Prakash Cotton Mills Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT

201 ITR 684Supreme Court of India1993#813 most cited

What is Prakash Cotton Mills Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

Compensatory interest or damages paid for a breach of contract, arising in the normal course of business, are allowable as a deduction under section 37(1) as wholly and exclusively incurred for business purposes. This principle extends to indirect taxes paid in the course of business, which are admissible as business expenditure.

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Prakash Cotton Mills v. CIT · Section 37(1) deduction · business expenditure · compensatory interest · damages for breach of contract · indirect tax · allowability of interest · business expediency · Supreme Court · 201 ITR 684

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Prakash Cotton Mills Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT

PROFESSIONAL AUTOMOTIVES PRIVATE LIMITED,JAMMU vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-1, JAIPUR

In the result the appeal of the assessee in ITA no

ITA 812/JPR/2025[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Jaipur23 Jul 2025AY 2016-17

Bench: DR. S. SEETHALAKSHMI (Judicial Member), SHRI RATHOD KAMLESH JAYANTBHAI, आयकर अपील /ITA Nos.809 to 815/JP/2025 निर्धारण वर्ष /Assessment Years :2013-14 to 2019-20 Professional Automotives Pvt. बनाम ACIT, Ltd. Bahu Plaza, Bahu Plaza, Jammu Vs. Central Circle- 1, and Kashmir Jaipur स्थायी लेखा सं./जी.आई.आर. सं./PAN/GIR No.:AAACP9608E अपीलार्थी/Appellant प्र]त्यर्थी/Respondent निर्धारिती की ओर से / Assessee by :Shri Tarun Mittal, CA राजस्व की ओर से /Revenue by: Shri Ajey Malik, CIT (Th. V.C)

For Appellant: Shri Tarun Mittal, CAFor Respondent: Shri Ajey Malik, CIT (Th. V.C)
Section 143(3)Section 37(1)

…impugned Explanation 1 in Section 37(1) which provides a deeming provision - was not in existence is not applicable to the present case. The judgement in the case of Prakash Cotton Mills (P.) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income-tax [1993] 67 Taxman 546 (SC)/[1993] 201 ITR 684 (SC)/[1993] 111 CTR 389 (SC)[06 04-1993] was rendered when the impugned Explanation 1 in Section 37(1) which provides a deeming provision was not in existence. Further the judgement pertains to the issue of interest and damages and does not pertain to the issue of 'offence' and 'compounding' and 'punishment. Thus any further judgement relied upon…

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