TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2020 (6) TMI 51
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....rned Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) has erred in holding that the appellant is not a "state" under Article 289 of the Constitution of India and therefore, liable to tax under the Income Tax Act. 4. On the facts and in the circumstance of the case, The Learned Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) and the Assessing Officer has erred in holding that the appellant herein is a "person" for the purposes of Income-tax Act and therefore, it is liable to file the return of income. 5. On the facts and in the circumstance of the case, AO and The Learned Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) has erred in upholding the assessment of surplus under the head "income from business and profession" of the appellant herein when in fact there is no "income from business or profession" carried on by the appellant. 6. On the facts and in the circumstance of the case, The Learned Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) and the Assessing Officer have erred in holding that the assessee is liable for filing return of income merely because tax has been deducted by a payer on payment to the appellant. 7. On the facts and in the circumstance of the case, The Learned Commiss....
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....partment or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary. Nominated Members (i) one senior most Principal from Government Engineering Colleges in the State to be nominated by the Government. (ii) Two members to be nominated by the Government from amongst the Principals and Heads of institutes, one each from Government or aided and un-aided Polytechnics, of which at least one shall be a woman, (iii) Two members to be nominated by the Government from amongst the teachers, one each from Government or aided and un-aided polytechnics, of whom at least one shall be from Backward Class Community,(iv) Three members to be nominated by the Government from the professional bodies, one from each revenue region by rotation. (v) Six members to be nominated by the Government from amongst the associations of industries, who are entrepreneurs of Small Scale Industries, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Gems and Jewellery, Pharmacy and Hotel Management, at least two of whom s hall be from out of the Mumbai and Pune Regions. 28. Section 7A prescribed establishment of Governing Council which shall be an Apex Body to control and monitor matter pertaining to Diploma level technical e....
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....s 36 to 44 of the Act are prescribed about funds, finance, accounts and audit. The assessee's Board is under obligation to furnish the report and return and statement relating to any matter connected with its work as the Government may call for. Sections 45 to 53 deals with supplementary and miscellaneous provisions of the State Act with regard to manner of exercise of power delegated to Committee, power of Board to make Regulation with regard to examination, condition governing admission, passing marks in any subject and examination as hold including credit and distinction in any subject, fees for admission to the examination, other fees, charges payable in respect of other matters to the examination. Arrangement of conduct of examination, appointment of examiners including qualification disqualification, award of certificate, appointment of officers and servants of the Board in its own office including condition of their services, control administration, safe custody and management of finance of the Board or any other matter which may be prescribed. As per section 46, the Regulation made by Board requires sanction of the State Government. Initially, Regulation was pr....
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....dia gave the following finding; 11. The definition of the State under Article 12 has come for the consideration on number of occasions before the Hon'ble Supreme Court. The State consists of three departments, the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary. We need not go into all the limbs of the State as only the limited issue before us is whether the term Government used in clause (b) to Rule 6DD includes even the autonomous bodies which partakes the character of instrumentalities of the Government. The core test to be applied whether a particular Corporation which is autonomous body is a part of Government, to be seen in the context of degree of control over management and policy decisions. We find that in the case of MSRTC as per the certificate of the share capital filed before us, the entire share capital is contributed by the State Government and the Central Government and there is no private participation. We further find that MSRTC is incorporated under special legislation i.e., Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. We have examined the provisions of the said enactment. As per section 5 of the said Act, the State Government is only having power to appoint t....
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.... Court have interpreted this expression in various judgements. The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India while interpreting the expression "other authorities" in the case of Som Prakash Rekhi v. Union of India reported as AIR 1981 SC 212 have culled out certain tests to determine as to when a Corporation should be said to be an instrumentality or Agency of the Government. The tests laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court are summarized as under : "1. If the entire share capital of the corporation is held by the Government, it would go a long way towards indicating that the corporation is an instrumentality or agency of the Government. 2. Existence of deep and pervasive State control may afford an indication that the corporation is a State agency or instrumentality. 3. Whether the Corporation enjoys monopoly status which is State conferred or State protected. 4. If the functions of the corporation are of public importance and closely related to governmental functions. It would be a relevant factor in classifying the corporation as an instrumentality or agency of the Government. 5. If a department of a Government is transferred to a corporati....