| COURT: | Kerala High Court |
| CORAM: | Anil K. Narendran J, Devan Ramachandran J, P. R. Ramachandra Menon J |
| SECTION(S): | 80P |
| GENRE: | Domestic Tax |
| CATCH WORDS: | Co-operative Society, deduction under section 80P |
| COUNSEL: | Firoze Andhyarujina |
| DATE: | March 19, 2019 (Date of pronouncement) |
| DATE: | May 10, 2019 (Date of publication) |
| AY: | 2009-10 |
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| S. 80P(4): The AO is not obliged to grant deduction by merely looking at the certificate of registration issued by the competent authority under the Co-op Societies Act. Instead, he has to conduct an enquiry into the factual situation as to the activities of the assessee and arrive at a conclusion whether benefits can be extended or not. Chirakkal 384 ITR 490 (Ker) overruled. Antony Pattukulangara 2012 (3) KHC 726 & Perinthalmanna 363 ITR 268 (Ker) approved. Citizen Co-operative Society 397 ITR 1 (SC) followed) | |
In Chirakkal, the Divjsion Bench did not notice the earlier judgment in Perinthalmanna. After referring to the provisions under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act and the Banking Regulation Actl 1949 the Division Bench held that the certificate of registration issued by the Department categorizing the assessee as Primary Agricultural Credit Society could be reIied on solely to grant deduction under Section 80P of the Income Tax Act
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