CIT v. Maharashtra Sugar Mills Ltd.
82 ITR 452Supreme Court of India1971#987 most cited
What is CIT v. Maharashtra Sugar Mills Ltd. authority for?
Expenditure incurred by an assessee carrying on a composite business giving rise to both taxable and non-taxable income is allowable in its entirety without apportionment. This principle led to the subsequent introduction of Section 14A of the Income-tax Act.
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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. Maharashtra Sugar Mills Ltd. · 82 ITR 452 · Section 14A · expenditure deductibility · composite business income · taxable non-taxable income · apportionment of expenses · pre-14A disallowance · exempt income expenditure · allowable in entirety