CIT v. Reliance Utilities & Power Ltd.

313 ITR 340High Court2009#10 most cited

What is CIT v. Reliance Utilities & Power Ltd. authority for?

Where an assessee claims that investments were made out of own funds, interest disallowance under Section 14A read with Rule 8D may not apply if the assessee demonstrates the availability of sufficient interest-free funds to cover such investments.

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CIT v. Reliance Utilities and Power Ltd. · Section 14A · Rule 8D · interest free advances · disallowance of interest expenditure · own funds · interest-free funds

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178 Taxmann 13513 DTR 237178 Taxmann.com 135284 CTR 414

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Reliance Utilities & Power Ltd.

Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank Ltd., Tuticorin vs. ACIT, Tuticorin

In the result, the appeal of the Assessee in I

ITA 864/CHNY/2019[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai30 Jul 2021AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri V. Durga Rao & Shri G. Manjunathaआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A No.864/Chny/2019 Assessment Year: 2012 – 2013 M/S. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd., The Assistant Commissioner Of No.57, V.E. Road, Income Tax, Tuticorin – 628 002. Vs. Circle – 1, Tuticorin – 628 001. [Pan: Aaact 5558K] (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) (प्रत्यथी/Respondent) Mr. S. Sridhar, Advocate अपीलाथी की ओर से/ Appellant By : प्रत्यथी की ओर से /Respondent By : Mr. Suresh Periasamy, Jcit सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 15.07.2021 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 30.07.2021 आदेश / O R D E R Per V. Durga Rao:

For Respondent: Mr. Suresh Periasamy, JCIT
Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 148Section 14A

…Assessing Officer with a direction to re-compute the disallowance u/s.14A r.w.R.8D of the Income-Tax Rules, 1961, in the light of the decision of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of Commissioner of Income Tax Vs. Reliance Utilities and Power Limited 313 ITR 340, wherein the Bombay High Court has held in respect of the interest disallowance that “if there are funds available both, interest-free and overdraft and/or loans are taken, then a presumption would arise that investments would be out of the interest-free fund generated or available with the company, if the interest-free funds are sufficient to me…

M/S Arjun Transport Company, Mumbai vs. ITO 12 (1)(2), Mumbai

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 4984/MUM/2019[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai02 Jul 2021AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Vikas Awasthyआअसं. 4984/मुं/2019 ("न.व 2016-17) M/S. Arjun Transport Company Private Limited, Flat No.414, Empire Complex, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013. Pan: Aabca-5913-E ...... अपीलाथ" /Appellant बनाम Vs. Income Tax Officer-12(1)(2) Aaykar Bhavan, M.K. Road, Mumbai 400 020 ..... ""तवाद"/Respondent अपीलाथ" "वारा/ Appellant By : Shri Ravikant Pathak ""तवाद" "वारा/Respondent By : Ms. Smita Verma सुनवाई क" "त"थ/ Date Of Hearing : 07/04/2021 घोषणा क" "त"थ/ Date Of Pronouncement : 02/07/2021

For Appellant: Shri Ravikant PathakFor Respondent: Ms. Smita Verma
Section 14ASection 36Section 36(1)(iii)

…Ltd. vs. CIT, 1991 taxmann.com 30 (SC); ii. HDFC Bank Ltd. vs. DCIT, 383 ITR 529 (Bom.); iii. S D Traders vs. CIT, 111 taxmann.com 93 (All.); iv. Gurinder Mohan Singh Nindrajog vs. CIT 18 taxmann.com 176 (Del.); and v. CIT vs. Reliance Utilities & Power Ltd. 313 ITR 340 (Bom.) 6. Submissions made by rival sides heard, orders of authorities below examined and the decisions on which respective sides have placed reliance considered. In ground No.1 of appeal, the limited prayer of the assessee is that while computing disallowance under Rule 8D(2)(iii) only those investments should be considered on which the assesse…