Commissioner of Income-tax v. Motor Industries Company Limited

223 ITR 112High Court1997#1782 most cited

What is Commissioner of Income-tax v. Motor Industries Company Limited authority for?

The issuance of bonus shares by capitalizing profits does not result in an increase in the company's capital employed or an expansion of its profit-making apparatus.

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Commissioner of Income-tax v. Motor Industries Company Limited · CIT v. Motor Industries Co. Ltd. · bonus shares · capitalization of profits · capital employed · profit making apparatus

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Vsn and Jeevan Infra Developers, Peruru Panchayat, Tirupathi vs. DCIT, Central Circle, Tirupathi

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 707/HYD/2017[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Hyderabad19 Nov 2025AY 2009-10

Bench: Shri Vijay Pal Rao, Vice-A N D Shri Madhusudan Sawdiaआ.अपी.सं /Ita No.707/Hyd/2017 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2009-10) Vsn & Jeevan Infra Vs. Dy.Cit Developers, Peruru Central Circle Panchayat, Tirupati Tirupati Pan:Aaifv3414B (Appellant) (Respondent) िनधा""रती "ारा/Assessee By: Advocate H Srinivasulu राज" व "ारा/Revenue By:: Dr. Sachin Kumar, Sr. Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing: 04/11/2025 घोषणा की तारीख/Pronouncement: 19/11/2025 आदेश/Order Per Madhusudan Sawdia, A.M.: This Appeal Is Filed By Vsn & Jeevan Infra Developers (“The Assessee”), Feeling Aggrieved By The Order Passed By The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-3, Visakhapatnam (“Ld. Cit(A)”) Dated 21.02.2017 For The A.Y 2009- 10. Page 1 Of 12

For Appellant: Advocate H SrinivasuluFor Respondent: : Dr. Sachin Kumar, Sr. DR
Section 132Section 142(1)Section 153Section 153CSection 68

…e filing the appeal. The appellant submits the following case laws for the kind consideration of the Hon'ble ITAT for admission of this additional grounds:- (a) Jehangir H.C. Jehangir v ITO (2015) 229 Taxman 392 (Bom.) (HC) (b) CIT vs. Motor Industries Co Ltd 229 ITR 137 (Kar.) Page 2 of 12 ITA No 707 of 2017 VSN and Jeevan Infra Developers (c) Kandi Industrial (P) Ltd vs. DCIT (2006) 100 ITD 462 (ITAT Kolkata) (d) CIT vs. B.G. Shirke Construction Technology (P) Ltd 79 Taxmann.com 306 (Bombay) 2017. (e) NTPC vs. CIT 229 ITR 382 (S.C) (f) NU Pharma logics (P) Ltd Hyderabad vs. ITO ITAT Hyd. Decision dated 28.02…

Kandla Export Corporation, Gandhidham vs. The Dy. Commr. of Income Tax, Cen. Cir.-2(3), Ahmedabad

In the result, the summaries and concise ground No

ITA 155/RJT/2016[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Rajkot28 Feb 2025AY 2012-13

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini, Am.& Dinesh Mohan Sinha, Jm आयकरअपीलसं./It(Ss)A No.135/Ahd/2016 ("नधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: (2011-12) (Hybrid Hearing) The Deputy Commissioner Of Vs. Kandla Exports Corporation Income – Tax, Central Circle – 2(3), Plot No. 18, Maitri Bhavan, 3Rd Floor, A – 305, Aayakar Bhavan, Sector – 8, Gandhidham, Ahmedabad – 370201 Kutch- 370201 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aacfk1906F (Assessee) (Respondent) आयकरअपीलसं./It(Ss)A No.136/Ahd/2016 ("नधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: (2012-13) (Hybrid Hearing) The Deputy Commissioner Of Kandla Exports Corporation Vs Income – Tax, Central Circle – Plot No. 18, Maitri Bhavan, . 2(3), 3Rd Floor, A – 305, Aayakar Sector – 8, Gandhidham, Bhavan, Ahmedabad - 370201 Kutch- 370201 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aacfk1906F (Assessee) (Respondent)

…without any necessity and if it is incurred for promoting the business and to earn profits, the assessee can claim deduction for the same. Even the Hon'ble Karnataka High Court in the case Commissioner of Income-tax vs Motor Industries Company Limited (1907) (223 ITR 112) was of the view that the commercial expediency of a businessman's decision to incur, an expenditure cannot be tested on the touchstone of strict legal liability to incur such an expenditure. Such decisions in the very nature of things have to be taken from a business point of view and have to be respected by the authorities no matter that it may…