the addition which
the Tribunal foisted on the assessee could be if at all the
subject matter of the regular assessment and not the block
assessment more particularly when no evidence was found
during the course of search supporting such undisclosed
income.
4.2 Mr. Shah further submitted that the Tribunal committed
a grievous mistake in presuming that there was excise duty
and sales tax and other taxes on oil purchased by the assessee
and on the basis of such grievous error coming to the
conclusion that the purchase price of the appellant would be
25% less than the market price. He submitted that the fact of
the matter is there are no such taxes on oil.
4.3 Mr. Shah further submitted that the Tribunal failed to
appreciate that the addition in respect of the evidence from
M/s. J.D. Shroff can be made in the hands of the appellant only
under Section 158BD after going through the process and
procedure laid down therein and not under Section 158BC
whereunder the addition can be made only on the basis of the
evidence seized from the appellant and therefore the addition
of Rs. 3,66,78,297/- and interest of RS. 1,78,20,544/- under
section 158BC were bad in law as it was not made on the
basis of the evidence found in search on the assessee but was
made on the basis of the evidence found in search of M/s. J.D.
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Shroff and the restoration of the point to the Asssessing
Officer was also bad.
4.4 Mr. Shah submitted that the Tribunal failed to
appreciate that the assessee had already credited the amount
of Rs. 37,07,81,250/- at market rate to sales account in its
books of account and therefore there was no justification on
the part of the Tribunal to again add gross profit of Rs.
3,70,78,125/- or any portion thereof to the (undisclosed)
income of the assessee. He submitted that the Tribunal failed
to appreciate that the Assessing Officer had solely without
application of mind relied on appraisal report of A.D.I.T., the
copy of which was never supplied to the assessee.
4.5 Mr. Shah has relied upon the decisions of this Court in
the case of CIT vs. Nangalia Fabrics reported in 220
Taxman 17 (Guj), DCIT vs. Radhe Developers India Ltd
reported in [2010] 329 ITR 1 (Guj) and N.R. Paper &
Board Ltd vs. DCIT [1998] 234 ITR 733 (Guj) in support
of his submissions.
4.6 Mr. Shah submitted that the case of Vijay Proteins Ltd is
not applicable on the facts of the present case. Drawing
attention to para no. 16 of the order in the case of Vijay
Proteins, he submitted that this Court decided the said case
by placing reliance on Sanjay Oilcake Industries vs. CIT
reported in 316 ITR 274 (Guj) in which it is held that there is
no substantial question of law since there is inflation in
purchase price. He submitted that there is distinction in facts
of the present case and Vijay Proteins Ltd., inasmuch as in the
case of Vijay Proteins there is inflation in purchase price
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whereas in the present case the remand report clearly states
that the purchases were at prevailing market rate. He
submitted that even the GP and the yield is better.
5. Mr. M.R. Bhatt, learned Senior Counsel appearing with
Mrs. Mauna Bhatt, learned advocate for the revenue
submitted that the Tribunal has erred in law and on facts in
restricting the addition on account of bogus purchases to 25%
i.e. Rs. 3 crores out of the addition of Rs. 11.99 crores made
by the Assessing Officer. The Tribunal has decided the issue
regarding bogus purchases relying on the decision of the
Rajasthan High court in the case of M/s. Indian Woollen
Carpet Factory vs. ITAT reported in [2002] 178 CTR
(Raj) wherein it has been held that addition under section 68
or 69 of the Act is tenable in the case of peak credit in the
accounts of bogus suppliers. He submitted that the quantum
of such peak credit and retention of the addition has been
decided by the Tribunal at 25% of the total bogus purchases
on the basis of its earlier decision in the case of Vijay Proteins
Ltd.
6. The Tribunal in the case of Vijay Proteins Ltd. vs. CIT
has observed that it would be just and proper to direct the
Assessing Officer to restrict the addition in respect of the
undisclosed income relating to the purchases to 25% of the
total purchases. The said decision was confirmed by this
Court as well. On consideration of the matter, we find that
the facts of the present case are identical to those of M/s.
Indian Woollen Carpet Factory (supra) or M/s. Vijay Proteins
Ltd. In the present case the Tribunal has categorically
observed that the assessee had shown bogus purchases
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amounting to Rs. 2,92,93,288/- and taxing only 25% of these
bogus claim goes against the principles of Sections 68 and
69C of the Income Tax Act. The entire purchases shown on
the basis of fictitious invoices have been debited in the
trading account since the transaction has been found to be
bogus. The Tribunal having once come to a categorical
finding that the amount of Rs. 2,92,93,288/- represented
alleged purchases from bogus suppliers it was not incumbent
on it to restrict the disallowance to only Rs. 73,23,322/-.
6.1 In the case of NR Paper and Boards Ltd (supra), this
Court has discussed the issue as to whether after making of
block assessment, regular assessment is barred or prohibited
by law. This court has held that there would be no
overlapping in the nature of assessment made under this
Chapter of undisclosed income and the regular assessment
made u/s 143(3). However, if the said decision is read in
context of questions raised in the present appeal, it cannot be
read as having held that even if the material found during the
course of search expose the falsity of the entries made in the
regular books of accounts, the consequent concealed income
cannot be assessed as undisclosed income in the block
assessment under Chapter XIV-B. The said decision shall
therefore not be applicable on the facts and circumstances of
the present case. The Tribunal is justified in holding the same
against the assessee and in favour of revenue.
7. So far as question regarding additions in respect of
purchases worth Rs.1,14,78,000/- from M/s. Somnath
Industries and Rs.51,67,228/- from M/s.Krishna Marketing in
assessment which has been framed u/s.158BC of the Act,
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despite the fact that in proceedings under Section 132 of the
Act no material was found in relation to said two parties to
warrant such additions is concerned, we are of the view that
the Tribunal is justified in holding the same against the
assessee and in favour of the revenue.
8. So far as the question regarding addition of
Rs.3,70,78,125/- as gross profit on sales of Rs.37.08 crores
made by the Assessing Officer despite the fact that the said
sales had admittedly been recorded in the regular books
during Financial Year 1997-98 is concerned, we are of the
view that the assessee cannot be punished since sale price is
accepted by the revenue. Therefore, even if 6% gross profit is
taken into account, the corresponding cost price is required to
be deducted and tax cannot be levied on the same price. We
have to reduce the selling price accordingly as a result of
which profit comes to 5.66%. Therefore, considering 5.66% of
Rs. 3,70,78,125/- which comes to Rs. 20,98,621.88 we think it
fit to direct the revenue to add Rs. 20,98,621.88 as gross
profit and make necessary deductions accordingly.
Accordingly, the said question is answered partially in favour
of the assessee and partially in favour of the revenue.
9. In view of the above, the impugned judgment and order
passed by the Tribunal is modified accordingly. Hence, the
present Tax Appeals are dismissed.
(K.S.JHAVERI, J.)
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(G.R.UDHWANI, J.)
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