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2017 (12) TMI 1532 - GUJARAT HIGH COURTTDS u/s 194C - Disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) - failure to deduct tax at source on the payment of labour charges to the alleged headman/ contractors of labour supplier - Held that:- Section 194C of the Act is attracted when any payment is made for carrying out any work (including supply of labour for carrying out any work) in pursuance of a contract between the contractor and a specified person. In the facts of the present case there is no contract between the assessee and any specified person for carrying out any work as contemplated in the section. The assessee had got the work done directly through labourers and had merely paid them through the head labourer. In the absence of any contract to carry out any work with a specified person, the provisions of section 194C of the Act would not be attracted and hence there would be no liability to deduct tax at source so as to attract the provisions section 40(a)(ia) of the Act. The Tribunal, therefore, did not commit any error in confirming the order passed by the Commissioner (Appeals). - Decided in favour of assessee Unexplained cash credit - addition u/s 68 - Held that:- The course of action adopted by the Assessing Officer defies logic. If the Assessing Officer had disbelieved that M/s Hemani Enterprises had executed the contract as a sub-contractor, he, at best, could have disbelieved the payment made to it and held that it was the assessee, who had executed the contract and worked out the profit accordingly. But when the entire amount received by the assessee was towards payment for the contract, there was no question of considering any part thereof as unexplained cash credit. In the opinion of this court, the view adopted by the Commissioner (Appeals) as concurred by the Tribunal is just and proper. Consequently, this ground of appeal also does not merit acceptance. - Decided in favour of assessee
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