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of <h1>Interest expenditure must serve a business purpose for validity</h1> <h3>Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central), Ludhiana Versus M/s MBD Printographics Pvt. Ltd.</h3> Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central), Ludhiana Versus M/s MBD Printographics Pvt. Ltd. - TMI Issues:1. Disallowance of interest expenditure2. Whether investments in sister concerns served any business purpose3. Colorable transaction of interest-free loans/advances to sister concernsAnalysis:1. The case involved two appeals under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, regarding the disallowance of interest expenditure of Rs. 1,94,74,037 by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITA) for the assessment year 2011-12. The Assessing Officer disallowed the expenditure as the assessee had investments in sister concerns but had not received any interest in return. The Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) upheld the disallowance, which was later deleted by the ITA. The main issue was whether the interest expenditure was justifiable given the circumstances.2. The Tribunal's decision to delete the addition of interest expenditure was challenged by the revenue in the High Court. The High Court noted that similar issues had been considered in previous cases where the revenue's appeals were dismissed. The High Court referred to specific cases where appeals on similar issues were not upheld, indicating a consistent judicial stance on such matters. This led to the dismissal of the appeals by the revenue.3. The High Court emphasized that the issue raised in the present case had already been settled in previous judgments, reinforcing the principle that interest expenditure related to investments in sister concerns must serve a business purpose to be considered valid. The Court cited specific cases where similar appeals were rejected, establishing a precedent that guided the decision to dismiss the current appeals. The consistent application of legal principles in similar cases led to the rejection of the revenue's appeals in this instance.
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