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TMI Blog2022 (8) TMI 34X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... incurred at club being cost for club services and facilities. The Ld. AO considered the same to be in the nature of personal expenses and the amount was disallowed. 2.1 Further, Ld. AO observed that the assessee had paid external development charges (EDC) to HUDA for which advance tax has not been deducted. The Ld. AO observed that HUDA is a taxable entity carrying out activities to acquire, develop and dispose of land for residential, commercial and institutional purposes in urban states of Haryana. It is not a part of Government or Corporation established under a Central Act which is exempted u/s 196 for deduction of TDS and accordingly 30% of Rs. 4,95,24,157/- was added back to the income of assessee. 2.2 Further, Ld. AO had disallowed a sum of Rs. 45,501 /- on account of expenses relating to previous years under the head 'Welfare Expenses, internal excess charges, deposited charges, business promotion'. 3. Ld. CIT(A) had sustained the same , therefore assessee has come in appeal raising following grounds :- 1. "On the facts and circumstances of the case, the LA/- CIT(A) has erred both in facts and law in rejecting the contention of the appellant that the payments of EDO ha ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... see builder or developers or colonizers are not required to deduct tax at source at the time of payment of EDC to the HUDA. 7.1 As for convenience the relevant findings at para no. 5 in M/s. Perfect Constech Pvt. Ltd (supra) is reproduced; "5. We have heard the rival submissions and have also perused the material on record. It is seen that in Para 4.3.2, subparagraph (iv) of the order passed u/s 271C of the Act, the LD.AO has himself noted that the demand draft of the EDC amounts are drawn in favour of the Chief Administrator, HUDA though routed through the Director General, Town and Country Planning, Sector-18, Chandigarh. He has also referred to the notes to accounts to the financial statements of HUDA wherein it has been stated that "other liabilities also include external development charges received through DGTCP, Department of Haryana for execution of various EDC works. The expenditure against which have been booked in Development Work in Progress, Enhancement compensation and Land cost." Undisputedly, the payment of EDC was issued in the name of Chief Administrator, HUDA. It is also not in dispute that HUDA has shown EDC as current liability in the balance sheet, but in t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d upon by both the sides. On going through the facts, we note that dispute is with regard to non-deduction of tax in respect of payment of EDC charges made by the assessee to HUDA. As per the LD.AO, HUDA is neither a local authority nor Government, thus, the payments made to it by the assessee on account of EDC charges were liable for TDS under section 194C of the Act. Since, assessee has failed to deduct the TDS; therefore, it is liable for penalty under section 271C of the Act. On the other hand, the case of the assessee is that obligation to pay EDC charges is arising out of the license granted by DTCP and these payments are to be made for obtaining the license and as per the direction of the DTCP, the same have been paid to HUDA. Further, these payments are not in the nature of payment or in pursuance of works contract. There is no privity of contract between the assessee and the HUDA. On the contrary, the agreement is between Assessee Company and the DTCP which admittedly is a Government Department as agreement has been signed by DTCP on behalf of Governor of Haryana. We are of the view that we need not go in all these issues. From the facts, it is evident that the payments ha ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... in the case of CIT v. Mitsui & Company Ltd. 272 ITR 545. Respectfully following the aforesaid judgments of Hon'ble Delhi High Court and the decision of the ITAT, Delhi in the case of Television Eighteen India Ltd., we allow the assessee's appeal and cancel the penalty as levied u/s 271-C." 3. Being aggrieved, the Revenue took up the matter before the High Court of Delhi against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. The High Court rejected the appeal only on the ground that no Substantial question of law arises in the matter. 4. On facts, we are convinced that there is no substantial question of law, the facts and law having properly and correctly been assessed and approached by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) as well as by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. Thus, we see no merits in the appeal and it is accordingly dismissed." 8. Further in case of TDI Infrastructure Ltd Versus Addl CIT, ITA no 6653/Del/2019, vide order dated 6/7/2022, the Bench, to which one of us was in quorum, had taken into consideration a clarification memo no DTCP/ACCFTS/AO(AQ) /CAO/2894/2018 dated 19.06.18 issued by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Haryana whic ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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