CIT v. Reliance Industries Ltd.

410 ITR 466Supreme Court of India2019#137 most cited

What is CIT v. Reliance Industries Ltd. authority for?

When mixed funds are available, interest-free advances are presumed to be made from the assessee's own interest-free funds, preventing disallowance of interest expenditure under section 36(1)(iii). This principle also applies to section 14A disallowance, where interest expenditure is not disallowed if surplus funds are available and no direct nexus is established with borrowed funds for investments earning exempt income.

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CIT v. Reliance Industries Ltd. · 410 ITR 466 · section 36(1)(iii) · section 14A · interest free advances · disallowance of interest expenditure · mixed funds presumption · interest free funds · commercial expediency · disallowance for exempt income

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Judgments citing CIT v. Reliance Industries Ltd.

M/S. Rajkamal Builders Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad vs. The DCIT., Circle-3(1)(2), Ahmedabad

In the result, assessee’s appeal is partly allowed

ITA 417/AHD/2018[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad10 Oct 2022AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Pramod M. Jagtap & Ms. Madhumita Royआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 417/Ahd/2018 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2014-15) M/S. Rajkamal Builders The D.C.I.T. बनाम/ Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. Circle – 3(1)(2), Vs. Ahmedabad 54, Park Hill Society, Opp: Karnavati Club Nr. Heaven Park, Ramdevnagar, Ahmedabad "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Aabcr0326A .. (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) Shri Mehul K. Patel, Advocate अपीलाथ" ओर से /Appellant By : ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Vijay Kumar Jaiswal, Cit. D.R. सुनवाई क" तार"ख / Date Of 13/07/2022 Hearing घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of 10/10/2022 Pronouncement O R D E R Per Ms. Madhumita Roy - Jm: The Instant Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Dated 20.12.2017 Passed By The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) – 9, Ahmedabad Arising Out Of The Order Dated 17.10.2016 Passed By The Dcit, Circle-3(1)(2), Ahmedabad Under Section 143(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter Referred As To ‘The Act’) For Assessment Year 2014-15, Whereby & Whereunder Mainly The Claim Under Section 80Ia(4) Of The Act Made By The

For Respondent: Shri Vijay Kumar Jaiswal, CIT. D.R
Section 143(3)Section 234ASection 36(1)Section 80Section 80I

…siness purpose so as to deny interest expenditure. The impugned disallowance is merely on some assumption that it is diversion of interest bearing funds without any basis or justification. The Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of CIT v. Reliance Industries Ltd., 410 ITR 466 held that where interest free funds available with the assessee were sufficient to meet its investment and it could be presumed that the investments were made from the interest free funds available with assessee, therefore, there is no reason to deny the claim of the assessee. Hence, we delete the impugned disallowance of interest expenditure and…