Olympia Industries Ltd. v. UOI (2019) 181 DTR 253/ (2020) 312 CTR 248 / / 424 ITR 202 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 72 : Loss-Carry forward and set off-scheme sanctioned by BIFR-Objection by Revenueto grant tax concession- Writ is held to be not maintainable . . [S. 72A, Sick industrial companies (Special provisions) Act, 1985, S. 18, 19, Art,226 ]

Dismissing the petition the Court held that, in view of clear stand of the Department raising specific objection at the time of framing of the scheme against grant of tax waiver the BIFR could not have in the final scheme given directions for giving such benefits. In the context of income-tax waiver, the Department contended before the BIFR that the company has not quantified the tax liability and therefore, the relief can be considered only after the details are received from the company. Without quantification thus, the Department was not willing to give any concession or tax Waiver. It was, in this context that the BIFR noted that expression to consider has already been used.  Scheme did not contain any mandate to the IT Department to grant the tax concession requested the assessee company. Accordingly the Writ petition challenging the Revenue s ‘order rejecting the assessee’s application for waiver of income-tax pursuant to scheme framed by the BIFR is held to be not maintainable.