TMI Blog2023 (6) TMI 1476X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... eligible to claim of deduction of said. Based on these observations the ld. AO is directed to allow the claim of the assessee u/s.10(10AA) of the act within the revised limit as prescribed. In terms of these observations the appeal of the assessee is allowed. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... below: " 5.2.2 I have considered the facts of the case as also the submissions of the appellant. The appellant is a retiree from Bank and not any government organization. Here, reliance is placed on the decision of Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the case of Kamal Kumar Kalia v/s Union of India (2020) 268 Taxman 398/313 CTR 779 (Delhi) (HC) dated 08.11.2019, where the issue under consideration was whether the appellant being employee of Public sector undertaking (PSU) and Nationalised banks can be treated as government employee from the purposes of exemption u/s 10(10AA) of the I.T. Act. In the said case, the Hon'ble High Court held as under:- "The petitioner, who were the employees of the Public Sector undertaking and Nationalised banks, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ing dissatisfied with the order of the ld. CIT(A) the assessee has preferred this appeal before this tribunal on the grounds as raised by the assessee as reiterated here in above para 2. To support the various grounds so raised by the assessee, the ld. AR appearing on behalf of the assessee has placed their written submission which is extracted in below; "1. Under the facts and circumstances of the case learned CIT (Appeal) was not justified while confirming the order passed by AO u/s 143(1) Assessing total income Rs 1188620.00 Confirming Demand of Rs. 118280 Our submission Initially return was processed u/s 143(1) (vide document identification no. cpc/2021/A3/186338352 dt.02/12/2021) allowing the claim of Rs.300000.00 u/s 10(10AA)-Ear ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... it has been mentioned that it is allowable only up to Rs 3.00 lacs in the case bank employee definition of other employee and govt has not been in described in section 10(10AA) therefore it can be safely conclude that appellant is govt employee and he is entitle for full exemption of for the sake of argument bank employee cannot be put on different footing for purpose of treatment of govt employee. This is also clear from the fact that bank are nationalized and their management and administration is controlled by central govt even CMD is appointed by govt therefore there is no reasons to not to treat as govt employee and resultantly appellant is the govt employee and he cannot be denied the benefit of exemption u/s 10(10AA) it is also to c ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... se in the limit and the related notification is issued. The ld. AR thus based on the said notification submitted that the relief be granted to the assessee. 7. The ld. DR is heard who has relied on the findings of the lower authorities and left the decision on bench to grant the relief to the assessee as per notification dated 24.05.2023. 8. We have heard the rival contentions and perused the material placed on record. The bench noted that the assessee relying the decision of Hon'ble Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Union of India in the case of Kamal Kumar Kalia & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors in WP(C) 11846/2019 dated 08.11.2019 wherein the court has given following directions :- "8. We are however of the, prima facie, view ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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