CIT v. Orissa Cement Ltd.
258 ITR 365High Court2002#3978 most cited
What is CIT v. Orissa Cement Ltd. authority for?
Interest on borrowed funds is not deductible to the extent funds are diverted for non-business purposes, even if the diversion is not illegal but contrary to public policy or government policy. The court considers the reality that borrowings would have been less without such diversions.
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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,314 Indian tax judgments — from 2008 to 2025.
Also referred to as
CIT v. Orissa Cement Ltd. · 258 ITR 365 · diversion of funds · non-business purposes · interest on borrowings · disallowance of interest · commercial expediency · public policy · Section 36(1)(iii) · Section 37(1)