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TMI Blog2011 (9) TMI 1252X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tset, Shri Jigar M. Patel, appearing for the assessee, pointed out that in the assessment order, the AO mechanically, following his own decision for the assessment year 2005-06 made the following disallowances: (1) In the case of partners Rs. 7,34,657/- (2) In the case of Shri Rameschandra B. Patel HUF Rs. 92,199/- Rs. 8,26,856/- 3. On appeal, in the impugned order, the ld. CIT(A), following his order for the immediately preceding assessment year i.e. 2005-06 dated 18.03.2008 in appeal no. CIT(A)-XI/472/07-08, deleted the addition. Against the order of the ld. CIT( ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... is in relation to any person referred to in clause (b) of the sub-section and the expenditure has to be considered in relation to the fair market value of the goods, services or facilities for which the payment is made or the legitimate needs of the business or profession of the assessee or the benefit derived by or accruing to the assessee therefrom. Hon ble jurisdictional high Court recently observed in Coronation Flour Mills vs. ACIT,188 Taxman 257 that in relation to the disallowance under the provisions of section 40A(2) of the Act, a plain reading of the provision reveals that where an assessee incurs any expenditure in respect of which payment is required to be made or has been made to any person referred to in clause (b) of section ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 569(SC). The provisions of section 40A(2)(a) came up for consideration before the Hon ble Karnataka High Court in T. T. Pvt. Ltd. v. ITO [1980] 121 ITR 551, and Venkataramaiah J., at pages 567 to 570 of the reported judgment, considered the scope of the aforesaid provision in the light of the extant provisions of section 40 and observed that the goods, services and facilities referred to in section 40A(2) (a) are those which have a market value and which are commercial in character. In the case of Chhajed Steel Corporation vs. Asstt. CIT (2000) 69 TTJ (Ahd) 232 : (2001) 77 ITD 419 (Ahd) it was held that the provisions of ss. 40(b) and 40A(2) operate in different fields and the provisions of s. 40A have no application in the cases where s. 4 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... mentioned hereinbefore and not the individual action of the assessee in charging or paying interest. In view thereof, we are not inclined to interfere with the conclusion drawn by the ld. CIT(A). Therefore, ground nos. 1 2 in this appeal are dismissed. 4. On the basis of the above, the Ld. Counsel of the assessee submitted that the matter is squarely covered by the decision of the Tribunal in assessee s own case for the assessment year 2005-06 (supra). Therefore, the view taken by the ld. CIT(A) for the assessment year 2006-07 be upheld. 5. On the other hand, Shri S.P.Talati, Sr.D.R., appearing on behalf of the Revenue, could not controvert the aforesaid submissions made by the ld. Counsel of the Assessee. 6. Having heard both t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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