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The ITAT set aside the AO's disallowance of expenses under Section 37(1), holding that payments to aggregators qualify as allowable deductions since no penal action or adjudication of offence under the Insurance Act or IRDAI guidelines was established against the assessee. The tribunal rejected reliance on the DGCEI report and Central Excise orders, which were superseded by higher appellate decisions. Explanation 1 to Section 37(1) was deemed inapplicable absent any formal penalty or conviction. Additionally, the ITAT upheld the deletion of disallowance under Section 14A read with Rule 8D, affirming that such provisions do not apply to income computed under Section 44 and the first schedule for insurance businesses. Consequently, all grounds raised by the revenue were dismissed, and the assessee's claims for deduction were allowed in full.
The ITAT set aside the AO's disallowance of expenses under Section 37(1), holding that payments to aggregators qualify as allowable deductions since no penal action or adjudication of offence under the Insurance Act or IRDAI guidelines was established against the assessee. The tribunal rejected reliance on the DGCEI report and Central Excise orders, which were superseded by higher appellate decisions. Explanation 1 to Section 37(1) was deemed inapplicable absent any formal penalty or conviction. Additionally, the ITAT upheld the deletion of disallowance under Section 14A read with Rule 8D, affirming that such provisions do not apply to income computed under Section 44 and the first schedule for insurance businesses. Consequently, all grounds raised by the revenue were dismissed, and the assessee's claims for deduction were allowed in full.
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