CIT v. Jwala Prasad Tiwari

130 ITR 95High Court1981#2970 most cited

What is CIT v. Jwala Prasad Tiwari authority for?

When an assessee writes off a debt as bad, it is a decision made in the ordinary course of business. The Income Tax Officer cannot question the correctness of this decision unless there is evidence of fraud or mala fide.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2010 to 2025.

Also referred to as

CIT v. Jwala Prasad Tiwari · Section 36(1)(vii) · bad debt deduction · write off · ordinary course of business · fraud · mala fide · Income Tax Officer's power

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Jwala Prasad Tiwari

M/S. VAASAUTOMATION PRIVATE LIMITED,KANCHIPURM vs. ACIT, COPRPORATE CIRCLE-3(2), CHENNAI

In the result, all the grounds of appeal raised by the assesse are dismissed

ITA 140/CHNY/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai31 Jul 2024AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Aby T Varkey & Shri Amitabh Shuklaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.140/Chny/2024 निर्धारण वर्ा /Assessment Years: - 2015-16 M/S.Vaasautomation India Pvt Ltd., The Asst.Commissioner Of Income Plot No.H18 & H19, Sipcot Industrial Tax(Osd), Park, Vallam Vadagal, Echoor Post, Corporate Circle-3(2), Sriperumbudur Taluk, Chennai Kancheepuram Dist, Kanchipuram-631604. [Pan: Aaach2759N] (अपीलार्थी/Assesse) (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) अपीलार्थी की ओर से/ Assesse By : Shri N.Venkatasubramanian, C.A, प्रत्यर्थी की ओर से /Respondent By : Shri P.Sajit Kumar, Jcit सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 04.07.2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 31.07.2024

For Respondent: Shri P.Sajit Kumar, JCIT
Section 143(3)Section 250Section 36(1)(vii)Section 36(1)(viia)Section 36(2)

…amount to the account of the debtor, the assesse was still entitled to deduction under section 36(1)(vii). 7 ITA no.2412/AHD/018 Asstt. Year 2014-15 [See CIT v. Jwala Prasad Tiwari (1953) 24 ITR 537 (Bom.) and Vithaldas H. Dhanjibhai Bardanwala v. CIT (1981) 130 ITR 95 (Guj.)] Such state of law prevailed up to and including the assessment year 1988-89. However, by insertion (with effect from April 1, 1989) of a new Explanation in section 36(1)(vii), it has been clarified that any bad debt written off as irrecoverable in the account of the assesse will not include any provision for bad and doubtful debt made in t…

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