M/S. Te Connectivity Services India Private Limited, Bangalore vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-7(1)(1), Bangalore
In the result, the appeal by the assessee is partly allowed
ITA 191/BANG/2022[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore16 Sept 2022AY 2017-18
Bench: Shri N. V. Vasudevan & Ms. Padmavathy Sit(Tp)A No.191/Bang/2022 Assessment Year : 2017-18 M/S. Te Connectivity Services India Private Vs. National Faceless Assessment Centre, Limited, Delhi. 59/2, 1St Floor, Gurudas Heritage, Block-B, 100 Feet Ring Road, Banashankari 2Nd Stage, Bengaluru – 560 070. Pan: Aafct 3474 R Appellant Respondent Assessee By : Shri. Sriram Seshadri, Ca Revenue By : Dr. Manjunath Karkihalli, Cit(Dr)(Itat), Bengaluru. Date Of Hearing : 14.09.2022 Date Of Pronouncement : 16.09.2022 O R D E R Per N. V. Vasudevan:
For Appellant: Shri. Sriram Seshadri, CAFor Respondent: Dr. Manjunath Karkihalli, CIT(DR)(ITAT), Bengaluru
Section 143(3)Section 144BSection 92Section 92C
…stitute debt instruments and the interest payable thereon is a deductible expenditure till the same is converted into equity. The assessee relied on the decisions rendered in M/s CAE Flight Training India Pvt Ltd by ITAT Bangalore and Zaheer Mauritius Vs DIT, 270 CTR 244, Delhi High Court. 18. However, the AO allowed a deduction of Rs 1,56,29,445/- only and the balance amount of Rs 4,53,11,205 was denied the deduction. The DRP upheld the order of the AO on the reasoning that under Section 36(1)(iii) of the Act, deduction is allowed only for amounts borrowed for business purposes and since CCD’s are in the nature…