Lachmandas Mathuradas v. CIT

122 Taxmann 828Supreme Court of India2002#5934 most cited

What is Lachmandas Mathuradas v. CIT authority for?

Interest on arrears of sales tax paid by the assessee is not deductible as a business expenditure under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act, as it is considered penal rather than compensatory.

19

judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,005 Indian tax judgments — from 2020 to 2025.

Also referred to as

Lachmandas Mathuradas v. CIT · Section 37(1) · business expenditure · compensatory payment · penal interest · sales tax arrears

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Lachmandas Mathuradas v. CIT

Lachmandas Mathuradas v. CIT (122 Taxmann 828) — Cited in 19 Judgments | BharatTax