PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-7 DELHI vs. RELIGARE ENTERPRISES LTD.

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ITA - 28 / 2024HC Delhi10 January 20242 pages
For Petitioner: SUNIL KUMAR AGARWAL
AI SummaryDismissed

What did the High Court hold?

The ITAT remitted the issue back to the Assessing Officer (AO) to consider the assessee's arguments regarding the suo moto disallowance. The High Court found no substantial question of law.

What were the facts?

The assessee made a suo moto disallowance under Section 14A, which they later argued was wrongly done. This issue was not previously considered by the lower authorities.

What were the issues?

Whether the ITAT was justified in remitting the issue of suo moto disallowance back to the AO, and if a substantial question of law arises from this decision.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 14A

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

$~65 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + ITA 28/2024 & CM APPL. 1572/2024 (104 Days Delay) PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-7 DELHI ..... Appellant Through: Mr. Sunil Agarwal, Sr. SC with Mr. Shivansh B. Pandya, Jr. SC along with Mr. Utkarsh Tiwari, Adv. versus RELIGARE ENTERPRISES LTD. ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Rohit Jain and Mr. Aniket D. Agrawal, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHWANT VARMA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 10.01.2024 CM APPL. 1573/2024 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of. CM APPL. 1572/2024 (104 Days Delay) Bearing in mind the disclosures made, the delay of 104 days in filing the appeal is condoned. Application shall stand disposed of. ITA 28/2024 1. Having heard learned counsel for parties and on perusal of the order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal [“ITAT”], we find that the appeal has been allowed and the matter remitted with the following observations:- This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/03/2026 at 14:16:02

“5. We have heard both the parties and perused the records. We find that the assessee is now raising ground challenging the disallowance which has been made by the assessee itself. Assessee has made suo moto disallowance of Rs.17,21,80,860/- under section 14A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (for short 'the Act'). Now, the assessee submits that this was wrongly done. This aspect was not before the authorities below. Assessee has made various submissions with regard to the aforesaid additional/modified grounds which need adjudication with reference to the assessee’s records. Hence, in the interest of justice, we remit the issue raised to the file of AO. AO is directed to consider the grounds and various propositions given by the ld. Counsel of the assessee as per law. Needless to add, assessee should be given an opportunity of being heard.” 2. Bearing in mind the aforesaid, we find that no substantial question of law arises in the instant appeal. 3. Consequently, we see no reason to interfere with the impugned order of the ITAT. The appeal fails and shall stand dismissed on the aforesaid terms. YASHWANT VARMA, J. PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. JANUARY 10, 2024/ Neha/p This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/03/2026 at 14:16:02

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