Mewar Sugar Mills Ltd. v. CIT

3 SCC 143Supreme Court of India1973#4768 most cited

What is Mewar Sugar Mills Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

Payments for obtaining a monopoly or an absolute right are capital expenditures, while recurring consideration paid for the use of something is revenue expenditure.

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Also referred to as

Mewar Sugar Mills Ltd. v. CIT · capital expenditure · revenue expenditure · section 37(1) · section 35ABB · monopoly right · absolute right · recurring consideration

Also reported as

87 ITR 400

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