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

ITO 8(3)(1), Mumbai vs. Santogen Silk Mills Ltd, Mumbai

In the result, the Revenue’s appeal is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 1700/MUM/2013[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai22 Jun 2016AY 2009-10

Bench: Shri Sanjay Arora, Am & Shri Pawan Singh, Jm आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 1700/Mum/2013 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2009-10) Ito-8(3)-1, Santogen Silk Mills Ltd. बनाम/ Room No. 201, 2Nd Floor, 69-A, Midc Industrial Area, Vs. Aayakar Bhavan, Mumbai-20 Andheri East, Mumbai-93 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacs 7361 R (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) : अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By : Shri Vishwas Jadhav ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri R. C. Jain

For Appellant: Shri Vishwas JadhavFor Respondent: Shri R. C. Jain
Section 143(3)Section 28Section 41(1)

…its assessment u/s.143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’ hereinafter) for the assessment year (A.Y.) 2009-10 vide order dated 30.12.2011. 2. The Assessing Officer (A.O.), relying on the decisions in the case of Solid Containers Ltd. vs. Dy. CIT [2009] 308 ITR 417 (Bom) and CIT v. T. V. Sundaram Iyengar and Sons Ltd. [1996] 222 ITR 344 (SC), brought the principal amount of the loan waiver of Rs.460.93 lacs – allowed to the assessee during the year by M/s. Karur Vyasa Bank Ltd. and Indian Bank (per the One Time Settlement Scheme (OTS) arrived at with them), to tax u/s. 28(iv) of the Act, which reads as unde…