Commissioner of Income Tax, Central-III, Kolkata v. Appeline Cosmetics and Toiletries Ltd.

1. FACTS OF THE CASE

Revenue’s ITA 167/2011 concerned AYs 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2007–08. The question admitted on 21 September 2011 challenged the Tribunal’s conclusion that receipt and repayment of share application money did not violate sections 269SS and 269T attracting penalties under sections 271D and 271E.

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2. DISCUSSION BY THE COURT

The Court stated that the same question on similar facts had been answered that day in ITA 68/2012, CIT v. Vamshi Chemicals Ltd., in favour of the assessee. The detailed reasoning of that companion decision is not reproduced here.

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3. JUDICIAL DECISION

Revenue’s appeal was dismissed. The substantial question was answered in the negative, against Revenue and in favour of the assessee.

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4. OUTCOME

Assessee: the Tribunal’s favourable treatment on the stated penalty question remained undisturbed.

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5. Expert Comments

AKHB editorial analysis, distinct from the Court’s findings.

Keep receipt and repayment distinct

The admitted question pairs receipt with section 269SS/271D and repayment with section 269T/271E. Collapsing both into a generic cash-credit or section 68 issue would misidentify the controversy.

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The reasoning is incorporated by reference

This two-page order relies on Vamshi Chemicals on similar facts. It does not reproduce the precise transaction terms or the companion court’s legal analysis, so it cannot support an unlimited exemption for every share-application transaction.

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Retain all four assessment years

The single appeal covers four expressly stated years. They should remain visible even though the Court resolves one common question and gives no year-wise amounts.

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