Cheminvest Ltd. v. CIT

378 ITR 33High Court2015#24 most cited

What is Cheminvest Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

A disallowance under Section 14A of the Income-tax Act, 1961, for expenditure incurred in relation to exempt income cannot be made if the assessee has not earned any exempt income during the relevant previous year.

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Also referred to as

Cheminvest Ltd. v. CIT · Section 14A disallowance · no exempt income · exempt dividend income · expenditure related to exempt income · Section 8D · Section 115JB · Income-tax Act 1961 · Delhi High Court

Also reported as

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Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Cheminvest Ltd. v. CIT

Prime Suitings Private Limited, Bhilwara vs. ITO, Ward-4, Bhilwara

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 440/JODH/2018[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Jodhpur17 Aug 2023AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Pavan Kumar Gadale & Dr. Dipak P. Ripoteassessment Year : 2015-16 M/S Prime Suitings Pvt. Ltd., D- Income Tax Officer, 5-6, Bhilwara Textile Market, Vs Ward-4, Bhilwara Pur Road, Bhilwara Pan: Aaacp8447P Appellant / Assessee Respondent / Revenue Assessee By None Revenue By Ms. Prerana Choudhary-Jcit-Dr Date Of Hearing 17.08.2023 Date Of Pronouncement 17.08.2023 Order Per Dr. Dipak P. Ripote, Am: This Is An Appeal Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), Ajmer Dated 06Th June, 2018 Emanating From Assessment Order Under Section 143(3) Passed By Ito, Ward-4, Bhilwara On 30.11.2017. The Assessee Has Raised The Following Grounds Of Appeal:-

Section 143(3)Section 14ASection 271(1)(C)

…he Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of PCIT vs. Ballarpur Industries Ltd., in ITA No. 51 of 2016 has held that in absence of exempt income, disallowance under section 14A cannot be made. The Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the case of Cheminvest Ltd. vs. CIT 378 ITR 33 (Del) has also held that section 14A will not apply when exempt income was not earned during the year. 5. In the case under consideration, it is an admitted fact that no exempt income was earned by the assessee during the year. Therefore, respectfully following the Hon’ble High Courts (supra), it is held that disallowance under section 14A is unwa…