TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2021 (7) TMI 967
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.... on the file of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai, "C" Bench, the Revenue has filed the above appeals. 2.The only issue in the appeals of the Revenue is that the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal erred in holding that the lease rent income received from letting out modules of Software Technology park to various lessees would constitute income from business and eligible for deduction under Section 80IA of the Act. 3.The above appeals were admitted on the following substantial questions of law: "a)Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Appellate Tribunal was right in holding that the income from letting out of building as 'income from business' assessable under Section 28 of the Income Tax Act? b)Whether t....
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....ein the Hon'ble Division Bench held as follows:- 8.So far as Substantial Question of Law No.1 is concerned, it has to be seen as to whether the income derived from letting out of the property in an industrial park/SEZ including the amenities and the income received by the owners for such property and the amenities therein would be business income in the hands of the owner of the property. 9.We need not labour much on this issue, on account of the circular No.16 of 2017 issued by the CBDT dated 25.04.2017. The CBDT after taking note of the two decisions of the Karnataka High Court held that it is now a settled position that in the case of an undertaking which develops, develops and operates or maintains and operates an industrial p....
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....ncome from other sources. The said decision of the Hon'ble Division Bench was appealed against by the revenue before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP No.11638 of 2013 and we are informed that the appeal was dismissed on 27.01.2020 on the ground of Low Tax Effect. 12.Considering all those facts as wells as the circular issued by CBDT, substantial question of law No.1, has to be answered against the revenue and in favour of the assessee. The Tax Case Appeals are dismissed and the Substantial Questions of Law are answered against the revenue. No Costs. Further, the learned Senior Standing Counsel submitted that in view of the ratio laid down by the Hon'ble Davison Bench of this Court in the Judgement cited supra, the quest....