https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=102318 Interest earned by a co-operative credit society on investments with other co-operative banks is discussed as qualifying for deduction under section 80P(2)(d), alternatively to the claim under section 80P(2)(a)(i). The text states that section 80P(4), which excludes co-operative banks from the deduction, does not remove the investing society's entitlement where the recipient bank remains a co-operative society. It further notes reliance on jurisdictional Tribunal decisions and preference for the interpretation favourable to the assessee where non-jurisdictional High Court views conflict. The stated result is deletion of the disallowance and allowance of deduction for both assessment years. en-us Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:20:38 +0530 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:20:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=102318 Interest earned by a co-operative credit society on investments with other co-operative banks is discussed as qualifying for deduction under section 80P(2)(d), alternatively to the claim under section 80P(2)(a)(i). The text states that section 80P(4), which excludes co-operative banks from the deduction, does not remove the investing society's entitlement where the recipient bank remains a co-operative society. It further notes reliance on jurisdictional Tribunal decisions and preference for the interpretation favourable to the assessee where non-jurisdictional High Court views conflict. The stated result is deletion of the disallowance and allowance of deduction for both assessment years. Highlights Income Tax Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:20:38 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=102318