Bansabati Co-Operative Bank Ltd., Hooghly vs. Principal CIT - 8, Kolkata
In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed
ITA 271/KOL/2018[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata03 Dec 2020AY 2012-13
Bench: Shri J. Sudhakar Reddy, Am & Shri A. T. Varkey, Jm]
Section 263Section 80P
…lation. In other words, its investments are subjection to scrutiny; and any impermissible investment will not be permitted to continue, if made, by the regulator, i.e. the Reserve Bank of India. 66. In the case of Punjab Co-operative Bank Ltd. vs. CIT [1940] 8 ITR 635 the Privy Council stated (headnote): “In the ordinary case of a bank the business consists in its essence of dealing with money and credit. The banker has always to keep enough cash or easily realisable securities to meet any probable demand by depositors, and if some of the securities are realised in order to meet withdrawals by depositors, this i…