Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Income Tax, Calcutta v. Braithwaite and Co. Ltd.

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Reported as [1993] 2 S.C.R. 187
Bench Kuldip Singh and N.M. Kasliwal JJ.
Decided 3 March 1993

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that on the plain reading of the pro,iso to Rule D l(v), Second Schedule to the Act it is clear that in order to claim benefit of the said provision the borrowed money has to be repaid during the period of more than seven years.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Companies (Profits) Surtax Act, 1964: Second Schedule Rule l(v)-Term Loan from Bank-Repayment during a period of seven years-Whether amounts to "repayment during a period of not less than seven years''-Wliether the repayment qualifies for inclusion in the capital base. The respondent-company obtained a Term Loan of Rs. 50,00,000 repayable within a period of seven years. The company included propor­ tionate amount of the said Term Loan in its capital base and claimed the statutory 10% deduction in the calculation of its chargeable profits for the assessment year 1965-66. The Income-tax Officer

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