CIT v. Indian

56 ITR 77Supreme Court of India1965#1612 most cited

What is CIT v. Indian authority for?

For an indivisible business, expenditure cannot be apportioned between exempt and taxable income. Interest expenditure incurred for business purposes is deductible even if it does not immediately result in income.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,470 Indian tax judgments — from 2000 to 2025.

Also referred to as

CIT v. Indian Bank Limited · 56 ITR 77 · Section 36(1)(iii) · Section 10 · interest expenditure deduction · business purpose · exempt income · apportionment of expenditure · indivisible business · income tax deduction

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Indian