Karnataka HC: Wipro gets supplementary 3% interest on deferred tax refund

Wipro Limited Vs JCIT (Karnataka High Court) Karnataka High Court allowed the additional 3% interest on the delayed Income Tax Refund to Wipro ( Petitioner) from the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (DCIT) (Respondent). The Petitioner approached the Writ Court to challenge the order in which the Respondent, DCIT, denied additional 3 percent interest on the allegedly delayed refund of amount related to Assessment Year 2008-09 and the Respondent denied its application filed under section 244A(1A) (“the Income Tax Act”). The Petitioner argued that under section 115JB of the Income Tax Act, t...