CIT v. Rajendra Prasad Moody

115 ITR 519Supreme Court of India1978#191 most cited

What is CIT v. Rajendra Prasad Moody authority for?

For deductions under Section 57(iii) relating to "Income from Other Sources," an expenditure is allowable if it is laid out wholly and exclusively for the purpose of making or earning such income, even if no income is actually earned in that previous year.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 367,154 Indian tax judgments — from 2009 to 2026.

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CIT v. Rajendra Prasad Moody · Rajendra Prasad Moody · 115 ITR 519 · Section 57(iii) · Income from Other Sources · deductibility of expenditure · expenses without income · wholly and exclusively · purpose of making income · Section 14A distinction · disallowance of expenses

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Rajendra Prasad Moody

DCIT, New Delhi vs. M/S. Manpower Group Services India Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly Known As Manpower Services India Pvt. Ltd), New Delhi

In the result, the appeal of the department is dismissed

ITA 2312/DEL/2016[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi28 Dec 2017AY 2012-13

Bench: Sh. N. K. Saini, Am & Smt. Beena A. Pillai, Jm Ita No. 2312/Del/2016 : Asstt. Year : 2012-13 Dcit, Vs M/S Manpower Group Services India Circle-16(1), Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly Known As New Delhi Manpower Services India Pvt. Ltd.), 371, Aggarwal Millennium Tower-Ii, Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura, New Delhi-110034 (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan No. Aabcm6914F Assessee By : None Revenue By : Sh. Kaushlendra Tiwari, Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing : 26.12.2017 Date Of Pronouncement : 28.12.2017 Order Per N. K. Saini, Am: This Is An Appeal By The Department Against The Order Dated 25.02.2016 Of Ld. Cit(A)-19, New Delhi

For Appellant: NoneFor Respondent: Sh. Kaushlendra Tiwari, Sr. DR
Section 14A

…9,838/- made by the AO u/s 14A of the Act without considering a legal principle that allowability of expenditure under the Act is not conditional upon the earning of the income as upheld by Hon'ble Supreme Court in case of CIT Vs. Rajendra Prasad Moody [1978] 115 ITR 519? 4. That the order of the Ld. CIT(A) is erroneous and is not tenable on facts and in law. 5. That the grounds of appeal are without prejudiced to each other. 6. That the appellant craves leave to add, alter, amend or forgo any ground(s) of appeal either before or at the time of hearing of the appeal.” 4. From the above grounds, it is gathered tha…

ACIT, New Delhi vs. M/S. Milkfood Ltd., New Delhi

ITA 1227/DEL/2016[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi17 Nov 2017AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri D. Manmohan, Vp & Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकर आयकर अपील आयकर आयकर अपील अपील सं अपील सं सं./I.T.A. No.1227/Del/2016 सं (िनधा"रण िनधा"रण िनधा"रण वष" िनधा"रण वष" वष" / Assessment Year: 2011-12) वष" Assistant Commissioner Of Milkfood Limited 5Th Floor Income Tax Central Circle-4 Bhandari House बनाम नाम नाम/ नाम (Erstwhile Cc-25) 91, Nehru Place Vs. Room No. 331, Ara Centre Delhi Jhandewalan Extension New Delhi. ःथायी लेखा ःथायी लेखा सं सं./जीआइआर जीआइआर सं सं./Pan/Gir No. Aadcm-5913-B ःथायी ःथायी लेखा लेखा सं सं जीआइआर जीआइआर सं सं (अपीलाथ" अपीलाथ" अपीलाथ" /Appellant) अपीलाथ" (ू"यथ" ू"यथ" ू"यथ" / Respondent) ू"यथ" : Revenue By : Shri Pranav Kumar, Ld. Sr.Dr Assessee By : Shri R.S.Singhvi, Ca सुनवाई क" सुनवाई क" तार"ख तार"ख / सुनवाई सुनवाई क" क" तार"ख तार"ख : 16/11/2017 Date Of Hearing घोषणा घोषणा क" घोषणा घोषणा क" क" तार"ख क" तार"ख तार"ख / तार"ख : 17/11/2017 Date Of Pronouncement

For Appellant: Shri R.S.Singhvi, CAFor Respondent: Shri Pranav Kumar, Ld. Sr.DR
Section 143(3)Section 14A

…sion in Taikisha Engineering India Pvt. Ltd. (supra) does not specifically deal with this issue. 22. It was suggested by Mr. Hossain that, in the context of Section 57(iii), the Supreme Court in Commissioner Of Income Tax, West v. Rajendra Prasad Moody [1978] 115 ITR 519 (SC) explained that deduction is allowable even where income was not actually earned in the AY in question. This aspect of the matter was dealt with by this Court in M/s Cheminvest Ltd. (supra) where it reversed the decision of the Special Bench of the ITAT by observing as under: "20. Since the Special Bench has relied upon the decision of the Su…