Vijaya Bank v. CIT

323 ITR 166Supreme Court of India2010#188 most cited

What is Vijaya Bank v. CIT authority for?

A provision for bad and doubtful debts debited to the profit and loss account and reduced from advances on the balance sheet constitutes a write-off for deduction purposes. This is true even if individual debtor accounts are not closed.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,470 Indian tax judgments — from 2011 to 2026.

Also referred to as

Vijaya Bank v. CIT · section 36(1)(vii) · write off bad debts · provision for doubtful debts · deduction for bad debts · profit and loss account · balance sheet · advances · loans

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Vijaya Bank v. CIT

Seabird Marine Services Private Limited, Jamnagar vs. ACIT, Circle - 1, Jamnagar, Jamangar

ITA 83/RJT/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Rajkot30 May 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No. 83/Rjt/2025 (निर्धारण वर्ष/Assessment Year: (2017-18) Seabird Marine Services Pvt. Vs. Ltd. Office No. 309 & 310, Centroid Luxuria, Nr. Crystal Mall, Khodiyar Colony, Aerodrome Road, Jamnagar 361006 Assistant Commissioner Of Income-Tax, Circle-1, Jamnagar, Aayakar Bhawan, Nr. Subhash Bridge, Jamnagar -Rajkot Highway, Jamnagar स्थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaccs 9869 C (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) Appellant By : Shri S. N. Soparkar, Ld. Ar Respondent By : Shri Sanjay Punglia, Ld. Cit-Dr Date Of Hearing : 30/04/2025 Date Of Pronouncement : 30/05/2025 Per Dr. A. L. Saini, Am: आदेश / Order Captioned Appeal Filed By The Assessee, Pertaining To Assessment Year 2017-18, Is Directed Against The Order Passed By The National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Dehi/ Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeal) [In Short 'Ld. Cit(A)'], Dated 02.01.2025, Which In Turn Arises Out Of An Assessment Order Passed By The Assessing Officer, Under Section 143(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter Referred To As “The Act”), Vide Order Dated 31.12.2019. 2. Grounds Of Appeal Raised By The Assessee Are As Follows: “All The Below Mentioned Grounds Of Appeal Are Independent & Without Prejudices To Each Other.

For Appellant: Shri S. N. Soparkar, Ld. ARFor Respondent: Shri Sanjay Punglia, Ld. CIT-DR
Section 114Section 115JSection 143(3)

…i) CIT vs. Narasiman (1999) 236 ITR 327 (SC) (iii) PCIT vs. Juptiter Capital (P.) Ltd. [1981] 170 taxmann.com 305 (SC) (iv) Vazir Sultan Tobacoo Co. Ltd. [1981] 7 Taxman 28 (SC) (v) Southern Technologies Ltd. vs. JCIT 320 ITR 577 (SC) (vi) Vijaya Bank vs. CIT 323 ITR 166 (SC) (vii) PCIT vs. Torrent (P.) Ltd. [2019] 108 taxmann.com 375 (Guj) (viii) CIT vs. Vodafone Esar Gujarat Pvt. Ltd. [2017] 85 taxmann.com 32 (Guj) (ix) CIT vs. Binani Cement Ltd. [2016] 67 taxmann.com 281 (Cal) (x) Jubilant Energy (P) Lt. vs. DCIT (3927/Del/2016 (Delhi – Trib.) (xi) Khan Bahadur Ahmed Alluddin & Co. vs. CIT [1966] 62 ITR 490 (A…

Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd, Vadodara vs. The Pr. CIT-1, Vadodara

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is dismissed

ITA 572/AHD/2020[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad08 Apr 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Ms. Suchitra Kamble & Shri Makarand V. Mahadeokarआयकर अपील सं /Ita No.572/Ahd/2020 िनधा"रण वष" /Assessment Year : 2015-16 Gujarat State Electricity The Pr.Cit-1 Corporation Ltd. बनाम/ Vadodara – 390 015 Sardar Patel Vidhyut Bhavan V/S. Race Course Circle Vadodara – 390 007 "थायी लेखा सं./Pan: Aaacg 6864 F अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) "" यथ"/ (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Manish J. Shah & Shri Jimi Patel, Ars Revenue By : Shri A.P. Singh, Cit-Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 02/04/2025 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 08/04/2025 आदेश/O R D E R Per Makarand V. Mahadeokar, Am:

For Appellant: Shri Manish J. Shah &For Respondent: Shri A.P. Singh, CIT-DR
Section 115JSection 139(1)Section 139(5)Section 142(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 14ASection 263

…the provision is debited to profit and loss account and credited to asset account, by way of reduction is loan (asset), it amounts to write off. The AR placed reliance on the judgement of Hon’ble Apex court in case of Vijaya Bank Vs. CIT as reported in [2010] 323 ITR 166 (SC). 6.2. The AR further stated that the Impairment of losses amounting to Rs.1090.70 lacs relate to assets which are impaired during the year and the same has been done in accordance with the Accounting Standard 28 (now Ind AS 39) issued by ICAI. The AR also stated that this amount represents the excess of carrying value over the recoverable v…

Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle 4(2), Delhi, I.P.Estate vs. Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services(India) Pvt. Ltd., Lajpat Nagar

ITA 3158/DEL/2023[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi14 Jan 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Ms. Madhumita Roy & Shri Amitabh Shukla, Accountnat Member [Assessment Year: 2013-14] The Assistant Commissioner Of M/S Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd. Income Tax, Circle-1, Dalmiapuram, Williams Road, Vs Tamilnadu, 621651 Cantonment, Trichy, Tamil Nadu-620001 Pan-Aadca9414C Assessee Revenue Cross Objection No.63/Chny/2018 (Arising Out Of Ita No.3157/Chny2017) [Assessment Year: 2013-14] M/S Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd. The Assistant Commissioner Of Dalmiapuram, Income Tax, Circle-1, Tamilnadu-621651 Vs Williams Road, Cantonment, Trichy, Tamil Nadu-620001 Pan- Aadca9414C Assessee Revenue [Assessment Year: 2014-15] The Assistant Commissioner Of M/S Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd. Income Tax, Circle-1, Dalmiapuram, Williams Road, Vs Tamilnadu, 621651 Cantonment, Trichy, Tamil Nadu-620001 Pan-Aadca9414C Assessee Revenue

Section 14ASection 32(1)(iia)

…2 of the assessment order, the ld. A.O. disallowed the claim stating that deduction is available on actual bad debts written off and not on provision. Before the ld. CIT(A), the assessee placed reliance upon the decision of Hon’ble SC in Vijaya Bank –vs.- CIT 323 ITR 166 (SC) & Hon’ble Karnataka HC in CIT –vs.- Yokogawa India Ltd. (2012) 204 Taxman 305 (Kar.). Upon considering the same, ld. CIT(A) proceeded to delete the impugned addition. 36. Per Contra, the ld. CIT-DR argued in favour of the decision of ld. Assessing Officer. ITA Nos. 5416 & 5417/Del/2017 along with other cases 37. The ld. Counsel for the ass…