| COURT: | Supreme Court |
| CORAM: | A.K. Sikri J., M. R. Shah J, S. Abdul Nazeer J |
| SECTION(S): | 80-H, 80-IA, 80AB |
| GENRE: | Domestic Tax |
| CATCH WORDS: | 80-IA deduction |
| COUNSEL: | S. K. Bagaria |
| DATE: | March 1, 2019 (Date of pronouncement) |
| DATE: | March 7, 2019 (Date of publication) |
| AY: | 1979-80, 1980-81 |
| FILE: | Click here to view full post with file download link |
| CITATION: | |
|
S. 80-HH/ 80-I/ 80-AB: There is a difference between 'income' referred to in s. 80-AB and 'profits & gains' referred in s. 80-HH/80-I. Deduction u/s 80-HH/ 80-I has to be computed on the ‘profits and gains’, without deducting therefrom ‘depreciation’ and ‘investment allowance’ & not from ‘income’ as computed under the Act. S. 80AB is prospective. Motilal Pesticides 243 ITR 26 (SC) reversed |
|
Reading of Section 80HH along with Section 80A would clearly signify that such a deduction has to be of gross profits and gains, i.e., before computing the income as specified in Sections 30 to 43D of the Act. It is correctly pointed out by Division Bench in the reference order that in Motilal Pesticides case, the Court followed the judgment rendered in the M/s. Cloth Traders (P) Ltd. which was a case under Section 80M of the Act, on the premise that language of Section 80HH and Section 80M is the same. This basis is clearly incorrect as the language of two provisions is materially different. We are, therefore, of the considered opinion that judgment of Motilal Pesticides is erroneous. We, therefore, overrule this judgment.
Recent Comments