The Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the recent decision in the case of CIT vs. E. I.
Dupont India Ltd. : 169 Taxman 184, reiterating the aforesaid position, deleted the
disallowance for provision made for damaged stock - useless / obsolete stock
made by the lower authorities.
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deduction had been allowed to assessee under section 80-IA and, secondly,
provision for doubtful debts at Rs. 818.03 lakhs, debited in profit and loss account
was not added back for calculating book profit under section 115JB - However,
few days before this order of Commissioner, Assessing Officer had passed order
under section 154 wherein purported mistake in regard to deduction under
section 80-IA, had been corrected - On appeal, as regards first ground, Tribunal
held that original assessment order was no longer in existence as it got merged
with order under section 154 passed by Assessing Officer and, in such a situation,
Commissioner could not exercise his jurisdiction under section 263 - As regards
second ground, Tribunal relied upon judgment of this Court in case of CIT v. EL
Dupont India Ltd. [2008] 169 Taxman 184 holding that provision made for
doubtful debts while computing book profits under section 115JA is not required
to be added back as per clause (c) of Explanation to section 115JA - Accordingly,
Tribunal set aside revisional order - Whether as regards first ground, prima facie,
approach of Tribunal seemed to be correct - Held, yes - Whether, even otherwise,
it was not necessary to enter into this question inasmuch as, even as per
revisional order passed by Commissioner under section 263, benefit under section
80-IA should have been restricted to lower amount, which had already been done
by Assessing Officer by passing rectification order under section 154 - Held, yes -
Whether as regards second ground, in view of fact that Explanation to section
115JB is identically worded as Explanation to section 115JA, Tribunal rightly relied
upon decision in EL Dupont India Ltd.'s case (supra) and set aside impugned
revisional order passed by Commissioner - Held, yes."
We also find support from the decision of the Coordinate Bench of
Hyderabad Tribunal in the case of Chenai Finance Co. Ltd -Vs-
Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (2002) 81 ITD 0007 (ITAT
Hyd.) wherein the Coordinate Bench has held as under: