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TMI Blog2022 (8) TMI 358X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... essment years 2015-16 and 2017-18. Since both the appeals are based on identical facts and common grounds, I am, therefore, proceeding to dispose them off by this consolidated order for the sake of convenience. 2. Briefly stated, the facts for the A.Y. 2015-16 are that the assessee is a Cooperative Society. It claimed deduction u/s.80P(2)(a)(i) in respect of interest income earned from banks to t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... atsanstha Maryadit Vs. The Pr.CIT (ITA No.713/PUN/2016) decided the question of availability of deduction u/s 80P on interest income by noticing that the Pune Bench in an earlier case of Shri Laxmi Narayan Nagari Sahakari Pat Sanstha Maryadit Vs. ITO (ITA No.604/PN/2014) has allowed similar deduction. In the said case, the Tribunal discussed the contrary views expressed by the Hon'ble Karnataka Hi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... erative Ltd. (supra). The position continues to remain the same before this Tribunal also. 5. Reliance of the CIT(A) on the case of Pr. CIT and Another Vs. Totagars Cooperative Sales Society (2017) 395 ITR 611 (Kar.) is not relevant. The issue in that case was the eligibility of deduction u/s.80P(2)(d) of the Act on interest earned by the assessee co-operative society on investments made in co-op ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... account. 6. Similar is the position regarding A.Y. 2017-18. The assessee earned interest income from banks to the tune of Rs.15,95,700/-. The AO invoked section 80P(2)(d) and made the disallowance at Rs.15,30,289/-. The ld. CIT(A) followed the suit. It is common submission by both the sides that the facts and circumstances of this appeal are mutatis mutandis similar to those of the A.Y. 2015-16. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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