Indo Gulf Corporation Limited, vs Assessee on 27 April, 2009
8. In his rival submissions, the ld.D.R. supported the order of the AO
and further submitted that the ld.CIT(A) had erred in allowing the interest
under Section 244A of the I.T.Act till the date of issue of refund voucher by
misinterpreting directions for payment of interest on refunds as given under
Section 244A of the I.T.Act i.e. the interest shall be paid only till the date
on which the refund is granted, i.e. upto 17.1.2006 in the present case. It
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was further stated that the refund was granted the moment the concerned
officer signed the order regarding payment of interest under Section 244A of
the I.T.Act and the interest should have been granted till the date when the
order regarding payment of interest had been signed. Reliance was placed on
the judgment of the Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court in the case of Rajasthan
State Electricity Board vs. CIT (2006) 281 ITR 274(Raj.).