BHARAT SERUMS AND VACCINES LIMITED,MUMBAI vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - CIRCLE 15(1)(2), MUMBAI
In the result, grounds of appeal raised by the assessee are allowed
ITA 2780/MUM/2025[2020-2021]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai18 Nov 2025AY 2020-2021
Bench: Shri Narender Kumar Choudhry & Shri Prabhash Shankarbharat Serums & V/S. Deputy Commissioner Of Vaccines Limited बनाम Income Tax, Circle – 15(1)(2), 3Rd Floor, Liberty Tower, Aayakar Bhavan, Mumbai – Airoli, Navi Mumbai – 400 020, Maharashtra 400708, Maharashtra स्थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No: Aaacb2431M Appellant/अपीलार्थी .. Respondent/प्रतिवादी
For Appellant: Shri Manoj Mundra,ARFor Respondent: Shri Leyaqat Ali Aafaqui (Sr.DR)
Section 142(1)Section 143(3)Section 263Section 37(1)Section 80GSection 80G(5)
272 (Bombay).
5. The ld.PCIT rejected the contentions of the assessee by stating that CSR related expenses, being statutorily mandated, cannot be considered "voluntary donations" under Section 80G, which was intended to incentivize voluntary, altruistic contributions. In this regard, reliance is placed on the decision of the Apex Court in the case of Commissioner of Expenditure Tax vs PVG Raju