2017 (11) TMI 1626

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.... in question could not be treated as income under Section 41(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act'). The main judgment is dated 05.12.2014 which was rendered in a batch of appeals with leading case known as 'The CIT v. Sulzer India Ltd. [2015] 54 taxmann.com 161/229 Taxman 264/[2014] 369 ITR 717 (Bom.). It is this judgment which has been followed in other cases. Therefore, for the sake of convenience, we shall refer to the facts as noted in Sulzer India Ltd.'s case (supra). 4. The Assessee M/s. Sulzer India Ltd. filed return of income for the assessment year 2003-04 on 27th November, 2013, declaring total income at Rs. 10,59,76,986/-, claiming deduction under section 80HHC of the I.T. Act in....

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..... On this basis, the Assessee contended that the remission of a loan cannot be treated as a revenue receipt and taxed as its income. The Assessing Officer rejected this claim and by holding that the Board's Circular is in the context of section 43B of the Income Tax Act and therefore not relevant for the present issue. 6. Against the aforesaid Assessment Order passed by the Assessing Officer, M/s. Sulzer India Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'assessee') preferred the appeal before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) who dismissed the same by sustaining the assessment. This was challenged by the assessee before the Tribunal. In view of the difference of opinion of the two coordinate Benches on this issue, a special Bench....

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....hereby income. Contention of the assessee is that it is a capital receipt, which is accepted by the High Court. 9. In a very detailed and exhaustive judgment rendered by the High Court, it has discussed the view taken by the Assessing Officer, which was confirmed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). Thereafter, the High Court noted in detail the manner in which the Tribunal has dealt with the issue. A perusal of the judgment would show that the High Court took into consideration the provisions of Section 41 of the Act and the conditions which are required to be satisfied for bringing a particular receipt as "income" within the ambit thereof and found that those conditions are not satisfied in the present case. The High Court also....

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....That has been done by find out its NPV. If that is the value of the money that the State Government would be entitled to receive after the end of 7 to 12 years, then, we do not see how ingredients of sub section (1) of section 41 can be said to be fulfilled. The obligation to remit to the Government the Sales Tax amount already recovered and collected from the customers is in no way wiped out or diluted. The obligation remains. All that has happened is an option is given to the Assessee to approach the SICOM and request it to consider the application of the Assessee of premature payment and discharge of the liability by finding out its NPV. If that was a permissible exercise and in terms of the settled law, then, we do not see how the Asses....