In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee stands partly allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: Shri Inturi Rama Rao, Am & Shri Rahul Chaudhary, Jm Assessment Year: 2013-14 Apollo Tyres Ltd. .......... Appellant 3Rd Floor, Areekal Mansion, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi 682036 [Pan: Aaaca6990Q] Vs. Dcit, Corporate Circle-1(1), Kochi ......... Respondent Assessee By: Shri Abraham Joseph Markos, Adv. Revenue By: Shri Sanjit Kumar Das, Cit-Dr Date Of Hearing: 20.08.2025 Date Of Pronouncement: 01.09.2025

64,930/-. Out of this the AO disallowed the following as tabulated below: - Particulars Amount R&D expense incurred by reimbursement of salary 12,81,14,109 and other expenses of Apollo Vrerdestein B.V., Netherlands; Vrerdestein GmbH, Germany and Apollo Tyres Global R&D B.V., Netherlands R&D expense incurred for testing of tyres outside 1,25,10,307 India