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Sagun Gems P. Ltd. , Jaipur vs Department Of Income Tax

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal9 January 2015

Ratio decidendi

The rule this decision rests on

The Tribunal, following the Jurisdictional High Court's decision in the assessee's own case for the earlier assessment year, which affirmed the Tribunal's earlier order, holds that where the assessee is an independent unit carrying on its own manufacturing activity and selling the goods at market price, it is not a reconstructed or restructured version of an earlier business and is therefore not hit by the bar in Section 10A(2)(ii); on that footing the claim for deduction under Section 10A is allowed and the Revenue's appeal on that ground is dismissed.

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Judgment

As delivered

1 ITA No. 698/JP/2012 M/s. Sagun Gems (P) Ltd. vs. DCIT, Circle- 2, Jaipur

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR

(BEFORE SHRI R.P. TOLANI AND SHRI T.R. MEENA)

ITA No. 698/JP/2012 Assessment year: 2009-10 PAN : AAHCS 5629 M

The DCIT vs. M/s. Sagun Gems (P) Ltd. Circle- 2 Chome House, C-Scheme Jaipur Jaipur (Appellant) (Respondent)

Department by: Mrs. Neena Jeph Assessee by : Shri G.G. Mundra

Date of Hearing: 18-11-2014 Date of Pronouncement: 09-01-2015

ORDER PER R.P. TOLANI, JM

This is an appeal filed by the Revenue against the order of the ld.

CIT(A)- 1, Jaipur dated 16-05-2012 wherein the Revenue has raised

following ground in its appeal.

''Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law the ld. CIT(A) is erred in allowing the relief by granting exemption u/s 10A to the assessee despite the fact that the conditions laid down in the Section 10A()(ii) of the I.T. Act , 1961 for claiming the deduction are not fulfilled.''

2.1 At the outset of hearing, the ld. AR of the assessee contends that the

issue in question as to eligibility of exemption u/s 10A is squarely covered in 2 ITA No. 698/JP/2012 M/s. Sagun Gems (P) Ltd. vs. DCIT, Circle- 2, Jaipur

favour of the assessee by the order of this Bench in assessee's own case

which has been relied on by the ld. CIT(A) in his order while granting relief

by following observations.

''4.3 I have carefully perused the order of the AO, submissions of the A.R. and the order of the Hon'ble ITAT, Jaipur Bench in the case of the assessee ITA No. 777/JP/2011 dated 20-01-2012 for A.Y. 2008-09 on the same facts. On Page 9, para 9 of its order the following finding of fact has been noted by the Hon'ble ITAT Jaipur Bench:-

'' The assessee company is an independent unit doing its own activity of manufacturing and thereafter the material has been sold on the basis of market price. Therefore, there is no reason to hold that assessee company is a restructured company of earlier company and hit by provision of Section 10A(2)(ii) of the Act. In view of these facts and circumstances, we hold that ld. CIT(A) was justified in allowing the same in favour of the assessee.''

The AO has not brought any new arguments or evidence to controvert the finding of the Hon'ble ITAT on same facts as discussed by the AO in the assessment order. I find that the matter is covered by the judicial pronouncement of the Hon'ble ITAT in favour of the assessee vide its order, supra. The allowance of claim of deduction of Rs. 87,83,807/- u/s 10A is deleted.''

It is also pleaded that ITAT Jaipur Bench judgment was challenged by

Revenue before Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court which confirmed the order

of this Bench vide its order dated 22nd Aug. 2012 in the case of CIT vs.

Sagun Gems (P) Ltd. (IT Appeal No. 210 of 2012 ), 253 CTR 614 (Raj.). 3 ITA No. 698/JP/2012

M/s. Sagun Gems (P) Ltd. vs. DCIT, Circle- 2, Jaipur

Since the issue in question is covered by the order of Hon'ble Hon'ble

Jurisdictional High Court (supra), the Revenue's appeal has no merit..

2.2 The ld. DR is heard on this issue.

2.3 We have heard the rival contentions and perused the materials

available on record. Respectfully following the order of Hon'ble

Jurisdictional High Court in assessee's own case for the assessment year

2008-09 (supra) which affirmed the order of this Bench in assessee's own

case, we uphold the order of the ld. CIT(A). Thus the solitary ground of the

Revenue is dismissed.

3.0 In the result, the appeal of the revenue is dismissed.

The order is pronounced in the open Court on 09-01-2015

Sd/- Sd/-

(T.R. MEENA) (R.P. TOLANI) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER

Jaipur Dated: 9th JAN 2015 *Mishra Copy forwarded to:- 1.The DCIT, Circle- 2, Jaipur 2. M/s. Sagun Gems (P) Ltd., Jaipur 3. The ld. CIT(A) 4. The ld. CIT By Order 5..The ld. DR 6.The Guard File (IT No. 698/JP/2012)

AR ITAT, Jaipur

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