Mazagaon Dock Ltd. v. CIT & Excess Profits Tax

34 ITR 368Supreme Court of India1958#2001 most cited

What is Mazagaon Dock Ltd. v. CIT & Excess Profits Tax authority for?

Investments made by a holding company in its subsidiary can be considered a business activity, allowing related business expenditures to be deducted and not disallowed.

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Also referred to as

Mazagaon Dock Ltd. v. CIT · 34 ITR 368 · business expenditure · holding company investment · subsidiary investment · disallowance of expenditure · business activity · Section 37(1) · strategic investment · Section 143(3) assessment

Sections most often in play

Section 143(3)Section 14ASection 2(13)Section 271(1)(c)Section 36(1)(iii)Section 37(1)Section 71Section 80M
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Issues it is cited on

section 2(13)section 208section 10(2a)section 14a disallowancesection 80msection 71section 32(1)(iia)clarificatory amendmentlegal expensessection 32(1)(ii)strategic investmentsection 92ca(1)

Judgments citing Mazagaon Dock Ltd. v. CIT & Excess Profits Tax

Lifestyle and Media Holdings Limited, Delhi vs. Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle 18(1), New Delhi

In the result, this appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 3714/DEL/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi31 Dec 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Sudhir Kumar & Shri Manish Agarwalita No.3714/Del/2024 (Assessment Year 2015-16) Dy. Commissioner Of Lifestyle & Media Holding Income Tax, Limited (Formerly Known As Ndtv Vs. C.R. Building, Lifestyle Holdings Limited) New Delhi. Plot No.09, Unit No. 055, Ground Floor Capia, Corporate Suites, Jasola, New Delhi-110025. Pan-Aadcn3076F (Appellant) (Respondent) Shri R.P. Mall, Adv. Assessee By Department By Ms. Ankush Kalra, Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing 29/10/2025 Date Of Pronouncement 31/12/2025 O R D E R [ Per Bench: All The Captioned Appeals Filed By The Assessee Against The Separate Orders Passed By Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-6, Delhi [Ld. Cit(A)] For Ay 2014-15 To 1016017 & Having Common Issues, Therefore, They Are Dispose- Off By A Common Order. First, We Taken Assessee Appeal For Ay 2014-15 In Ita No. 64/Del/2019. Ita No.3714/Del/2024 & Lifestyle & Media Holdings Limited Vs. Dci

Section 143(3)Section 2(13)Section 71

…ustain the impugned disallowance. Learned counsel first of all takes us to the Assessing Officer’s section 143(3) assessment for AY 2012-13 accepting this very expenditure claim. He next quotes various judicial precedents i.e Mazagaon Dock Ltd. Vs. CIT (1958) 34 ITR 368 (SC); CIT Vs. Upasana Hospital, (1997) 225 ITR 845 (Ker); CIT Vs. Distributors (Baroda) (P.) Ltd. (1972) 83 ITR 377 (SC); CIT Vs. Amalgamations (P.) Ltd. (1977) 108 ITR 895 (Madras) and ESSAR Investments Ltd. Vs. DCIT (2006) 7 SOT 378 (Mum) that a business expenditure could not be disallowed even in an instant of a holding company having made inve…

Lifestyle and Media Holding Ltd, New Delhi vs. ACIT, Circle-18(1), New Delhi

In the result, this appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 255/DEL/2020[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi31 Dec 2025AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Sudhir Kumar & Shri Manish Agarwalita No.3714/Del/2024 (Assessment Year 2015-16) Dy. Commissioner Of Lifestyle & Media Holding Income Tax, Limited (Formerly Known As Ndtv Vs. C.R. Building, Lifestyle Holdings Limited) New Delhi. Plot No.09, Unit No. 055, Ground Floor Capia, Corporate Suites, Jasola, New Delhi-110025. Pan-Aadcn3076F (Appellant) (Respondent) Shri R.P. Mall, Adv. Assessee By Department By Ms. Ankush Kalra, Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing 29/10/2025 Date Of Pronouncement 31/12/2025 O R D E R [ Per Bench: All The Captioned Appeals Filed By The Assessee Against The Separate Orders Passed By Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-6, Delhi [Ld. Cit(A)] For Ay 2014-15 To 1016017 & Having Common Issues, Therefore, They Are Dispose- Off By A Common Order. First, We Taken Assessee Appeal For Ay 2014-15 In Ita No. 64/Del/2019. Ita No.3714/Del/2024 & Lifestyle & Media Holdings Limited Vs. Dci

Section 143(3)Section 2(13)Section 71

…ustain the impugned disallowance. Learned counsel first of all takes us to the Assessing Officer’s section 143(3) assessment for AY 2012-13 accepting this very expenditure claim. He next quotes various judicial precedents i.e Mazagaon Dock Ltd. Vs. CIT (1958) 34 ITR 368 (SC); CIT Vs. Upasana Hospital, (1997) 225 ITR 845 (Ker); CIT Vs. Distributors (Baroda) (P.) Ltd. (1972) 83 ITR 377 (SC); CIT Vs. Amalgamations (P.) Ltd. (1977) 108 ITR 895 (Madras) and ESSAR Investments Ltd. Vs. DCIT (2006) 7 SOT 378 (Mum) that a business expenditure could not be disallowed even in an instant of a holding company having made inve…

Lifestyle and Media Holding Ltd, New Delhi vs. DCIT, Circle-18(1), New Delhi

In the result, this appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 64/DEL/2019[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi31 Dec 2025AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Sudhir Kumar & Shri Manish Agarwalita No.3714/Del/2024 (Assessment Year 2015-16) Dy. Commissioner Of Lifestyle & Media Holding Income Tax, Limited (Formerly Known As Ndtv Vs. C.R. Building, Lifestyle Holdings Limited) New Delhi. Plot No.09, Unit No. 055, Ground Floor Capia, Corporate Suites, Jasola, New Delhi-110025. Pan-Aadcn3076F (Appellant) (Respondent) Shri R.P. Mall, Adv. Assessee By Department By Ms. Ankush Kalra, Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing 29/10/2025 Date Of Pronouncement 31/12/2025 O R D E R [ Per Bench: All The Captioned Appeals Filed By The Assessee Against The Separate Orders Passed By Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-6, Delhi [Ld. Cit(A)] For Ay 2014-15 To 1016017 & Having Common Issues, Therefore, They Are Dispose- Off By A Common Order. First, We Taken Assessee Appeal For Ay 2014-15 In Ita No. 64/Del/2019. Ita No.3714/Del/2024 & Lifestyle & Media Holdings Limited Vs. Dci

Section 143(3)Section 2(13)Section 71

…ustain the impugned disallowance. Learned counsel first of all takes us to the Assessing Officer’s section 143(3) assessment for AY 2012-13 accepting this very expenditure claim. He next quotes various judicial precedents i.e Mazagaon Dock Ltd. Vs. CIT (1958) 34 ITR 368 (SC); CIT Vs. Upasana Hospital, (1997) 225 ITR 845 (Ker); CIT Vs. Distributors (Baroda) (P.) Ltd. (1972) 83 ITR 377 (SC); CIT Vs. Amalgamations (P.) Ltd. (1977) 108 ITR 895 (Madras) and ESSAR Investments Ltd. Vs. DCIT (2006) 7 SOT 378 (Mum) that a business expenditure could not be disallowed even in an instant of a holding company having made inve…

Mulchand Shamji Chheda HUF, Mumbai vs. Income Tax Officer -26(2)(3), Mumbai

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is dismissed

ITA 1700/MUM/2025[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai17 Dec 2025AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Sandeep Gosain & Shri Prabhash Shankar

Section 143(3)Section 194ASection 271BSection 40Section 44A

…ofits Tax (1954) 26 ITR 765 (SC), said that the word “business” connotes some real, substantial and systematic or organised course of activity or conduct with a set purpose. Sri Venkatarama Aiyar J., speaking for the court in Mazagaon Dock Ltd. vs. CIT (1958) 34 ITR 368 at page 376 (SC), explained “business” as a word of wide import and in fiscal statutes, it must be construed in a broad rather than a restricted sense. The hon'ble Supreme Court in Lakshminarayan Ram Gopal and Son Ltd. vs. Government of Hyderabad (1954) 25 ITR 449 at page 459 held: “The activities which constitute carrying on business need not nec…

Ndtv Networks Ltd., New Delhi vs. DCIT, Circle- 18(1), New Delhi

Appeal is partly allowed

ITA 6647/DEL/2018[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi04 Apr 2025AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Satbeer Singh Godara & Shri Manish Agarwalassessment Year: 2014-15 Ndtv Networks Ltd., Vs. Dcit, 207, Okhla Industrial Estate, Circle-18(1), Phase-Iii, New Delhi New Delhi Pan: Aadcn3073A (Appellant) (Respondent)

Section 143(3)Section 14ASection 2(13)Section 37(1)

…ustain the impugned disallowance. Learned counsel first of all takes us to the Assessing Officer’s section 143(3) assessment for AY 2012-13 accepting this very expenditure claim. He next quotes various judicial precedents i.e Mazagaon Dock Ltd. Vs. CIT (1958) 34 ITR 368 (SC); CIT Vs. Upasana Hospital, (1997) 225 ITR 845 (Ker); CIT Vs. Distributors (Baroda) (P.) Ltd. (1972) 83 ITR 377 (SC); CIT Vs. Amalgamations (P.) Ltd. (1977) 108 ITR 895 (Madras) and ESSAR Investments Ltd. Vs. DCIT (2006) 7 SOT 378 (Mum) that a business expenditure could not be disallowed even in an instant of a holding company having made inve…

Mr.P.C.Jose, Cochin vs. DCIT, Cochin

In the result, the assessee’s appeal is dismissed, and the Revenue’s appeal is partly allowed and partly allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 54/COCH/2012[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Cochin23 Apr 2024AY 2008-09

Bench: Shri Sanjay Arora & Shri Manomohan Dasp.C. Jose Deputy Commissioner Of Prop. Brothers Agencies Income Tax, Circle-2(1) Jews Street Vs. Kochi Ernakulam 682031 [Pan: Abbpj8250F] (Appellant) (Respondent) Deputy Commissioner Of P.C. Jose Income Tax, Circle-2(1) Prop. Brothers Agencies Kochi Vs. Jews Street Ernakulam 682031 [Pan: Abbpj8250F] (Appellant) (Respondent)

For Appellant: ----- None -----For Respondent: Shri Sanjit Kumar Das, CIT-DR
Section 143(3)

…inarily denotes continuous activity, that is not conclusive, and even a single transaction, where it bears the indicia of trade, is capable of being regarded as business. Case law in the matter is legion, and we may cite some: Mazagaon Dock Ltd. v. CIT [1958] 34 ITR 368 (SC); State of AP v. H. Abdul Bakshi & Bros. [1964] 15 STC 644 (SC); CIT v. A. Dharma Reddy [1969] 73 ITR 751 (SC); Vishwanath Jhunjhunwala v. State of UP [2004] 4 SCC 437 (SC), et. al. On facts, Sh. Das, the ld. CIT-DR, has culled out the relevant details from the assessee’s paper- book (APB-1) as Statements A & B, at pages 21-23 of DPB-2. The sa…

DCIT- CC - 7(3), Mumbai vs. Acg Associated Capsules Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

In the result, no question of law arises

ITA 3283/MUM/2018[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai04 Dec 2023AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri Prashant Maharishi, Am & Ms. Kavitha Rajagopal, Jm

For Appellant: Shri Ketan Ved/For Respondent: Shri Akhtar Hussain Ansari
Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 250Section 92C

…e an activity which is in some manner or form connected with business. The word "business" is of wide import which would also include all such activities which coalesce into setting up of the business. See Mazagaon Dock Ltd vs CIT & Excess Profits Tax; (1958) 34 ITR 368 (SC), and Narain Swadeshi Weaving Mills vs Commissioner of Excess Profits Tax; (1954) 26 ITR 765 (SC). Once it is held that the assessee‟s income is an income connected with business, which would be so in the present case, in view of the finding of fact by the CIT(A) that the monies which were inducted into the joint venture company by the joint v…

DCIT CC- 7(3), Mumbai vs. Acg Associated Capsules Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

In the result, no question of law arises

ITA 3282/MUM/2018[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai04 Dec 2023AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri Prashant Maharishi, Am & Ms. Kavitha Rajagopal, Jm

For Appellant: Shri Ketan Ved/For Respondent: Shri Akhtar Hussain Ansari
Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 250Section 92C

…e an activity which is in some manner or form connected with business. The word "business" is of wide import which would also include all such activities which coalesce into setting up of the business. See Mazagaon Dock Ltd vs CIT & Excess Profits Tax; (1958) 34 ITR 368 (SC), and Narain Swadeshi Weaving Mills vs Commissioner of Excess Profits Tax; (1954) 26 ITR 765 (SC). Once it is held that the assessee‟s income is an income connected with business, which would be so in the present case, in view of the finding of fact by the CIT(A) that the monies which were inducted into the joint venture company by the joint v…

Acg Assocation Capsules P. Ltd, Mumbai vs. DCIT Cen Cir 7(3), Mumbai

In the result, no question of law arises

ITA 2384/MUM/2018[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai04 Dec 2023AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri Prashant Maharishi, Am & Ms. Kavitha Rajagopal, Jm

For Appellant: Shri Ketan Ved/For Respondent: Shri Akhtar Hussain Ansari
Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 250Section 92C

…e an activity which is in some manner or form connected with business. The word "business" is of wide import which would also include all such activities which coalesce into setting up of the business. See Mazagaon Dock Ltd vs CIT & Excess Profits Tax; (1958) 34 ITR 368 (SC), and Narain Swadeshi Weaving Mills vs Commissioner of Excess Profits Tax; (1954) 26 ITR 765 (SC). Once it is held that the assessee‟s income is an income connected with business, which would be so in the present case, in view of the finding of fact by the CIT(A) that the monies which were inducted into the joint venture company by the joint v…

Acg Assocation Capsules P. Ltd, Mumbai vs. DCIT Cen Cir 7(3), Mumbai

In the result, no question of law arises

ITA 2383/MUM/2018[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai04 Dec 2023AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri Prashant Maharishi, Am & Ms. Kavitha Rajagopal, Jm

For Appellant: Shri Ketan Ved/For Respondent: Shri Akhtar Hussain Ansari
Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 250Section 92C

…e an activity which is in some manner or form connected with business. The word "business" is of wide import which would also include all such activities which coalesce into setting up of the business. See Mazagaon Dock Ltd vs CIT & Excess Profits Tax; (1958) 34 ITR 368 (SC), and Narain Swadeshi Weaving Mills vs Commissioner of Excess Profits Tax; (1954) 26 ITR 765 (SC). Once it is held that the assessee‟s income is an income connected with business, which would be so in the present case, in view of the finding of fact by the CIT(A) that the monies which were inducted into the joint venture company by the joint v…

The Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax -5 vs. Jaypee Powergrid Ltd

ITA-397/2019HC Delhi30 Nov 2023

Bench: The Tribunal Was Whether The Interest Earned By The Respondent/Assessee From The Investment Made In Fixed Deposits, Out Of The Funds Received For Setting Up A Power Transmission System In The State Of Himachal Pradesh, Would Be Amenable To Tax Under The Head “Income From Other Sources”? 4. The Assessing Officer (Ao), Via The Assessment Order Dated Digitally Signed By:Atul Jain Signing Date:14.12.2023 15:33:37 Signature Not Verified

…Page 10 of 13 include all such activities which coalesce into setting up of the business. See Mazagaon Dock Ltd vs CIT & Excess Profits Tax; (1958) 34 ITR 368 (SC), and Narain Swadeshi Weaving Mills vs Commissioner of Excess Profits Tax; (1954) 26 ITR 765 (SC). Once it is held that the assessee‟s income is an income connected with business, which would be so in the present case, in view of the finding of fact by the CIT(A) that the monies which were inducted into the joint venture company by the jo…

M/S. Kanpur Fertilizers & Cement Ltd., Noida vs. ITO, Noida

Appeal are allowed

ITA 308/DEL/2016[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi30 May 2023AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri Kul Bharat & Shri Pradip Kumar Kedia[Assessment Year: 2012-13

Section 143(3)Section 234B

…be an activity which is in some manner or form connected with business. The word "business" is of wide import which would also include all such activities which coalesce into setting up of the business. See Mazagaon Dock Ltd. v. CIT[Excess Profits Tax [1958] 34 ITR 368 (SC) and Narain Swadeshi Weaving Mills v. Commissioner of Excess Profits Tax [1954] 26 ITR 765 (SC). Once it is held that the assessee's income is an income connected with business, which would be so in the present case, in view of the finding of fact by the Commissioner of Income- tax (Appeals) that the monies which were inducted into the joint v…

Sp Jammu Udhampur Highway Ltd., Mumbai vs. DCIT Circle 3(3)(2), Mumbai

In the result, appeal filed by the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 1507/MUM/2019[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai02 Jan 2023AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri S. Rifaur Rahman, Hon'Ble & Shri Sandeep Singh Karhail, Hon'Blesp Jammu-Udhampur Highway Pvt Ltd., V. Dcit- Circle-3(3)(2) 41/44, Shapoorji Pallonji Centre Aayakar Bhavan Minoo Desai Marg Mumbai - 400020 Colaba, Mumbai – 400005 Pan: Aaocs5512N (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Manish Chulawala Department By : Smiti Samant

For Appellant: Shri Manish ChulawalaFor Respondent: Smiti Samant
Section 115JSection 142(1)Section 143(2)

…would have to be an activity which is in some manner or form connected with business. The word "business" is of wide import which would also include all such activities which coalesce into setting up of the business. See Mazagaon Dock Ltd. v. CIT & EPT [1958] 34 ITR 368 (SC), and Narain Swdeshi Weaving Mills v. CEPT [1954] 26 ITR 765 (SC). Once it is held that the assessee's income is an income connected with business, which would be so in the present case, in view of the finding of fact by the CIT(A) that the monies which were inducted into the joint venture company by the joint venture partners were primarily i…

Teh DCIT, Gandhinagar Circle, Gandhinagar vs. Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Mega Co. Ltd, Gandhinagar

In the result, appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed and Cross

ITA 1754/AHD/2019[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad27 Jul 2022AY 2016-17
For Appellant: Shri S.N. Soparkar, &For Respondent: Shri V.K. Singh, Sr.D.R
Section 143(3)Section 271(1)(c)

…uld also include all such activities which coalesce into setting up of the business. We take support of these propositions from the judgments of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Mazagaon Dock Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income tax and Excess Profit tax [1958] 34 ITR 368 and Narain Swadeshi Wev. Mills vs, CEPT [1954] 26 ITR 765 (SC). Once it is held that the assessee's income is an income connected with business, which would be so in the present case, in view of the finding of fact by the CIT (A) that the monies which were inducted into the joint venture company by the joint venture partners were primarily infused…

The Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-3(1)(2), Ahmedabad vs. M/S. Rohtak Panipat Tollway Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad

In the result, the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 1938/AHD/2016[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad08 Jun 2022AY 2013-14
For Appellant: NoneFor Respondent: Shri S.S. Shukla, Sr. D.R
Section 271Section 56

…anipat Tollway Pvt. Ltd. activities which coalesce into setting up of the business. We take support of these propositions from the judgments of Hon`ble Supreme Court in the case of Mazagaon Dock Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income tax and Excess Profit tax [1958] 34 ITR 368 and Narain Swadeshi Wev. Mills v. CEPT [1954] 26 ITR 765 (SC). Once it is held that the assessee's income is an income connected with business, which would be so in the present case, in view of the finding of fact by the CIT (A) that the monies which were inducted into the joint venture company by the joint venture partners were primarily infused…

Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority, Mumbai vs. DDIT (E) 1(1), Mumbai

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 5701/MUM/2014[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai20 Apr 2022AY 2011-12

Bench: Us:

For Appellant: Shri Nishant Thakkar &For Respondent: Dr. Mahesh Akkhade
Section 11Section 12ASection 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 2(15)

…at MHADA's activities are not aimed at making a profit and hence the proviso has no application, Mr. Dave has placed reliance on several decision viz., the decisions in the case of Currimbhoy Ebrahim (1 ITR 341), Shaw Wallace (AIR 1932 PC 138), Masagaon Dock (34 ITR 368), Raja Rameshwar Rao (42 ITR 179), Meera Khan (73 ITR 735), Maharashtra Industrial Development Corp. v/s. Commissioner of Service Tax -I (2014 TIOL 1809 CESTAT MUM) and Murasoli Trust [2016] 156 ITD 761 (Chennai Trib.). All these decisions have no bearing on the issue that arises on the facts of the present case. The following decisions cited, by…

M/S Jaypee Powergrid Ltd., New Delhi vs. ITO, New Delhi

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 239/DEL/2016[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi05 Jan 2021AY 2010-11

Bench: Sh. H. S. Sidhudr. B. R. R. Kumar(Through Video Conferencing) Ita No. 239/Del/2016 : Asstt. Year : 2010-11 M/S Jaypee Powergrid Ltd., Vs Income Tax Officer, 63, Ja House, Basant Lok, Vasant Ward-4(1), Vihar, New Delhi-110057 New Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan No. Aabcj8054F Assessee By : Sh. Vinod Garg, Adv. Revenue By : Ms. Apoorva Bhardwaj, Sr. Dr

For Appellant: Sh. Vinod Garg, AdvFor Respondent: Ms. Apoorva Bhardwaj, Sr. DR

…IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH ‘G’, NEW DELHI Before Sh. H. S. Sidhu, Judicial Member Dr. B. R. R. Kumar, Accountant Member (Through Video Conferencing) ITA No. 239/Del/2016 : Asstt. Year : 2010-11 M/s Jaypee Powergrid Ltd., Vs Income Tax Officer, 63, JA House, Basant Lok, Vasant Ward-4(1), Vihar, New Delhi-110057 New Delhi (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) PAN No. AABCJ8054F Assessee by : Sh. Vinod Garg, Adv. Revenue by : Ms. Apoorva Bhardwaj, Sr. DR Date of Hearing: 05.01.2021 Date of Pronouncement: 05.01.2021 ORDER Per Dr. B.R.R. Kumar, Accountant Member: The present appeal has been filed by the a…

Road Infrastructure Development Company of Rajasthan Ltd, Jaipur vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-6, Jaipur

ITA 670/JPR/2019[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Jaipur31 Jul 2020AY 2013-14
For Appellant: Shri P.P. Pareek (C.A.)For Respondent: Shri K.C. Gupta (JCIT)
Section 14ASection 244ASection 35D

…connected with business. The word "business" is of wide import which would also include all such activities which coalesce into setting up of the business. M/s Road Infrastructure Dev. Com. of Rajasthan Ltd. vs. ACIT See Mazagaon Dock Ltd. v. CIT & EPT [1958] 34 ITR 368 (SC), and Narain Swdeshi Weaving Mills v. CEPT [1954] 26 ITR 765 (SC). Once it is held that the assessee's income is an income connected with business, which would be so in the present case, in view of the finding of fact by the CIT(A) that the monies which were inducted into the joint venture company by the joint venture partners were primarily i…

Road Infrastructure Development Company of Rajasthan Ltd, Jaipur vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-6, Jaipur

ITA 669/JPR/2019[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Jaipur31 Jul 2020AY 2012-13
For Appellant: Shri P.P. Pareek (C.A.)For Respondent: Shri K.C. Gupta (JCIT)
Section 14ASection 244ASection 35D

…connected with business. The word "business" is of wide import which would also include all such activities which coalesce into setting up of the business. M/s Road Infrastructure Dev. Com. of Rajasthan Ltd. vs. ACIT See Mazagaon Dock Ltd. v. CIT & EPT [1958] 34 ITR 368 (SC), and Narain Swdeshi Weaving Mills v. CEPT [1954] 26 ITR 765 (SC). Once it is held that the assessee's income is an income connected with business, which would be so in the present case, in view of the finding of fact by the CIT(A) that the monies which were inducted into the joint venture company by the joint venture partners were primarily i…

Road Infrastructure Development Company of Rajasthan Ltd, Jaipur vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-6, Jaipur

ITA 668/JPR/2019[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Jaipur31 Jul 2020AY 2011-12
For Appellant: Shri P.P. Pareek (C.A.)For Respondent: Shri K.C. Gupta (JCIT)
Section 14ASection 244ASection 35D

…connected with business. The word "business" is of wide import which would also include all such activities which coalesce into setting up of the business. M/s Road Infrastructure Dev. Com. of Rajasthan Ltd. vs. ACIT See Mazagaon Dock Ltd. v. CIT & EPT [1958] 34 ITR 368 (SC), and Narain Swdeshi Weaving Mills v. CEPT [1954] 26 ITR 765 (SC). Once it is held that the assessee's income is an income connected with business, which would be so in the present case, in view of the finding of fact by the CIT(A) that the monies which were inducted into the joint venture company by the joint venture partners were primarily i…