Bikaner Gypsums Ltd. v. CIT

187 ITR 39Supreme Court of India1991#3457 most cited

What is Bikaner Gypsums Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

Expenditure incurred to remove a restriction, obstruction, or disability preventing the carrying on of an existing business is revenue expenditure, provided no capital asset is acquired. The nature of the lease, purpose of expenditure, and its relation to profitable business operations are key considerations in mining cases.

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Bikaner Gypsums Ltd. v. CIT · SC · 1991 · section 35E · section 37(1) · revenue expenditure · mining business · removal of obstruction · existing business · capital asset

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Judgments citing Bikaner Gypsums Ltd. v. CIT

INCOME-TAX OFFICER, WARD-1 , BELLARY vs. M/S. SOUTH WEST MINING LIMITED, BELLARY

In the result, appeal of the revenue is dismissed and CO filed by the assessee is dismissed

ITA 457/BANG/2023[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore08 Feb 2024AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt. Madhumita Royassessment Year: 2011-12 Ito M/S. South West Mining Limited Aayakar Bhavan Staff Road Vidya Nagar Fort Bellary Near Talur Cross Karnataka Toranagallu Vs. Bellary 583 201 Karnataka Pan No : Aafcs9792M Appellant Respondent C.O. No.4/Bang/2023 (Arising Out Of Ita No.457/Bang/2023) Assessment Year: 2011-12 M/S. South West Mining Limited Ito Vs. Bellary 583 201 Ward-1 Karnataka Bellary Appellant Respondent Assessee By : Shri Rakesh Joshi, A.R. Revenue By : Ms. Neera Malhotra, D.R. Date Of Hearing : 20.12.2023 Date Of Pronouncement : 08.02.2024 O R D E R Per Chandra Poojari: This Appeal By Revenue & Co By Assessee Are Directed Against The Order Of Nfac For The Assessment Year 2011-12 Dated 21.4.2023 Passed U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (In Short “The Act”). The Revenue In This Appeal Raised Following Ground: “Whether The Ld. Cit(A) Is Justified On The Facts Of The Case & In Law, In Deleting The Addition Of Rs.287.72 Crores Claimed Towards “Mine Development Expenditure” U/S 37(1) In The Computation Of Income Which Was Not Routed Through The Profit & Loss Account.”

For Appellant: Shri Rakesh Joshi, A.RFor Respondent: Ms. Neera Malhotra, D.R
Section 143(1)Section 143(3)Section 234BSection 250Section 37Section 37(1)

…ot possible irrespective of the fact whether depillaring had been done or not, was a finding of fact. In view of that finding, the High Court was justified in holding that the expenditure in dispute was a revenue expenditure.” (ii) Bikaner Gypsum Ltd. Vs CIT 187 ITR 39 (SC,) wherein it has been held as follows: “In considering the cases of mining business the nature of the lease, the purpose for which expenditure is made, its relation to the carrying on of the business in a profitable manner should be considered. In the instant case, existence of railway station, yard aftd buildings on the surface of the demised…

GUJARAT MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.,,AHMEDABAD vs. THE DY.CIT, CIRCLE-4, NOW CIRCLE-2(1)(1),, AHMEDABAD

The appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 1657/AHD/2015[2005-06]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad30 Nov 2022AY 2005-06

Bench: Smt.Annapurna Gupta & T.R. Senthil Kumar & Asstt.Year: 2005-06 Gujarat Mineral Development Dcit/Jcit, Cir.4 Corporation Ltd. Vs Ahmedabad. “Khanji Bhavan” 132Ft Ring Road University Ground, Ahmedabad. Asstt.Year: 2005-06 Dcit/Jcit, Cir.4 Gujarat Mineral Development Ahmedabad. Vs Corporation Ltd. “Khanji Bhavan” 132Ft Ring Road University Ground, Ahmedabad. (Applicant) (Responent) : Assessee By Shri S.N. Soparkar, With Shri Bandish Soparkar, Ar & Shri Parin Shah, Ar Revenue By : Shri James Kurian, Cit-Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 30/08/2022 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement: 30/11/2022 आदेश/O R D E R Per Annapurna Guptathe Present Appeals Relate To The Same Assessee, Pertain To The Same Assessment Year & Are Against Orders Passed By The

For Respondent: Shri James Kurian, CIT-DR
Section 143(3)Section 250(6)Section 271(1)(c)

…of disadvantage or obstacle. The said expenditure did not give any benefit to your appellant but it simply removed the disadvantage which was there. 11.26 Your appellant relied on the decisions of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Bikaner Gypsum Ltd v CIT 187 ITR 39 and CIT V Ashok LeyLand , Ltd. 8 ITR 549. The Learned assessing officer while making the addition has not dealt with these decisions." 52. We have heard both the parties and have gone through the orders of the authorities below. We find merit in the contentions of the ld.counsel for the assessee that the expenses incurred for diverting the course…

THE DCIT, CIRCLE-4,, AHMEDABAD vs. GUJARAT MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.,, AHMEDABAD

The appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 1471/AHD/2015[2005-06]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad30 Nov 2022AY 2005-06

Bench: Smt.Annapurna Gupta & T.R. Senthil Kumar & Asstt.Year: 2005-06 Gujarat Mineral Development Dcit/Jcit, Cir.4 Corporation Ltd. Vs Ahmedabad. “Khanji Bhavan” 132Ft Ring Road University Ground, Ahmedabad. Asstt.Year: 2005-06 Dcit/Jcit, Cir.4 Gujarat Mineral Development Ahmedabad. Vs Corporation Ltd. “Khanji Bhavan” 132Ft Ring Road University Ground, Ahmedabad. (Applicant) (Responent) : Assessee By Shri S.N. Soparkar, With Shri Bandish Soparkar, Ar & Shri Parin Shah, Ar Revenue By : Shri James Kurian, Cit-Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 30/08/2022 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement: 30/11/2022 आदेश/O R D E R Per Annapurna Guptathe Present Appeals Relate To The Same Assessee, Pertain To The Same Assessment Year & Are Against Orders Passed By The

For Respondent: Shri James Kurian, CIT-DR
Section 143(3)Section 250(6)Section 271(1)(c)

…of disadvantage or obstacle. The said expenditure did not give any benefit to your appellant but it simply removed the disadvantage which was there. 11.26 Your appellant relied on the decisions of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Bikaner Gypsum Ltd v CIT 187 ITR 39 and CIT V Ashok LeyLand , Ltd. 8 ITR 549. The Learned assessing officer while making the addition has not dealt with these decisions." 52. We have heard both the parties and have gone through the orders of the authorities below. We find merit in the contentions of the ld.counsel for the assessee that the expenses incurred for diverting the course…

GUJARAT MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.,,AHMEDABAD vs. THE JT.CIT.,CIRCLE-4,, AHMEDABAD

The appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 1747/AHD/2009[2005-06]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad30 Nov 2022AY 2005-06

Bench: Smt.Annapurna Gupta & T.R. Senthil Kumar & Asstt.Year: 2005-06 Gujarat Mineral Development Dcit/Jcit, Cir.4 Corporation Ltd. Vs Ahmedabad. “Khanji Bhavan” 132Ft Ring Road University Ground, Ahmedabad. Asstt.Year: 2005-06 Dcit/Jcit, Cir.4 Gujarat Mineral Development Ahmedabad. Vs Corporation Ltd. “Khanji Bhavan” 132Ft Ring Road University Ground, Ahmedabad. (Applicant) (Responent) : Assessee By Shri S.N. Soparkar, With Shri Bandish Soparkar, Ar & Shri Parin Shah, Ar Revenue By : Shri James Kurian, Cit-Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 30/08/2022 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement: 30/11/2022 आदेश/O R D E R Per Annapurna Guptathe Present Appeals Relate To The Same Assessee, Pertain To The Same Assessment Year & Are Against Orders Passed By The

For Respondent: Shri James Kurian, CIT-DR
Section 143(3)Section 250(6)Section 271(1)(c)

…of disadvantage or obstacle. The said expenditure did not give any benefit to your appellant but it simply removed the disadvantage which was there. 11.26 Your appellant relied on the decisions of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Bikaner Gypsum Ltd v CIT 187 ITR 39 and CIT V Ashok LeyLand , Ltd. 8 ITR 549. The Learned assessing officer while making the addition has not dealt with these decisions." 52. We have heard both the parties and have gone through the orders of the authorities below. We find merit in the contentions of the ld.counsel for the assessee that the expenses incurred for diverting the course…

SKE & C- KCT JOINT VENTURE ,NEW DELHI vs. DCIT, CIRCLE- 23(2), NEW DELHI

In the result, appeals of the assessee are allowed for statistical

ITA 4204/DEL/2019[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi03 Aug 2022AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri Challa Nagendra Prasad & Shri Pradip Kumar Kediaआ.अ.सं/.I.T.A No.5451/Del/2018 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year: 2014-15 बनाम M/S Ske & C-Kct Joint Venture, Dcit 85A, 3Rd Floor, Vs. Circle 24(2) Rishyamook Building, New Delhi. Panchkuian Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aadas9266L अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent & आ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4202 To 4204/Del/2019 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Years: 2011-12 To 2013-14 बनाम M/S Ske & C-Kct Joint Venture, Dcit Thapar House, Central Wing, Vs. Circle 23(2) 3Rd Floor, 124 Janpath, New Delhi. New Delhi. Pan No. अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent

Section 143(1)Section 143(3)Section 144C

…se of Bombay Steam Navigation Co. (P) Ld. vs. CIT 91965) 56 ITR 52 (SC) : judgment in the case of Empire Jute Co. Ltd. vs. CIT (1980) 17 CTR (SC) 113 (1980) 124 ITR 1 (SC) and judgment in the case of Bikaner Gypsum Ltd. vs. CIT (1990) 89 CTR (SC) 176 : (1991) 187 ITR 39 (SC). He further observed that the assessee had to incur expenditure on the construction of bye-pass road and temporary bridge on river Yamuna for the purposes of carrying on its business because without incurring this expenditure it could not have transported the relevant machinery to the work site for the execution of the project. The assessee h…

SKE & C- KCT JOINT VENTURE ,NEW DELHI vs. DCIT, CIRCLE- 23(2), NEW DELHI

In the result, appeals of the assessee are allowed for statistical

ITA 4203/DEL/2019[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi03 Aug 2022AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri Challa Nagendra Prasad & Shri Pradip Kumar Kediaआ.अ.सं/.I.T.A No.5451/Del/2018 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year: 2014-15 बनाम M/S Ske & C-Kct Joint Venture, Dcit 85A, 3Rd Floor, Vs. Circle 24(2) Rishyamook Building, New Delhi. Panchkuian Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aadas9266L अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent & आ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4202 To 4204/Del/2019 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Years: 2011-12 To 2013-14 बनाम M/S Ske & C-Kct Joint Venture, Dcit Thapar House, Central Wing, Vs. Circle 23(2) 3Rd Floor, 124 Janpath, New Delhi. New Delhi. Pan No. अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent

Section 143(1)Section 143(3)Section 144C

…se of Bombay Steam Navigation Co. (P) Ld. vs. CIT 91965) 56 ITR 52 (SC) : judgment in the case of Empire Jute Co. Ltd. vs. CIT (1980) 17 CTR (SC) 113 (1980) 124 ITR 1 (SC) and judgment in the case of Bikaner Gypsum Ltd. vs. CIT (1990) 89 CTR (SC) 176 : (1991) 187 ITR 39 (SC). He further observed that the assessee had to incur expenditure on the construction of bye-pass road and temporary bridge on river Yamuna for the purposes of carrying on its business because without incurring this expenditure it could not have transported the relevant machinery to the work site for the execution of the project. The assessee h…

SKE & C- KCT JOINT VENTURE ,NEW DELHI vs. DCIT, CIRCLE- 23(2), NEW DELHI

In the result, appeals of the assessee are allowed for statistical

ITA 4202/DEL/2019[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi03 Aug 2022AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri Challa Nagendra Prasad & Shri Pradip Kumar Kediaआ.अ.सं/.I.T.A No.5451/Del/2018 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year: 2014-15 बनाम M/S Ske & C-Kct Joint Venture, Dcit 85A, 3Rd Floor, Vs. Circle 24(2) Rishyamook Building, New Delhi. Panchkuian Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aadas9266L अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent & आ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4202 To 4204/Del/2019 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Years: 2011-12 To 2013-14 बनाम M/S Ske & C-Kct Joint Venture, Dcit Thapar House, Central Wing, Vs. Circle 23(2) 3Rd Floor, 124 Janpath, New Delhi. New Delhi. Pan No. अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent

Section 143(1)Section 143(3)Section 144C

…se of Bombay Steam Navigation Co. (P) Ld. vs. CIT 91965) 56 ITR 52 (SC) : judgment in the case of Empire Jute Co. Ltd. vs. CIT (1980) 17 CTR (SC) 113 (1980) 124 ITR 1 (SC) and judgment in the case of Bikaner Gypsum Ltd. vs. CIT (1990) 89 CTR (SC) 176 : (1991) 187 ITR 39 (SC). He further observed that the assessee had to incur expenditure on the construction of bye-pass road and temporary bridge on river Yamuna for the purposes of carrying on its business because without incurring this expenditure it could not have transported the relevant machinery to the work site for the execution of the project. The assessee h…

SKE & C- KCT JOINT VENTURE ,NEW DELHI vs. DCIT, CIRCLE- 24(2), NEW DELHI

In the result, appeals of the assessee are allowed for statistical

ITA 5451/DEL/2018[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi03 Aug 2022AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Challa Nagendra Prasad & Shri Pradip Kumar Kediaआ.अ.सं/.I.T.A No.5451/Del/2018 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year: 2014-15 बनाम M/S Ske & C-Kct Joint Venture, Dcit 85A, 3Rd Floor, Vs. Circle 24(2) Rishyamook Building, New Delhi. Panchkuian Road, New Delhi. Pan No. Aadas9266L अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent & आ.अ.सं/.I.T.A Nos.4202 To 4204/Del/2019 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Years: 2011-12 To 2013-14 बनाम M/S Ske & C-Kct Joint Venture, Dcit Thapar House, Central Wing, Vs. Circle 23(2) 3Rd Floor, 124 Janpath, New Delhi. New Delhi. Pan No. अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent

Section 143(1)Section 143(3)Section 144C

…se of Bombay Steam Navigation Co. (P) Ld. vs. CIT 91965) 56 ITR 52 (SC) : judgment in the case of Empire Jute Co. Ltd. vs. CIT (1980) 17 CTR (SC) 113 (1980) 124 ITR 1 (SC) and judgment in the case of Bikaner Gypsum Ltd. vs. CIT (1990) 89 CTR (SC) 176 : (1991) 187 ITR 39 (SC). He further observed that the assessee had to incur expenditure on the construction of bye-pass road and temporary bridge on river Yamuna for the purposes of carrying on its business because without incurring this expenditure it could not have transported the relevant machinery to the work site for the execution of the project. The assessee h…

DY.CIT, CORPORATE CIRCLE-2(1), BHUBANESWAR vs. M/S. ORISSA MINING CORPORATION PVT. LIMITED, BHUBANESWAR

In the result, appeal filed by the revenue is dismissed

ITA 352/CTK/2019[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Cuttack21 Jun 2022AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri George Mathan & Shri Arun Khodpiadcit, Circle-2(1), Bhubaneswar ………………Revenue Versus M/S Orissa Mining Corporation Ltd., Omc House, Post Box No.34, Bhubaneswar-01 Pan No.Aaaco 3324 L …………….. Assessee Shri Siddharth Ranjan, Ca For The Assessee Shri M.K.Gautam, Cit-Dr For The Revenue Date Of Hearing : 21/06/2022 Date Of Pronouncement : 21/06/2022 आदेश / O R D E R Per Bench : This Is An Appeal Filed By The Revenue Against The Order Of The Ld. Cit(A)-1, Bhubaneswar, Dated 16.08.2019 Passed In I.T.Appeal No.0472/17-18 For The Assessment Year 2016-2017. 2. There Are Two Issues Raised In This Appeal By The Revenue. It Was Submitted By The Ld. Cit-Dr That Grounds No.2 & 3 Are Against The Action Of The Ld. Cit(A) In Deleting The Addition Made On Account Of Net Present Value(Npv) Paid Towards Acquisition Of Forest Land & Compensatory Afforestation. It Was The Submission That The Assessee Had Treated The Same As Revenue Expenditure. The Ao Held That The Expenditure Are Liable

…ch of the Tribunal in the case of Rungta Mines Ltd., reported in [2015] 62 taxmann.com 73 (Kolkata-Trib), wherein in para 4.1 the Tribunal has applied the principle laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Bikaner Gypsums Ltd., reported in [1991] 187 ITR 39, which reads as under :- 4.1 We have carefully perused the records. We find that the Tribunal in the above decision has elaborately considered the issue. The Tribunal had found that the decision of the hon'ble apex court in the case of Bikaner Gypsums Ltd. (supra) applied to the case of the assessee and the expenditure cannot be treated as capital…

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