High Court Punjab-Haryana High Court

The Commissioner Of Income Tax vs M/S Porritts & Spencer (Asia) Ltd. on 20 November, 2008

Punjab-Haryana High Court
The Commissioner Of Income Tax vs M/S Porritts & Spencer (Asia) Ltd. on 20 November, 2008
     IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
                         CHANDIGARH.

                                               I.T.R. No.44 of 1996
                                       Date of decision: 20.11.2008


The Commissioner of Income Tax, Haryana, Rohtak.
                                                     -----Applicant.
                               Vs.
M/s Porritts & Spencer (Asia) Ltd., Faridabad.
                                                  -----Respondent.


CORAM:- HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL
           HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.N. MITTAL

Present:   Mr. Yogesh Putney, Sr. Standing Counsel
           for the revenue.

           Mr. Santosh Aggarwal, Advocate &
           Mr. A.C. Jain, Advocate
           for the assessee.
                 -----
ORDER:

Following questions of law have been referred for

opinion of this Court by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi

Bench ‘E’ Delhi arising out of I.T.A. Nos.2977 and 3019(Del)/90 in

respect of assessment year 1986-87:-

“1. Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances
of the case, the Hon’ble Tribunal was right in law
in upholding the decision of the Ld. CIT(A)
deleting the addition of Rs.1,83,855/- made u/s
36(1)(ii) on account of commission / bonus paid
to employees?”

ITR No.44 of 1996 2

2. Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances
of the case, the Hon’ble Tribunal was right in law
in holding that in computing the disallowance u/s
40-A(5)/40(c), of the following expenses, the
provisions of Rule 3(c)(ii) are applicable:

a) Medical reimbursement expenses of the
employees.

b) Group personal accident insurance/
hospitalisation insurance scheme premium.

                    c)    Medical Insurance premium.
                    d)    Telephone expenses.
                    e)    Salary, wages and bonus etc. paid to
                          personal     servants    engaged        by   the
                          employees."


The questions referred are covered by the order

passed by this Court on 16.9.2008 in I.T.R. Nos.80 to 82 of 1982

(M/s Porrits & Spencer (Asia) Ltd., New Delhi v. The

Commissioner of Income-tax, Haryana).

This reference is accordingly, decided in same terms.

( ADARSH KUMAR GOEL )
JUDGE

November 20, 2008 (L. N. MITTAL)
ashwani JUDGE