Section 72(2) of the Income Tax Act

Income-tax Act, 2025: s.112

Section 72(2) falls under section 72 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, which corresponds to section 112 (Carry forward and set off of business loss) of the Income-tax Act, 2025.

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Correspondence checked against the ICAI tabular mapping of the two Acts and the BharatTax.co section commentary.

The decision most relied on for Section 72(2) is CIT v. Govind Nagar Sugar Ltd. (334 ITR 13), cited in 4 of the 31 judgments on BharatTax that turn on this section.

Leading authorities on Section 72(2)

Judgments on Section 72(2)