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CIT v. West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation Ltd. [2024] 164 taxmann.com 1112 / (2025) 481 ITR 45 (Cal)(HC). Editorial: SLP dismissed: CIT v. West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (2025) 481 ITR 56/ 181 taxmann.com 349 (SC).

S. 43B : Deductions on actual payment-Interest on term loan paid to bank allowable u/s 43B(d) even if not debited to P&L account and not claimed in return/revised return-NBFC-Interest on NPAs not taxable on accrual-Interest on recurring deposits created as sinking fund taxable only on maturity where both principal and interest were payable only on maturity and entire interest was offered in year of maturity. [S. 43B(d), 43D]

CIT v. West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (2025) 481 ITR 56 / 181 taxmann.com 349 (SC). Editorial : CIT v. West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance [2024] 164 taxmann.com 1112 / (2025) 481 ITR 45 (Cal)(HC).

S. 43B : Deductions on actual payment-Interest on term loan paid to bank allowable u/s 43B(d) even if not debited to P&L account and not claimed in return/revised return-NBFC-Interest on NPAs not taxable on accrual-Interest on recurring deposits created as sinking fund taxable only on maturity where both principal and interest were payable only on maturity and entire interest was offered in year of maturity-Delay of 385 days-SLP of revenue dismissed on account of delay as well as on merits. [S. 43B(d), 43D, Art. 136]

CIT v. Ramco Cements Ltd. [2025] 481 ITR 705 / 173 taxmann.com 226 (Mad)(HC)

S 37(1):Business expenditure-Capital or revenue-Depreciation-Interest-Replacement of old machinery, pollution-free, is revenue expenditure-Fly Ash handling system 100 per cent depreciation allowed-Interest provision-Not allowable as paid. [S. 32, 43B]

Pride Foramer S.A v. CIT (2025) 481 ITR 1 / 307 Taxman 371/347 CTR 1 / 254 DTR 459 (SC) Editorial : CIT v. Pride Foramer S.A (2009) 317 ITR 18/181 Taxman 262/ 226 CTR 94 (Uttarakhand)(HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Non-resident-Temporary lull in business and not cessation-Mere absence of subsisting contract or office in India not decisive-Continuous correspondence and bidding activity showed business connection in India-Business expenditure allowable-Set-off against interest on tax refund permissible-Unabsorbed depreciation allowable to be carried forward and set off. [S. 2(13), 4, 5(2), 9(1)(i), 32(2), 71]

CIT v. Shriram Investments (2025) 481 ITR 26/(2026) 308 Taxman 78 (SC) Editorial :CIT v. Shriram Investments (2022) 289 Taxman 315 / (2025) 481 ITR 16 (Mad)(HC)

S. 36(1)(iii) : Interest on borrowed capital-Investment company-Commercially expedient-Difference between interest received and paid by assessee for purpose of business-Deletion of disallowance was affirmed-SLP dismissed. [S. 37(1), Art. 136]

CIT v. Ramco Cements Ltd. [2025] 481 ITR 705 / 173 taxmann.com 226 (Mad)(HC)

S. 35 : Expenditure on scientific research-Matter was pending before competent Authority-Order of Tribunal allowing the deduction was set aside. [S. 35(1)(v), 260A]

CIT v. Ramco Cements Ltd. [2025] 481 ITR 705 / 173 taxmann.com 226 (Mad)(HC)

S. 32 : Depreciation-Dumpers-Put to use for 180 days-Failure to produce evidence-Not entitle for full depreciation-Order of Tribunal set aside. [S. 254(1)]

National Leasing Ltd. v. ACIT [2024] 168 taxmann.com 39 / (2025) 481 ITR 432 (Bom)(HC)

S. 28(i) : Business income-Income from house property-Lease of property-Business of purchasing and renting properties-No other source of income-Income derived from letting out properties assessable under head ‘income from profits and gains of business’, and not as income from house property. [S. 22, 23, 56 (2)(iii)]

Tivoli Investment & Trading Co. (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2025) 481 ITR 730 / 177 taxmann.com 509 (Bom)(HC)

S. 23 : Income from house property-Annual value-Municipal rateable value-Only when annual value under municipal laws so determined had close proximity with relevant assessment year, in case of significant gap between municipal rateable value and annual rent of property, Assessing Officer could make independent enquiry under section 23(1)(a)-Security deposit-Nominal licence fee-Assessing Officer was justified in fixing annual rental value by taking into consideration twin factors of comparable rents and notional interest on security deposits-Developer’s letter and certificate from premises society cannot be treated as cogent evidence for fixation of municipal rateable value-Property given on rent-Standard rent of premises-Concept of standard rent applicable only to statutory tenant enjoying protection from rent escalation an eviction-Assessee’s premises were not governed by provisions of rent control legislation-Assessing Officer not bound to accept Municipal Rateable Value and can take in to consideration annual rent premises capable of fetching-Notional interest receivable on security deposit cannot be sole factor for deciding annual letting out value of property-Comparable instance and return on overdraft facility taken by assessee from lessee Bank to arrive at sum of reasonable rent-Order of Tribunal affirmed.
[S. 22, 23(1)(a), 260, Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control act, 1947]

CIT v. Dr. Kasliwal Medical Care and Research Foundation [2024] 168 taxmann.com 91 / (2025) 481 ITR 392 (Bom) (HC)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration-Trust or institution-Rejection of registration after prescribed period of six months-Cannot result in deemed grant of registration-Tribunal not justified in granting assessee deemed registration. [S. 12A, 12AA(2)(iii), 260A]