S.A. Builders Ltd. v. CIT

288 ITR 1Supreme Court of India2007#26 most cited

What is S.A. Builders Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

Interest paid on borrowed funds cannot be disallowed merely because the assessee made interest-free advances, provided those advances were made for business purposes and commercial expediency. The Revenue cannot dictate a businessman's commercial decisions, but the assessee bears the onus to prove the business expediency.

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S.A. Builders Ltd. v. CIT · 288 ITR 1 · Section 36(1)(iii) · commercial expediency · business expediency · interest-free advances · disallowance of interest · onus to prove business purpose · borrowed funds · Revenue interference

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Judgments citing S.A. Builders Ltd. v. CIT

TECHPARK HOTELS PVT LTD,GURGAON vs. ADDI. CIT SPECIAL RANGE-9, NEW DELHI

In the result, the appeal filed by the Assessee is allowed

ITA 9450/DEL/2019[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi20 Mar 2026AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri S. Rifaur Rahman & Shri Vimal Kumartechpark Hotels Pvt. Ltd., Addl. Cit, Ground Floor, Central Wing, Special Range-9, Thapar House 124, Janpath, Vs. New Delhi. New Delhi-110001. Pan-Aabce5833H (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By Shri Neeraj Jain, Adv. & Shri Tavish Verma, Adv. Ms. Harpreet Kaur Hansra Sr. Dr Department By Date Of Hearing 20.01.2026 Date Of Pronouncement 20.03.2026 O R D E R Per Vimal Kumar, Jm: The Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Against Order Dated 11.09.2019 Of The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), New Delhi [Hereinafter Referred To As ‘The Ld. Cit(A)’] Passed U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961, [Hereinafter Referred To As ‘The Act’] Arising Out Of Assessment Order Dated 30.12.2017 Of The Ld. Assessing Officer U/S 143(3) Of The Act For Assessment Year 2015-16. 2. Brief Facts Of The Case Are That The Assessee Filed Return Declaring Loss Of Rs.23,06,28,106/- On 30.11.2015. Notice U/S 143(2) Dated 22.09.2016 Was Issued. Notices U/S 142(1) Were Issued. Sh. Nikhil Agarwal & Shri Nirmal Malpani, Ca Appeared & Filed Details. On Completion Of Proceedings, Ld. Ao Vide Order Dated Techpark Hotels Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Acit

Section 142(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 154Section 234DSection 250Section 56(2)Section 56(2)(viib)

…ncome tax department or revenue official cannot guide a businessman in which manner risk has to be undertaken. Such an approach of the revenue has been judicially frowned by the Hon'ble Apex Court on several occasions, for instance in the case of SA Builders, 288 ITR 1 (SC)and CIT vs. Panipat Woollen and General Mills Company Ltd., 103 ITR 66 (SC). The Courts have held that Income Tax Department cannot sit in the armchair of businessman to decide what is profitable and how the business should be carried out. Commercial expediency has to be seen from the point of view of businessman. Here in this case if the inves…

M/S.RUNWAL COMMERCIAL ASSETS PVT LTD (NOW MERGED WITH WHEELABRATOR ALLOY CASTINGS LIMITED),MUMBAI vs. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 15(3)(1), MUMBAI, MUMBAI

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 7623/MUM/2025[2023-24]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai18 Feb 2026AY 2023-24

Bench: Shri Saktijit Dey & Shri Makarand Vasant Mahadeokarm/S. Runwal Commercial Ito Ward-15(3)(1), Assets Pvt. Ltd. (Now Aayakar Bhavan, Merged With Vs. Maharshi Karve Wheelabrator Alloy Road, New Marine Castings Limited) Lines, Churchgate, Runwal & Omkar Mumbai-400 020 Esquires, 4Th Floor, Off Eastern Exp. Highway Opp. Sion Chuan Bhatti Signal, Sion East, Mumbai-400 022 Pan/Gir No. Aajcr7366J (Applicant) (Respondent) Assessee By Shri Rakesh Joshi, Ld. Ar Revenue By Shri Umashankar Prasad, Ld. Dr Date Of Hearing 16.02.2026 Date Of Pronouncement 18.02.2026

Section 115BSection 143(3)Section 144BSection 250Section 68

…expediency in the conversion of OCDs into equity and the subsequent inter-corporate movement of funds. In this context, the assessee had relied before the lower authorities on the principle laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in S.A. Builders Ltd. v. CIT (288 ITR 1), wherein it has been held that commercial expediency must be viewed from the standpoint of the businessman and not from that of the Revenue authorities. The Court observed that the authorities cannot sit in the armchair of a businessman to decide how much expenditure or investment is reasonable. The said principle has been consistently followed in…

JCIT(OSD)-14(1)(1), MUMBAI vs. KUKREJA BUILDERS PVT. LTD., MUMBAI

In the result, the revenue’s appeal is partly allowed in the above terms

ITA 2102/MUM/2025[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai13 Feb 2026AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri Narender Kumar Choudhry & Shri Prabhash Shankarassessment Year: 2013-14 Dcit – 14(1)(1), Mumbai M/S. Kukreja Builders Room No. 432, 4Th Floor, Pvt. Ltd. Aayakarbhavan, M.K. Road, 4 & 5Th Floor, Sai Mumbai - 400020 Commercial Building, Bks Vs. Devshi Marg., Govandi (E), Mumbai, Maharashtra– 400088 Pan: Aacck5040M (Appellant) (Respondent) Present For: Assessee By : Shri Ajay Singh & Shri Akshay Pawar, Ld. A.R. Revenue By : Shri Hemanshu Joshi, (Sr. D.R.) Date Of Hearing : 12.12.2025 Date Of Pronouncement : 13.02.2026 O R D E R Per : Narender Kumar Choudhry: This Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Assessee Against The Order Dated 25.01.2025, Impugned Herein, Passed By The National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac)/Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) (In Short Ld. Commissioner) U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (In Short ‘The Act’) For The A.Y. 2013-14. 2. In The Instant Case, The Assessee During The A.Y. Under Consideration Had Declared Its Total Income As Rs. 2,20,00,580/- By Filing Its Return Of Income, Which Was Initially Processed Under Section 143 Of The Act. 2 M/S. Kukreja Builders Pvt. Ltd.

For Appellant: Shri Ajay Singh & Shri AkshayFor Respondent: Shri Hemanshu Joshi, (SR. D.R.)
Section 131Section 133(6)Section 143Section 250Section 68

…oner while relying on the judgments of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Hero Cycles (P) Ltd. vs. CIT (2015) 379 ITR 347 (SC) and in the case of S.A. Builders Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Civil Appeal No. 5811 of 2006 [reported in (2007) 288 ITR 1 (SC)] and considering the commercial expediency, deleted the aforesaid addition made on account of disallowance made qua expenditure of interest on loan. 41. We have given thoughtful consideration to the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. Admittedly, the Ld. Commissioner while deleting the aforesaid addition of Rs.86,99,072/- not only 2…

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