CIT v. Hotel Savera

239 ITR 795High Court1999#888 most cited

What is CIT v. Hotel Savera authority for?

When an assessee has sufficient interest-free own funds available to make interest-free advances or investments, it is presumed that such advances or investments are made from these interest-free funds, thereby preventing the disallowance of interest expenditure under Section 36(1)(iii).

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CIT v. Hotel Savera · Hotel Savera · Section 36(1)(iii) · disallowance of interest expenditure · interest-free advances · own funds · mixed fund theory · commercial expediency · presumption of funds utilization · sufficiency of interest-free funds

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Judgments citing CIT v. Hotel Savera

ACIT Ltu 2 Chennai, Chennai vs. Wheels India Limited, Chennai

ITA 2701/CHNY/2019[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai14 Jul 2023AY 2015-16

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Mahavir Singh, Vp & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.2701/Chny/2019 (िनधा*रण वष* / Assessment Year: 2015-16) & आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.2702/Chny/2019 (िनधा*रण वष* / Assessment Year: 2016-17) Acit M/S. Wheels India Pvt. Ltd. बनाम Large Taxpayer Unit-2 21, Pattulos Road, / Vs. Chennai-600 034. Chennai-600 002. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacw-0315-K (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) & आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.2771/Chny/2019 (िनधा*रण वष* / Assessment Year: 2015-16) & आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.2772/Chny/2019 (िनधा*रण वष* / Assessment Year: 2016-17) M/S.Wheels India Pvt.Ltd. Acit बनाम 21, Pattulos Road, Large Taxpayer Unit-2 / Vs. Chennai-600 002. Chennai-600 034. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacw-0315-K (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Assessee By : Shri R.Vijayaraghavan (Advocate)-Ld.Ar " थ"कीओरसे/Revenue By : Shri S.Senthil Kumaran (Cit)- Ld. Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 11-07-2023 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 14-07-2023 आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri R.Vijayaraghavan (Advocate)-Ld.ARFor Respondent: Shri S.Senthil Kumaran (CIT)- Ld. DR
Section 143(3)Section 14ASection 35Section 36(1)Section 36(1)(iii)

…disallowance of proportionate interest expenditure of Rs.3.83 lakhs under Rule 8D(2)(ii), though the appellant has sufficient funds for making the investments. 4.3 The Appellant relies on the decisions of the Hon’ble Madras High Court In CIT Vs. Hotel Savera 239 ITR 195 and Gujarat High Court in CIT Vs Gujarat State Fertilizers a Chemicals Ltd 85 CCH 273 Guj HC and HDFC Bank Ltd reported in 366 ITR 505 (Bom) where it was held that no ad-hoc disallowance of expenditure u/s 14A was warranted where the assessee had sufficient funds available with it, which was more than the amount it invested for earning dividend i…