CIT v. Koshika Telecom Ltd.

287 ITR 479High Court2006#3740 most cited

What is CIT v. Koshika Telecom Ltd. authority for?

Ad hoc disallowances cannot be made without basis, and the assessee's claim must be accepted if books of account are not rejected. Income from FDRs is considered business income if inextricably linked to business activities, such as providing security for a letter of credit.

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Also referred to as

CIT v. Koshika Telecom Ltd. · ad hoc disallowance · rejection of books of account · income from FDRs · business income · section 145 · section 143(3) · interest income · letter of credit · Allied Construction

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Judgments citing CIT v. Koshika Telecom Ltd.

M/S Shivansh Infraestate Pvt.Ltd., Lucknow vs. Dy. CIT Range-6, Lucknow

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 106/LKW/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Lucknow13 Feb 2026AY 2015-16

Bench: Sh. Sudhanshu Srivastava & Sh. Nikhil Choudharya.Y. 2015-16 M/S Shivansh Infraestate Pvt. Ltd., Vs. The Deputy Commissioner Of 3Rd Floor, Block-A, Surajdeep Income Tax, Range-6, 3Rd Floor, Complex, 1-Jopling Road, 27/2, Raja Ram Mohan Rai Marg, Lucknow-226001 P.K. Complex, Lucknow Pan: Aaqcs5896P (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By: Sh. Shubham Rastogi, C.A. Revenue By: Sh. Neeraj Kumar, Cit Dr Date Of Hearing: 20.11.2025 Date Of Pronouncement: 13.02.2026 O R D E R Per Nikhil Choudhary, A.M.: This Is An Appeal Filed By The Assessee Against The Orders Of The Ld. Cit(A), Nfac Passed Under Section 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 On 18.01.2024 Wherein The Ld. Cit(A) Has Partly Allowed The Appeals Of The Assessee Against The Orders Of The Ld. Assessing Officer Dated 30.12.2017. The Grounds Of Appeal Are As Under:- “1- The Ld. Cit (A) Nfac Erred On Facts & In Law In Dismissing The Ground That Notice U/S 143(2) Was Issued By Ito-6(1) Lucknow On 01.04.2016 Without Appreciating That Jurisdiction Of Case Lies With Dcit, Range-6, Lucknow, Hence The Notice Issued By Ito-6(1) Is Without Jurisdiction & Invalid. Further, No Notice U/S 143(2) Has Been Issued By Jurisdictional Dcit, Range-Vi, Lucknow Within The Period As Per Section 143(2) Of L. T. Act. Hence The Present Assessment Is Invalid, Bad In Law & Liable To Be Quashed. 2- The Ld. C.I.T. (A) Upheld The Addition Without Appreciating That Ld. A. O. Rejected The Books Of Account & Instead Of Estimating The Net Profit, Additions Were Made On The Basis Of Same Books Of Account By Disallowing Expenses Under Different Heads Total Rs. 1,75,91,607/- & Addition U/S 68 R. W. S. 115Bbe Of I. T. Act For Rs. 1,32,78,833/- Which Is Contrary To The Provisions Of Law.

For Appellant: Sh. Shubham Rastogi, C.AFor Respondent: Sh. Neeraj Kumar, CIT DR
Section 143(2)Section 145(3)Section 250Section 68

…ned by the assessee rejected, no such ad hoc disallowance at a whimsical figure can be made and the claim of the assessee required to be accepted as such. In this regard, reference can be made to the following decisions: 1. ACIT vs. Allied Construction [2007] 106 TTJ 616 (I.T.A.T. Delhi Bench. 2. Seasons Catering Services (P) Ltd. vs. DCIT [2010] 43 DTR 397 (Ι.Τ.A.T. Delhi Bench) 3. M/s Kanha Vanaspati Ltd. vs. JCIT [2006] 7 MTC 339 (I.T.A.T. Lucknow Bench) 4. CIT vs. Subhash Chand Agarwal [2013] 58 SOT 122 (I.T.A.T. Allahabad Bench) 7. In view of the above, the grievance of the assessee is found to be justified.…

M/S. Paramount Pharma, New Delhi vs. ITO, New Delhi

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purpose

ITA 3711/DEL/2014[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi13 Apr 2017AY 2010-11

Bench: Sh. I.C. Sudhir & Sh. O.P. Kantassessment Year: 2010-11 Vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward-25(4), M/S. Paramount Pharma, 10/351, Sunder Vihar, Paschim New Delhi Vihar, New Delhi Pan :Aaifp8207F (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By Sh. Mukesh Kohli, Fca Respondent By Sh. F.R. Meena, Sr.Dr Date Of Hearing 23.03.2017 Date Of Pronouncement 13.04.2017 Order Per O.P. Kant, A.M.: This Appeal By The Assessee Is Directed Against Order Dated 22/04/2014 Of Learned Commissioner Of Income-Tax( Appeals)-Xxiv, New Delhi (In Short ‘The Cit-A’) For Assessment Year 2010-11 Raising Following Grounds: “1. That The Assessee Has Earned Interest Income On Fdrs & These Fdrs Are Required As Margin For Getting Foreign Letter Of Credit. Letter Of Credit Is Required For Procuring Raw Material From Foreign Suppliers. Hence There Is Direct Nexus Between The Income Earned & The Industrial Undertaking. 2. That The Assessee Was Under The Bona Fide Belief That Interest On F.D.R Was Also Eligible For Deduction U/S 801B. 3. That The Ld. Assessing Officer Had Not Considered The Tds On Interest On Fdr & Drafted The Notice Of Demand Accordingly. 4. That There Need Not Necessary Be Direct Nexus Between The Activity Of The Undertaking & Profit & Gains Assertion 80Ic Of The Income Tax Act Requires That The Profit & Should Be Derived

Section 801BSection 80I

…s between the activity of the undertaking and profit and gains assertion 80IC of the Income Tax Act requires that the profit and should be derived 2 from any business of the undertaking. We rely upon the following court judgments: • CIT V Koshika Telecom Ltd 287 ITR 479 (DELHI) • CIT V Eastern Tar P Ltd 301 ITR 427(JHARKHAND) • DCIT V Sudhir Genset Ltd 17 DTR 496 (DELHI) 5. That the assessee craves leave to add/alter any of the grounds of appeal before or at the time of hearing.” 2. The facts in brief of the case are that that the assessee, a partnership firm, was engaged in business of manufacturing basic drugs…