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C/TAXAP/822/2019 ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/TAX APPEAL NO. 822 of 2019
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THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-4
Versus
VISHAL ENGINEERING AND GALVANIZERS
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Appearance:
MRS MAUNA M BHATT(174) for the Appellant(s) No. 1
for the Opponent(s) No. 1
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.B.PARDIWALA

and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BHARGAV D. KARIA
Date : 13/01/2020
ORAL ORDER
(PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.B.PARDIWALA)
1. This tax appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961
[for short 'the Act, 1961'] is at the instance of the revenue and is directed
against the order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal,
Ahmedabad Bench 'D', Ahmedabad dated 25/06/2019 in the ITA
No.2945/AHD/2015 for the A.Y 2008-09.
2. The revenue has proposed a solitary question as a substantial

question of law involved in this tax appeal:-
“Whether the Appellate Tribunal has erred in law and on facts by

deleting the addition of Rs.20,08,977/- made on account of
commission expense?”
3. On the proposed question of law, we first take notice of the

findings recorded by the CIT (Appeals).
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“I have considered the facts of the case and the submissions of the
appellant. The appellant has placed on record debit-note cum
confirmation of both the commission agents which include details such
as PAN as well as name and confirmation cum ledger of parties to
whom sales have been made through such agents. The arrangement
between the appellant and the commission agents is such that the
commission agents are to provide details of potential customers as well
as solicit the orders. Such commission agents are also required to
provide any other information, report or statement of account of the
customers as desired by the appellant from time to time. However, no
formal agreement has been reduced into writing to this effect. I am of
the view that merely not entering into such a formal agreement cannot
be a ground for disallowing commission. The Assessing Officer has
further mentioned that no reply has been received from the
commission agents in response to certain details called for from them
by the Assessing Officer. I of the view that the fact that such
commission agents did not reply to the Assessing Officer cannot come
in the why of establishing the fact that such agents have rendered their
services to the appellant. Also inaction at the end of the commission
agents as to not replying to the Assessing Officer cannot be a ground
for disallowing commission in the hands of the appellant since such
commission agents are independent parties and the appellant doesn't
have any hold over them. In any case, since the appellant had
furnished PAN and other requisite details of such commission agents,
it was open for the Assessing Officer to call for such details from such
commission agents u/s.133(6) or issue summons to such agents as
well. However, nothing of that sort has been done by the Assessing
Officer. Hence, addition cannot be made even on that score. However,
on perusal of documentary evidences furnished by the appellant, it
transpires that the only service rendered by the commission agents is
that of introducing potential customers to the appellant. In may
opinion, mere introducing of potential customers doesn't fall with the
ambit of “Service” so as to make the claim of commission eligible for
deduction u/s.37 of the Act. Hence, the addition is hereby sustained.”
4. The appellate tribunal while dismissing the appeal preferred by

the assessee observed as under:-
“We have carefully considered the judgment as cited above. It is a

settled principle of law that commission paid to persons for referring
names of customers is allowable u/s.37 of the Act for introducing
potential customers to the assessee falls within the ambit of service. We
thus find the order passed by the Learned CIT(A) not incoherence with
ratio laid down by the judgment as cited above. We thus delete the
addition. In the result, assessee's appeal is allowed.”
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5. The appellate tribunal took the view that the CIT (Appeals) ought
not to have confirmed the dis-allowance only on the ground that the
only service rendered by the commission agents was that of introducing
the potential customers to the assessee, which would not fall within the
ambit of “Service” so as to make the claim of commission eligible for
deduction under Section-37 of the Act. The tribunal takes the view that
the commission paid to the persons for referring the names of the
customers, is allowable under Section-37 of the Act for the purpose of
introducing potential customers to the assessee and the same would fall
within the ambit of “Service”.
6. We are in agreement with the view taken by the appellate tribunal

as regards the deduction available under Section-37 of the Act.
7. In such circumstances referred to above, we are of the view that

the proposed question cannot be termed as a substantial question of law.
8. In the result, this appeal fails and is hereby dismissed.
(J. B. PARDIWALA, J)
(BHARGAV D. KARIA, J)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/TAX APPEAL NO. 822 of 2019

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.B.PARDIWALA

2. The revenue has proposed a solitary question as a substantial

“Whether the Appellate Tribunal has erred in law and on facts by

3. On the proposed question of law, we first take notice of the

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4. The appellate tribunal while dismissing the appeal preferred by

“We have carefully considered the judgment as cited above. It is a

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6. We are in agreement with the view taken by the appellate tribunal

7. In such circumstances referred to above, we are of the view that

8. In the result, this appeal fails and is hereby dismissed.

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