TMI Blog2021 (7) TMI 942X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... T.A. No. 186/Kol/2021 - - - Dated:- 16-7-2021 - P. M. Jagtap , Vice President And A. T. Varkey , Member ( J ) For the Appellant : Bisweswar Ghosh , Advocate For the Respondents : Ranu Biswas , Addl. CIT ORDER Per Shri A.T. Varkey, JM This is an appeal filed by the Assessee against the order of Ld. CIT(A)-National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC), Delhi dated 29.04.2021 for Assessment year 2019-20. 2. The sole grounds of appeal raised by the assessee is against the Ld. CIT(A) in confirming the action of AO who disallowed/added back a sum of ₹ 1,10,62,263/- on account of delayed deposit of employees contribution to PF and ESI u/s. 36(1)(va) read with Section 2(24)(x) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter refer ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nce this action of the Ld. CIT(A) for the simple reason that the Explanation 5 was inserted by the Finance Act, 2021, with effect from 01.04.2021 and relevant assessment year before us is AY 2019-20. Therefore the law laid down by the Jurisdictional Hon'ble High Court will apply and since this Explanation-5 has not been made retrospectively. So we are inclined to follow the same and we reproduce the order of Hon'ble Calcutta High Court in the case of Vijayshree Ltd. supra wherein the Hon'ble Calcutta High Court has taken note of the Hon'ble Supreme Court decision in CIT vs. Alom Extrusion Ltd. reported in 390 ITR 306. The Hon'ble Calcutta High Court's decision in Vijayshree Ltd. supra is reproduced as under: Thi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e by invoking the aforesaid amended provisions of Section 43(B) of the Act. We, therefore, find that no substantial question of law is involved in this appeal and consequently, we dismiss this appeal. Urgent xerox certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities. In the light of the aforesaid discussion we do not accept the Ld. CIT(A)'s stand denying the claim of assessee since assessee delayed the employees contribution of EPF ESI fund and as per the binding decision of the Hon'ble High Court in Vijayshree Ltd. (supra) u/s. 36(1)(va) of the Act since assessee had deposited the employees contribution before filing of Return of Income. There ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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