In the result, the appeal as well as cross objection are

Bench: Shri R.S. Syal & Shri Partha Sarathi Chaudhuryआयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.825/Pun/2016 िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2011-12 Acit, Circle-2, Vs. Nord Drive Systems Pvt. Ltd., Pune 282/2, 283/2, Plot No.15, Village Mann, Mulshi, Pune – 411 057 Pan : Aaccn0708R Appellant Respondent C.O. No.12/Pun/2018 (Arising Out Of Ita No.825/Pun/2016) िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2011-12 Nord Drive Systems Pvt. Ltd., Vs. Acit, Circle-2, 282/2, 283/2, Plot No.15, Pune Village Mann, Taluka Mulshi, Adj. Hinjewadi Midc, Phase-Ii, Pune – 411 057 Pan : Aaccn0708R Cross Objector Appellant In The Appeal Assessee By Shri Sharad Shah & Shri Rohit Tapadia Revenue By Shri T. Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Date Of Hearing 27-11-2019 Date Of Pronouncement 28-11-2019 आदेश / Order

method distinctively provides for adopting the `gross margin’. From the foregoing discussion, it is manifest that depreciation has to be necessarily considered as a part of the Operating costs in the process of determining the operating profit under the TNMM. It is, therefore, held that the statutory mandate for the numerator in the formula as per rule