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Issues: Whether an assessee who has not filed a return of income for the assessment year is entitled to claim deduction under Section 80P of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
Analysis: The Court examined Sections 80A(5) and 80AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and the statutory scheme for deductions under Chapter VI-A. Section 80A(5) provides that where an assessee fails to make a claim in his return of income for any deduction under the provisions of Chapter VI-A, no deduction shall be allowed. Section 80AC requires that such returns be furnished within the due date under Section 139(1) for certain assessment years. The Court held that the statutory bar in Section 80A(5) operates to disallow deductions where no claim is made in the return and that this bar cannot be evaded by treating a non-filing assessee as being in a better position than one who filed a return but omitted the claim. The Court further observed that permitting the deduction without a return would render Section 80A(5) otiose and defeat the legislative scheme which, read with Section 80AC, conditions the allowance of Chapter VI-A deductions on a timely claim in a recognized return.
Conclusion: The claim for deduction under Section 80P is not allowable where the assessee has not filed a return of income; decision is against the assessee and in favour of the Revenue.
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