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TMI Blog2021 (9) TMI 401X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... from investments made in any bank, not being a co-operative society, is not deductible under section 80P(2)(a)(i). X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n u/s.80P(2)(d) of the Act cannot be allowed to the assessee. The Hon'ble Court followed decision of Hon'ble Gujarat High Court in the case of SBI Vs. CIT 389 ITR 578 (Guj.). The Hon'ble Court had to deal with the following substantial question of law: "(I) Whether the assessee, Totgar Co-operative Sale Society, Sirsi, is entitled to 100% deduction under Section 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short 'the Act') in respect of whole of its income by way of interest earned by it during the relevant Assessment Years from 2007-2008 to 2011-2012 on the deposits or investments made by it during these years with a Cooperative Bank, M/s. Kanara District Central Co-operative Bank Limited? (II) Whether the Supreme Court decision in the case of the present respondent assessee, Totgar Co-operative Sale Society Limited itself rendered on 08th February 2010, in Totgar's Cooperative Sale Society Limited v. Income Tax Officer, reported in (2010) 322 ITR 283 SC : (2010) 3 SCC 223 for the preceding years, namely Assessment Years 1991-1992 to 1999- 2000 (except Assessment Year 1995-1996) holding that such interest income earned by the assessee was taxable under the head ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... scope even the interest income earned by the respondent-assessee, a cooperative Society from a Co-operative Bank. This exclusion by Section 80P(4) of the Act even though without any amendment in Section 80P(2)(d) of the Act is sufficient to deny the claim of the respondent assessee for deduction under Section 80P(2)(d) of the Act. The only exception is that of a primary agricultural credit society. (Paragraph-14 of the judgment) (3) The amendment of Section 194A(3)(v) of the Act excluding the Cooperative Banks from the definition of "Co- operative Society" by Finance Act, 2015 and requiring them to deduct income tax at source under Section 194A of the Act also makes the legislative intent clear that the Co-operative Banks are not that specie of genus co-operative society, which would be entitled to exemption or deduction under the special provisions of Chapter VIA in the form of Section 80P of the Act. (Paragarph 15 of the Judgment) (4) If the legislative intent is so clear, then it cannot contended that the omission to amend Clause (d) of Section 80P(2) of the Act at the same time is fatal to the contention raised by the Revenue before this Court and sub silentio, t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... estricted to the sale consideration received from marketing agricultural produce of its members which was retained in many cases and invested in short term deposit/security and that the said decision was confined to the facts of the said case and did not lay down any law. The Hon'ble Gujarat High Court held that in the case of Totgars Cooperative Sale Society (supra) decided by Hon'ble Supreme Court, the court was dealing with two kinds of activities: interest income earned from the amount retained from the amount payable to the members from whom produce was bought and which was invested in short-term deposits/securities; and the interest derived from the surplus funds that the assessee therein invested in short-term deposits with the Government securities. The Hon'ble Gujarat High Court in this regard referred to the decision of the Karnataka High Court from which the matter travelled to the Supreme Court wherein it was the case of the assessee that it was carrying on the business of providing credit facilities to its members and therefore, the appellant-society being an assessee engaged in providing credit facilities to its members, the interest received on deposits in business a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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