PTD 2001

2001 PLP 3402 (PTD)

PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LTD. Versus COMMISSIONER OF INCOME‑TAX

Jurisdiction / Court
249 I T R 415
Decided Date
Civil Appeal No.7353 of 2000, decided on 12th December, 2000
Honorable Judges
B. N. Kirpal, U. C. Banerjee and Brijesh Kumar, JJ
Case Reference Summary (AEO Optimized)
Citation 2001 PLP 3402 (PTD)
Forum / Court 249 I T R 415
Bench Members B. N. Kirpal, U. C. Banerjee and Brijesh Kumar, JJ
Parties PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LTD. Versus COMMISSIONER OF INCOME‑TAX
Primary Law Income‑tax‑‑‑
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Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 2001 PLP 3402 (PTD)?

This judgment primarily cites: Income‑tax‑‑‑ as referenced in Pakistani case law index.

Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 2001 PLP 3402 (PTD)?

The case was heard and decided by the 249 I T R 415 bench comprising: B. N. Kirpal, U. C. Banerjee and Brijesh Kumar, JJ.

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Laws Cited

Income‑tax‑‑‑

Representation

  • M. N. Krishnamani, Senior Advocate (Rajesh K. Sharma and Goodwill Indeevar, Advocates with him) for Appellant.
  • Harish N. Salve, Solicitor‑General of India (Rajiv Tyagi and S.K. Dwivedi, Advocates with him) for Respondent.

Headnotes / Summary

(Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order, dated November 3, 1998 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in I.T.C. No.41 of 1988). ‑‑‑‑Reference‑‑‑Question of law‑‑‑Business expenditure‑‑‑Demurrage and wharfage recovered by Railways ‑‑‑Pendency of claim against contractor for arbitration‑‑‑Whether claim to deduct demurrage and wharfage can be disallowed in entirety‑‑‑Question 'of law‑‑‑Indian Income Tax Act, 1961, Ss.37 &

256. The question whether the Appellate Tribunal was right in law in upholding the entirety of the disallowance of the amdunt on account of demurrage and wharfage recovered from the assessee by the Railways, merely because a claim against the contractor is pending arbitration, is a question of law.

Judgment & Decree

Special leave granted After hearing the counsel for the parties, in our opinion, the High Court should have directed the Tribunal to state the case and refer the following question of law to the High Court: "Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Incometax Appellate Tribunal was right in law in having upheld in entirety the disallowance of the assessee's claim of 'a sum of Rs.8,00,063 on account of demurrage and wharfage recovered from the assessee by the North Western Railways, merely because a claim against the contractor was pending for arbitration?" We, accordingly, allow the appeal and direct the Tribunal to refer the aforesaid question to the High Court. M. B. A./1042/FC Appeal allowed