2014 (2) TMI 28

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....deration:- "Whether the Hon'ble Tribunal is correct in allowing deduction under section 80P(2)(a)(i) to assessee's society even though same is covered under section 80P(4) rws 2(24) (viia) being income from providing credit facilities carried on by a co-operative society with its member?" 3. Issue pertains to interpretation of section 80P(2) and 80P(4) of the Income Tax Act, 1964 ("the Act" for short). Respondent assessee is a Cooperative Credit Society and claims benefit of deduction under section 80P(1) of the Act by virtue of the provisions contained in section 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Act. As is well known under sub-section(1) of section 80P certain co-operative societies are granted deductions of the sum specified in sub-section(2) in....

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....evelopment bank. As per the explanation, the terms "co-operative bank" and "primary agricultural credit society" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Part V of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. 5. Assessing Officer held that by virtue of section 80P(4), the respondent assessee would not be entitled to benefits of deduction under section 80P. CIT(Appeals) as well as the Tribunal reversed the decision of the Assessing Officer on the premise that the respondent assessee not being a bank, exclusion provided in sub-section(4) of section 80P would not apply. This, irrespective of the fact that the respondent would not fall within the expression "primary agricultural credit society". 6. Had this been the plain statutory p....