Appellate Tribunal held that where assessee-company claimed that it was engaged in real estate business, whether rental income was to be taxed under the Head “Business Income” or “Income from House Property” was to be decided as per objects of the assessee-company. The assessee-company filed copy of the Memorandum of Association which provides that assessee-company would be carrying on business for construction of any type of property and to let-out or sell the same to the public, therefore, renting-out the properties is also one of the main objects of the assessee-company. Therefore, letting-out/renting-out the property was in fact business of the assessee-company. Therefore, same was correctly claimed by assessee-company as income from business and profession. Therefore, before taking any adverse view against assessee, CIT should have examined explanation of assessee and should have considered assessee’s reply. However, nothing was done and without any justification, original assessment orders were set aside. Every loss of Revenue as a consequence of an order of AO could not be treated as prejudicial to interests of Revenue. (AY.2013-14, 2014-15)
Great Heights Infratech Pvt. Ltd. v. PCIT (2018) 67 ITR 424 (Delhi)(Trib.)
S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue – Rental income –Business income –Income from house property-Every loss of Revenue as a consequence of an order of AO could not be treated as prejudicial to interests of Revenue – Revision is held to be not valid. [S.22, 28(i)]