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1. Disallowance of excessive service charges under section 40A(2)(b) of the Act. 2. Disallowance of miscellaneous expenses due to inability to produce bills and vouchers. Analysis: Issue 1: Disallowance of Excessive Service Charges The appeal pertains to the Revenue challenging the order of the Learned CIT(Appeals) directing the Assessing Officer to delete the disallowance of service charges paid to a group concern. The ITAT Ahmedabad Bench had previously decided similar grounds for Assessment Years 2003-04 and 2004-05, and the directions from those orders were held to apply for the current year. The Tribunal dismissed the Revenue's first ground, citing consistency with previous decisions and affirming the genuineness of the transaction based on earlier rulings. Therefore, the disallowance of service charges was not upheld. Issue 2: Disallowance of Miscellaneous Expenses Regarding the disallowance of miscellaneous expenses due to the inability to produce bills and vouchers for verification, the Tribunal decided to restore the issue back to the stage of the Learned CIT(Appeals) with specific directions. The Tribunal noted that the Assessing Officer had made a partial adhoc disallowance of 1/7th of the expenses due to the assessee's failure to substantiate the claim. The Tribunal found that the relief granted by the CIT(A) was not on a firm footing and needed further verification. Therefore, the Tribunal allowed the Revenue's second ground for statistical purposes and directed a fresh decision on the issue after providing reasonable opportunity of hearing to both sides. In conclusion, the Tribunal partly allowed the Revenue's appeal based on the specific findings for each issue. The judgment emphasized the importance of substantiating expenses and following due process in assessments.
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