Solid Containers Ltd. v. DCIT

308 ITR 417High Court2009#1535 most cited

What is Solid Containers Ltd. v. DCIT authority for?

The write-back or waiver of a loan obtained for business purposes constitutes taxable business income under Section 28. This applies even if no prior deduction was claimed, thereby not attracting Section 41(1).

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Also referred to as

Solid Containers Ltd v DCIT · Section 41(1) · Section 28 · Section 28(iv) · waiver of loan · remission of liability · cessation of liability · write back of business loan · trading advance write-off · business income · capital receipt

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Solid Containers Ltd. v. DCIT

Greatship (India ) Ltd, Mumbai vs. DCIT 5(1)(1), Mumbai

The appeal stand partly allowed

ITA 7151/MUM/2017[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai05 Oct 2021AY 2013-14

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Pavan Kumar Gadale, Jm & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am (Hearing Through Video Conferencing Mode) आयकरअपील सं./ I.T.A. No.7151/Mum/2017 (धििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2013-14) Greatship (India) Ltd. Dcit-5(1)(1) बिाम/ Room No. 568, 5Th Floor, C/O Kalyaniwalla & Mistry Llp Esplande House, 29, Hazarimal Somani Marg Aaykar Bhavan, M. K. Road, Vs. Fort, Mumbai-400 001 Mumbai-400 020 स्थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./ Pan/Gir No. Aabcg-8542-K (अपीलाथी/Appellant) : (प्रत्यथी / Respondent) अपीलाथीकीओरसे/ Appellant By : Ms. Ritu Kamal Kishore- Ld. Ar प्रत्यथीकीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri Sunil Deshpande- Ld. Sr. Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख/ : 31/08/2021 Date Of Hearing घोषणाकीतारीख / : 05/10/2021 Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal (): - 1. Aforesaid Appeal By Assessee For Assessment Year (Ay) 2013-14 Assails Final Assessment Order Dated 17/10/2017 Passed By Ld. Assessing Officer (Ao) U/S 143(3) R.W.S. 144C(13) Pursuant To The Directions Of Ld. Dispute Resolution Panel-I, Mumbai U/S 144C(5) Dated 28/09/2017. The Grounds Raised By The Assessee Read As Under: -

For Appellant: Ms. Ritu Kamal Kishore- Ld. ARFor Respondent: Shri Sunil Deshpande- Ld. Sr. DR
Section 133(6)Section 143(3)Section 144C(5)Section 14ASection 28Section 92BSection 92C

…16 Taxman 77; 06/02/2001) as well as the decision of Hon‟ble Apex Court in Sutlej Cotton Mills Ltd. V/s CIT (116 ITR 1; 27/09/1978). 3.7 However, Ld. AO, relying upon the decision of Hon‟ble Bombay High Court in the case of Solid Containers Limited V/s DCIT (222 CTR 455; 29/08/2008) opined that the assessee advanced loans to its subsidiaries to spread its own business through subsidiaries and any profit yielded from such investments, whether by way of interest or exchange fluctuation would be revenue receipt which call for taxation u/s 28 of the Act. The decision of Hon‟ble Supreme Court CIT Vs TV Sundaram Iyeng…