Dismissing the appeal of the revenue the Court held that provisions of section 14A would be applicable from assessment year 2007-08 and not for earlier assessment years. Followed CIT v. Essar Tele holdings Ltd. (2018) 401 ITR 445 (SC).
CIT v. State Bank of Travancore (2020) 114 taxmann.com 555 (Ker.) (HC) Editorial : SLP of revenue is dismissed, CIT v. State Bank of Travancore (2020) 269 Taxman 571 (SC)
S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Provision is not applicable to prior to assessment year 2007-08.