DCIT, New Delhi vs. M/S. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., New Delhi
In the result, all the three appeals of the assessee are allowed as indicated above and the appeal of Revenue is partly allowed
ITA 1024/DEL/2016[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi08 Oct 2025AY 2011-12
Bench: Shris.Rifaur Rahman & Shri Vimal Kumar
For Appellant: Shri Ajay Vohra, Sr. AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri G.C. Srivastava, Spl. Counsel for the Department
Section 143(3)Section 144CSection 144C(1)Section 144C(5)Section 14ASection 32Section 35Section 43B
…axed as capital gains and not as business. In the result ground No. 1 raised by the revenue is dismissed.” (emphasis supplied) The aforesaid decision of the Delhi Tribunal has recently been affirmed by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in PCIT vs. Wig Investments: 461 ITR 117. The said decision is on all fours with the facts in the case of the appellant and squarely covers the present dispute. Having regard to the aforesaid submissions, the action of the assessing officer in treating the gains from sale and purchase of mutual funds as in the nature of “business income” is erroneous and cannot be sustained. Re: Princi…