ACIT, New Delhi vs. M/S Religare Securities Ltd., New Delhi
In the result, the appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed and the appeal filed by the assessees is allowed for statistical purposes
ITA 574/DEL/2017[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi31 Jul 2020AY 2011-12
Bench: Shri R.K. Panda & Ms Suchitra Kambleassessment Year: 2011-12 Religare Securities Ltd., Vs Dcit, 6Th Floor, Prius Global, Circle-21(1), A-3, 4, 5, Plot No.11, Sector-125, Cr Building, Noida. New Delhi. Pan: Aaacf1952D Assessment Year: 2011-12 Dcit, Vs Religare Securities Ltd., Circle-21(1), . D-3, P-3B, District Centre, Cr Building, Saket, New Delhi. New Delhi. Pan: Aaacf1952D (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Rohit Jain, Advocate & Ms Tejasvi Jain, Advocate Revenue By : Shri Saras Kumar, Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing : 08.06.2020 Date Of Pronouncement : 31.07.2020 Order Per R.K. Panda, Am: These Are Cross Appeals. The First One Is Filed By The Assessee & The Second One Is Filed By The Revenue & Are Directed Against The Order Dated 11.11.2016 Of The Cit(A)-7, New Delhi, For A.Y. 2011-12. Itas No.230 & 574/Del/2017
For Appellant: Shri Rohit Jain, Advocate &For Respondent: Shri Saras Kumar, Sr. DR
Section 14ASection 37(1)
…t define income except by way of adding artificial categories, it is to be decided cases that one must go in search of light." (Emphasis supplied) In the context of SAP discount, the Jurisdictional Tribunal - in the case of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (2009) 124 TTJ 771 (Del) held ESOP discount to be capital and not a allowable/ deductible business expenditure. The Delhi Tribunal placed it reliance on the decision of the House of Lords in the case of Lowry v Consolidated African Selection Trust Ltd. (1940) 8 ITR 88 (Supp) and held it to be capital. This decision was upheld by the Mumbai Tribunal. Thus the argume…