CITY UNION BANK LIMITED,KUMBAKONAM vs. JCIT, KUMBAKONAM
In the result, the appeals filed for the assessment year 2007-08 filed by
ITA 2035/CHNY/2014[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai28 Dec 2016AY 2008-09
Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Shri G. Pavan Kumar
For Appellant: Shri V. Vivekanandan, CIT
Section 143(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 148Section 194JSection 195JSection 40A
…yees without distinguishing the quality of work of the employees. Whereas, the Ld. CIT(A) has found Rs. 5,60,15,000/- is business expenditure and relied on the decision of the Calcutta High Court in the case of National Engineering Industries Limited Vs. CIT 208 ITR 1002 (Kolkata), similarly, co- ordinate bench of the Tribunal in the case of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited and Karur Vysya Bank Limited, where ex-gratia payments are in the nature of Business expenditure u/s. 37(1) of the Act and allowed the assessee claim. The Ld. DR argued that the ex-gratia payments does not pertains to business and CIT(A) erred…