Guru Pavan Ranga, Mysuru vs. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, (Central), Bangalore
In the result, both the appeals of the assessees are dismissed
ITA 677/BANG/2021[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore14 Feb 2022AY 2016-17
Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt. Beena Pillai
For Respondent: Shri Sumer Singh Meena, CIT(DR)(ITAT), Bengaluru
Section 143Section 263Section 54FSection 57
…l. Office and establishment expenses unconnected with the earning of the company or keeping the company alive are not permissible deductions under section 57 of the Act vide the decision of the Calcutta High Court in CIT v. Bihar Spg. & Wvg. Mills Ltd. [1953] 24 ITR 108 (Cal.)." (p. 506) With great respect to their Lordships, I am in complete agreement with these views. On the application of these principles also, the claim of the petitioner for deduction under section 57(iii) cannot be allowed. 16. On the above discussion, it follows that the order of the Commissioner refusing to interfere with the assessments m…