CIT v. Birla Gwalior (P.) Ltd.

89 ITR 266Supreme Court of India1973#1377 most cited

What is CIT v. Birla Gwalior (P.) Ltd. authority for?

The Supreme Court holds that income tax is levied on real income, not on hypothetical or notional accrual. For income to be taxable, it must genuinely accrue or be received, taking into account the realistic probability of its realization.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,339 Indian tax judgments — from 2010 to 2025.

Also referred to as

CIT v. Birla Gwalior (P) Ltd. · 89 ITR 266 · real income theory · hypothetical income · notional income · real accrual of income · taxability of income · probability of realization · Section 28 income

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Birla Gwalior (P.) Ltd.

Sh. Harpreet Singh Puniani, Delhi vs. Pr. CIT, New Delhi

The appeal is allowed

ITA 4228/DEL/2015[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi03 Mar 2016AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri I.C. Sudhir & Shri Prashant Maharishi Assessment Year: 2010-11 Harpreet Singh Puniani, Vs. Principal Cit, Prop. M/S. Broadband Technologies, Xvi, 84-B, Old Lajpat Rai Market, New Delhi. Delhi. (Pan: Aaipp2364E) (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By: Shri Manoj Kumar Mittal, Adv. Department By: Shri A.K. Saroha, Cit( Dr) Date Of Hearing : 20.01.2016 Date Of Pronouncement: 03 :03.2016 Order Per I.C. Sudhir:The Assessee Has Impugned The Revisional Order Passed Under Sec. 263 Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 On Several Grounds Involving The Sole Issue Regarding The Validity Of The Order Passed Under Sec. 263 Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961. 2. The Assessee Has Also Moved Application For Condonation Of Delay In Filing The Present Appeal Late By 15 Days. It Has Been Explained That The Assessee Had Engaged Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Learned Ca To Represent Its Case Before The Learned Cit Against The Show-Cause Notice Issued Under Sec. 263

For Appellant: Shri Manoj Kumar Mittal, AdvFor Respondent: Shri A.K. Saroha, CIT( DR)
Section 143(1)Section 143(2)Section 154Section 263

…sing Officer during the course of assessment proceedings supported with the documents. Again, a detailed reply to the show-cause notice was submitted before the Learned CIT. He placed reliance on the following decisions: i) Electric Supply Co. Ltd., vs. CIT - 89 ITR 266; ii) CIT vs. Birla Gwalior Pvt. Ltd. - 57 ITR 521; iii) CIT vs. Excel Ind. Ltd. (SC) - 358 ITR 295; 7 iv ) CIT vs. Contimeters Electricals P. Ltd. - 317 ITR 249 (Del.); v ) CIT vs. Ashish Rajpal (2010) - 320 ITR 674 (Del.); & vi) CIT vs. Sunbeam Auto Ltd. - 332 ITR 167 (Del.) 8. Learned CIT(DR) on the other hand tried to justify the revisional or…