https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=76463 The High Court of Karnataka ruled against the assessee, determining that payments made to local police and rowdies for security purposes were not legitimate business expenses and therefore not allowable deductions. The court emphasized that payments made illegally, such as those considered bribery or precautionary measures against disturbances, could not be permitted as deductions. Consequently, the court set aside the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal's decision and upheld the orders of the Assessing Officer and Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals), highlighting the importance of legitimate business expenditures and disallowing illegal payments. en-us Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 11:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=76463 The High Court of Karnataka ruled against the assessee, determining that payments made to local police and rowdies for security purposes were not legitimate business expenses and therefore not allowable deductions. The court emphasized that payments made illegally, such as those considered bribery or precautionary measures against disturbances, could not be permitted as deductions. Consequently, the court set aside the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal's decision and upheld the orders of the Assessing Officer and Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals), highlighting the importance of legitimate business expenditures and disallowing illegal payments. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=76463