Judgment :- Chitra Venkataraman, J. This Tax Case Appeal is filed under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, by the Revenue for the assessment year 1991-92 raising following question of law:- "Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was right in holding that excess sales tax collected and retained as a deposit due to a dispute cannot be taxed in the hands of the assessee?" 2. The assessee filed a return income for the assessment year 1991-92 claiming a huge loss. The Assessing Authority, however, added a sum of Rs.1,86,70,554/- being the sales tax collected and kept in deposit, pending the decision on the assessment. Following the earlier decisions on the same issue, the Tribunal allowed the appeal of the assessee holding that the said deposit of tax collected could not be held to be the income of the assessee. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the assessee brought to our attention that the Supreme Court, in its order dated 23. 1991, directed the appellant herein to deposit the amount with the Government till the appeal was disposed of. In the light of the said order, the assessee had already deposited the said amount to the Government. 4. The learned counsel for the respondent submits that in view of the corresponding deduction that he was entitled to, the question could not be seriously agitated by the respondent herein. 5. Having regard to the above said fact and following the decision of the Supreme Court reported in 245 ITR 421 (KCP Limited V. Commissioner of Income Tax) as well as 242 ITR 107 (Commissioner of Income Tax V. Southern Explosives Co), the appeal is allowed holding that the tax collected and retained as deposit was liable to be taxed in the hands of the assessee.