TMI Blog2024 (5) TMI 28X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ent of Tumkur Merchants Souharda Credit Cooperative Ltd [ 2015 (2) TMI 995 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] .the interest income earned on fixed deposits with cooperative bank/scheduled bank partakes character of the business income, which is eligible for deduction u/s 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Act. Therefore, direct the Assessing Officer to allow the exemption u/s. 80P(2)(a)(i) and section 80P(2)(d) of the Act. Decided in favour of assessee. - Shri Inturi Rama Rao, Accountant Member And Shri Vinay Bhamore, Judicial Member For the Assessee : Shri Randeep Sharma And Shri Deepak Sasar For the Revenue : Shri A.K. Mahala ORDER PER INTURI RAMA RAO, AM: This is an appeal filed by the assessee directed against the order of National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delh ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... es of the Tribunal in favour of the appellant(s). 6. On the other hand, ld. Sr. DR placing reliance on the orders of the lower authorities submits that no interference is called for. 7. Heard the rival submissions and perused the material on record. The issue in the present appeal relates to the eligibility of the assessee for exemption u/s 80P(2)(a)(i) or u/s 80P(2)(d) of the Act. It is an admitted fact that the appellant is a cooperative society engaged in the business of providing credit facilities. It does not enjoy any license to carry on the business of banking from Reserve Bank of India. Therefore, as held by the Hon ble Supreme Court in the case of PCIT vs. Annasaheb Patil Mathadi Kamgar Sahakari Pathpedi Ltd., 454 ITR 117 (SC) that ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... in the case of Tumkur Merchants Souharda Credit Cooperative Ltd. Vs. ITO (2015) 230 taxmann.com 309 (Kar.) and the Hon ble Telangana and Hon ble Andhra Pradesh High Court in the case of Vaveru Co-operative Rural Bank Ltd. v CIT [(2017) 396 ITR 371 took a view that such interest income is attributable to the activities of the society and, therefore, eligible for exemption u/s 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Act. Similar view has been taken by the Hon ble Calcutta High Court in the case of PCIT vs. Gunja Samabay Krishi Unnayan Samity Ltd., 147 taxmann.com 518 (Calcutta) and the Hon ble Madras High Court in the case of Chennai Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. vs. ITO, 148 taxmann.com 17 (Madras). The Coordinate Bench of Pune Benches in the case of M/s. Ratn ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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