Cambay Electric Supply Industrial Co. Ltd. v. CIT

113 ITR 84Supreme Court of India1978#355 most cited

What is Cambay Electric Supply Industrial Co. Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

The expression "attributable to" is wider in scope and import than the expression "derived from" when interpreting provisions related to profits and gains from a business or industrial undertaking. The legislature's deliberate use of these distinct phrases indicates a nuanced intent regarding the directness of the nexus between income and the source.

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Cambay Electric Supply Industrial Co. Ltd. v. CIT · 113 ITR 84 · Section 80P · derived from · attributable to · scope of expressions · profits and gains · business income attribution · industrial undertaking income · income interpretation · direct nexus

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Judgments citing Cambay Electric Supply Industrial Co. Ltd. v. CIT

National Housing Bank, New Delhi vs. Addl. CIT, New Delhi

In the result ground No. 8 of the appeal of the assessee is allowed with above direction

ITA 3704/DEL/2010[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi14 Feb 2017AY 2007-08

Bench: Shri Kuldip Singh & Shri Prashant Maharishinational Housing Bank, Addl Cit, Core-5A, India Habitat Centre, Range-31(1), Vs. Lodhi Road, New Delhi New Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent) National Housing Bank, Addl Cit, Core-5A, India Habitat Centre, Range-31(1), Lodhi Road, New Delhi Vs. New Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent) National Housing Bank, Addl Cit, Core-5A, India Habitat Centre, Range-31(1), Vs. Lodhi Road, New Delhi New Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent) National Housing Bank, Addl Cit, Core-5A, India Habitat Centre, Range-31(1), Vs. Lodhi Road, New Delhi New Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent) Page 2 Of 50 National Housing Bank, Addl Cit, Core-5A, India Habitat Centre, Range-31(1), Vs. Lodhi Road, New Delhi New Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent) National Housing Bank, Addl Cit, Core-5A, India Habitat Centre, Range-31(1), Vs. Lodhi Road, New Delhi New Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent)

For Appellant: Sh. Ashok Chopra, CAFor Respondent: Sh. Ravi Jain, CIT DR
Section 271Section 36Section 36(1)(vii)

…g the general principle that the expression " derived from" has been used by the Legislature whenever it wanted to give restricted meaning The principle has been succinctly explained by the Apex Court in Cambay Electric Supply Industrial Co. Ltd Vs. CIT(1978) 113 ITR 84(SC) in the following words : " As regards the aspect emerging from the expression " attributable to" occurring in the phrase ' profit and gains attributable to the business of the specified industry ( here generation and distribution of electricity) on which the learned Solicitor-General relied, it will be pertinent to observe that the Legislature…

Bright Brothers Ltd, Mumbai vs. Addl CIT RG 6(1), Mumbai

ITA 6907/MUM/2014[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai11 Jan 2017AY 2011-12

Bench: S/Sh.Rajendra & Amarjit Singhआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A./6907/Mum/2014,िनधा"रण िनधा"रण वष" वष" /Assessment Year: 2011-12 िनधा"रण िनधा"रण वष" वष" M/S. Bright Brothers Ltd. Addl. Cit Range-6(1) Aayakar Bhavan, 5Th Floor 610/611, Nirman Kendra Dr. Moses Road, Famous Studio Lane Vs. Mumbai-400 020. Mahalaxmi,Mumbai-400 011. Pan:Aaacb 3010 G (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) राज"व क" ओर से / Revenue By: Shri Suman Kumar-Dr अपीलाथ" क" ओर से /Assessee By: Shri Ajay R. Singh-Ar सुनवाई क" तारीख / Date Of Hearing: 05/12/2016 घोषणा क" तारीख / Date Of Pronouncement: 11.01.2017 आयकर अिधिनयम आयक अिधिनयम,1961 क" क" धारा धारा 254(1)केकेकेके अ"तग"त अ"तग"त आदेश आदेश आयक आयक अिधिनयम अिधिनयम क" क" धारा धारा अ"तग"त अ"तग"त आदेश आदेश Order U/S.254(1)Of The Income-Tax Act,1961(Act) लेखा सद"य लेखा सद"य, राजे"" राजे"" केकेकेके अनुसार अनुसार/ Per Rajendra A.M.- लेखा लेखा सद"य सद"य राजे"" राजे"" अनुसार अनुसार Challenging The Order Dated 14.8.14 Of Cit(A)-14,Mumbai The Assessee Has Filed The Present Appeal.Assessee-Company, Engaged In The Business Of Manufacturing,Job-Work & Trading Of Injection-Moulded Plastic Products,Filed Its Return Of Income On 27.09.2011,Declaring Total Income At Rs.1.81 Crores.The Assessing Officer (Ao)Completed The Assessment U/S.143(3) Of The Act On 28.10.13,Determining Its Income At Rs.3.38 Crores.

For Appellant: Shri Ajay R. Singh-ARFor Respondent: Shri Suman Kumar-DR
Section 143(3)Section 254(1)Section 80Section 80I

…that the deduction was rightly claimed from the income earned from other sources i.e.interest income and capital gains.After considering the submission of the assessee and the assessment order,the FAA referred to the cases of Cambay Electrical Supply Co. Ltd.(113 ITR 84); Sterling Food (237 ITR 53);Pandian Chemicals Ltd. (262 ITR 278); and held that section 80 IC referred to profits derived from eligible business, that it was not the ownership of the business that attracted the incentives,that the incentives were available to operational profits of the business,that there was distinction between profit linked inc…