Supreme Court of India

Hero Cycles (p) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax (central), Ludhiana

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Reported as [2015] 12 S.C.R. 55
Bench A.K. Sikri J.
Decided 5 November 2015

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that such an approach is clearly faulty in law and cannot be countenanced.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Income Tax Act, 1961 - s. 31(1)(iii) - Deduction of c interest paid on borrowed sums from Banks - Claim for, by the assessee - Denied by Revenue - On the grounds that the money borrowed on which interest was paid was not for business purpose and that the advances given by assessee-. . company to its Directors at the rate of 10% interest being much lower than the interest paid to the Banks (i.e.@ 18%), the same cannot be treated for the purposes of business of the assessee - Assessing Officer disallowed the claim for deduction-Appellate Authority as well as appellate Tribunal held that the

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