M/s Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd. v. Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax
[Citation -2015-LL-1029-6]

Citation 2015-LL-1029-6
Appellant Name M/s Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd.
Respondent Name Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax
Court HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Relevant Act Income-tax
Date of Order 29/10/2015
Assessment Year 1994-95
Judgment View Judgment
Keyword Tags interest earned • interest income • interest paid
Bot Summary: This is an Appeal by the assessee directed against the order dated 04th June, 2002 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in ITA No. 2878/1996 for the assessment year 1994-95. 1A. By the order dated 14th October, 2003 following questions of law were framed for adjudication:- i. Whether the Tribunal was correct in law in holding that the interest income, earned by the assessee on short term investments made by it, was not entitled to deduction under ITA No. 42/2003 Page 1 of 2 Section 80HH 80I of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ii. Whether the Tribunal was right in law in holding that the interest paid by the assessee could not be set off against the interest earned for the purpose of deduction under Section 80HH of the Act iii. Whether the Tribunal was correct in law in holding that the amount of interest credited to the Profit Loss Account could not be set off/deducted against the interest debited to the Profit Loss Account against such interest income in the computation of the income under the head other sources 2. All the above questions stand answered in favour of the Revenue and against the Assessee by the decision in Commissioner of Income Tax v. Delhi Brass and Metal Works Ltd. 2009 313 ITR 352. Accordingly, the said questions are answered in favour of the Revenue and against the assessee.


$ * IN HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI R-124A + ITA 42/2003 M/S NAHAR INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES LTD. ..... Petitioner Through: Mr Anoop Sharma, Advocate. versus DY. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX ..... Respondent Through: Ms Suruchi Aggarwal, Senior Standing Counsel with Ms Lakshmi Gurung, Junior Standing Counsel and Ms Radhika Gupta, Advocate. CORAM: JUSTICE S. MURALIDHAR JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU ORDER % 29.10.2015 1. This is Appeal by assessee directed against order dated 04th June, 2002 passed by Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ) in ITA No. 2878/1996 for assessment year ( AY ) 1994-95. 1A. By order dated 14th October, 2003 following questions of law were framed for adjudication:- i. Whether Tribunal was correct in law in holding that interest income, earned by assessee on short term investments made by it, was not entitled to deduction under ITA No. 42/2003 Page 1 of 2 Section 80HH & 80I of Income-tax Act, 1961? ii. Whether Tribunal was right in law in holding that interest paid by assessee could not be set off against interest earned for purpose of deduction under Section 80HH of Act? iii. Whether Tribunal was correct in law in holding that amount of interest credited to Profit & Loss Account could not be set off/deducted against interest debited to Profit & Loss Account against such interest income in computation of income under head other sources? 2. All above questions stand answered in favour of Revenue and against Assessee by decision in Commissioner of Income Tax v. Delhi Brass and Metal Works Ltd. [2009] 313 ITR 352 (Del). Accordingly, said questions are answered in favour of Revenue and against assessee. Appeal is dismissed. S. MURALIDHAR, J VIBHU BAKHRU, J OCTOBER 29, 2015 pkv ITA No. 42/2003 Page 2 of 2 M/s Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd. v. Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax
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