MACWEAR, MUMBAI vs. DCIT, CIRCLE 22(1), MUMBAI, MUMBAI
In the result, Assessee’s appeal is allowed for statistical purposes
ITA 6189/MUM/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai21 Jan 2026AY 2017-18
Bench: Shri Narender Kumar Choudhry & Shri Prabhash Shankarassessment Year: 2017-18 Macwear, Dcit, Circle 22(1), Macwear House, First Floor, Room No.322, 3Rd Floor, Vs. Sunmill Compound, Delisle Piramal Chamber, Lal Baug, Road, Mumbai – 400013. Parel, Pan – Aaafm1927E Mumbai - 400012 (Appellant) (Respondent) Present For: Assessee By : Shri Himanshu Gandhi, Ca Revenue By : Shri Virabhadra Mahajan, (Sr. D.R.) Date Of Hearing : 21.01.2026 Date Of Pronouncement : 21.01.2026 O R D E R Per : Narender Kumar Choudhry: This Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Assessee Against The Order Dated 05.08.2025, Impugned Herein, Passed By The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) (In Short Ld. Commissioner) U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (In Short ‘The Act’) For The A.Y. 2017-18. 2. In The Instant Case, The Ao Vide Assessment Order Dated 13.11.2019 Under Section 143(3) Of The Act, Has Made An Addition Of Rs.13,01,267/- Being 1% Of The Average Investments Of Rs.13,01,26,690/-, Mainly On The Reason That The Assessee Has Failed To Provide Calculation/Submissions & Also, In The Computation Of Total Income, Has Not Disallowed Any Expenditure Attributable To The Earning Of Exempt Income As Required Under The 2 Macwear Provision Of Section 14A Of The Act. The Ld. Commissioner, On The Aforesaid Reasons, Dismissed The Appeal Of The Assessee, Affirming The Addition Made By The Ao. Thus, The Assessee Has Preferred The Instant Appeal.
For Appellant: Shri Himanshu Gandhi, CAFor Respondent: Shri Virabhadra Mahajan, (SR. D.R.)
Section 143(3)Section 14ASection 250
…Further, to restrict the disallowance under Section 14A of the Act, qua only investments, which actually 3 Macwear yielded the exempt income, but not otherwise, specifically in view of the decision of Hon’ble Delhi High Court in ACB India Ltd. vs. CIT (2015) 374 ITR 108 (Del) and Special Bench of the ITAT, in the case of ACIT Vs. M/s. Vireet Investment (P.) Ltd., (2017) 82 taxmann.com 415 (Delhi – Trib.) (SB) wherein also it has been held that the average value of investments, for the purposes of Rule 8D(2)(iii), should be confined to those securities in respect of which exempt income is earned. 5. In the resul…