Principal Commissioner of Income Tax - 7 v. M/S Oriental Building & Furnishing Co. Ltd.

Delhi High Court · 29 May 2017 · 2017:DHC:8761-DB
S. Muralidhar; Chander Shekhar
ITA 337/2017 & connected matters
2017:DHC:8761-DB
tax appeal_dismissed

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The Delhi High Court dismissed the Revenue's appeals against the ITAT's order upholding the Annual Letting Value for house property income, applying the principle of consistency and noting no substantial question of law arose.

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ITA 337/2017
PRINCIAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - 7 Appellant
Through: Mr Sanjay Kumar, Mr Dileep Shivpuri, Advocates
VERSUS
M/S ORIENTAL BUILDING & FURNISHING CO.
\ LTD. Respondent
Through: Mr P.C. Yadav and Mr Gaurav Yadav, Advocates
ITA 338/2017
Advocates
VERSUS
M/S ORIENTAL BUILDING & FURNISHING CO. LTD. Respondent
Advocates
ITA 339/2017
Advocates
VERSUS
ITA 33 7/2017 & connected matters Page I of4 2017:DHC:8761-DB
( ^ V / 7-r CO. LTD Respondent Advocates
ITA 340/2017
Advocates
VERSUS
Advocates
ITA 341/2017
PRINCIAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX- 7 Appellant
Advocates
VERSUS
M'S ORIENTAL BUILDING & FURNISHING Advocates ITA^3^0l7
Advocates
VERSUS
ITA 33 7/2017 & connected matters Page 2 of4 Advocates
CORAM:
JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR
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C) CM 16653/2017 (exemption^ in ITA 337/2017
CM 16655/2017 (exemption^ in ITA 338/2017
CM 16657/2017 (exemption) in ITA 339/2017
CM 16659/2017 (exemption) in ITA 340/2017\
CM 16662/2017 (exemption) in ITA 342/2017
Allowed, subject to alljust exceptions.
CM 16652/2017 (delay) in ITA 337/2017
CM 16654/2017 (delay) in ITA 338/2017
CM 16656/2017 (delay) in ITA 339/2017
CM 16658/2017 (delay) in ITA 340/2017\
CM 16660/2017 (delay) in ITA 341/2017
CM 16661/2017 (delay) in ITA 342/2017
For the reasons stated therein, these applications are allowed. The delay in filing the appeal is condoned.
ITA 337/2017
ITA 338/2017
ITA 339/2017
ITA 340/2017
ITA 341/2017
ITA 342/2017
ORDER

1. These are the appeals filed by the Revenue against the impugned common ITA 337/2017 & connected matters Page 3 of[4] W^' ( ) order dated 5"" September, 2016 passed by the ITAT in ITA NO. 2012/Del/2013 and ITA Nos. 5762 to 5766/Del/2013 for the Assessment Year ('AY') 2004 - 2005 to 2009 - 2010.

2. The issue before the ITAT was whether the Assessing Officer (AO) and the CIT(A) had erred in not accepting the Annual Letting Value (ALV) of the house property the income from which was subject to tax and instead adopt the fair rental value? The ITAT in the impugned orderheld in favour oftheAssessee and applied therule of consistency after noting that theALV had been accepted by the Revenue for the earlier AYs.

3. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the Assessee appearing on advance notice that the tax effect in each of these appeals is below Rs.20 lakhs.

4. Having heard Mr Sanjay Kumar, the learned counsel for the Revenue and having examined the impugned order of the ITAT, the Court is of the view that it suffers from no legal infirmity in the ITAT going by the rule of consistency. No substantial question of law arises. In any event, the tax effect in each of the appeals is also below the limit for filing of appeals by the Revenue.

5. The appeals are accordingly dismissed.