SHRIRAM FIANCE LTD.,CHENNAI vs. DCIT, CORPORATE CIRCLE-3(1), CHENNAI
In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is partly-allowed
ITA 2635/CHNY/2025[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai05 Feb 2026AY 2014-15
Bench: Shri George George K & Shri Inturi Rama Raoआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.: 2635/Chny/2025 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2014-15 Shriram Finance Limited, The Deputy Commissioner (Since Shriram City Union Finance Vs. Of Income Tax, Limited Amalgamated With Corporate Circle 3(1), Shriram Transport Finance Co. Chennai. Ltd. & Presently Known As Shriram Finance Ltd.,) Sri Towers, Plot No.14A, South Phase, Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032. Pan: Aaacs 7703H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/Appellant By : Shri R. Sivaraman, Advocate ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Ms. Gouthami Manivasagam, Addl.Cit सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 04.02.2026 घोषणा क" तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 05.02.2026
For Appellant: Shri R. Sivaraman, AdvocateFor Respondent: Ms. Gouthami Manivasagam
Section 143(3)Section 148Section 250
…ame have to be treated as stock-in-trade and hence, the loss on sale of investments / diminution in value of investments is an allowable deduction. At this juncture, it is apropos to refer to the decision of this court in Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd v. CIT [(2006) 284 ITR 93 (Mad)], wherein, after following the various decisions of the supreme court as well as the High Courts, it was held that the Government securities held by the assessee were stock-in-trade. The relevant passage of the same is extracted below: :- 8 -: 6. The learned counsel for the assessee relies on the recent judgment of the Supreme Court in Unit…