https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471434 Rural-branch status for the provision for bad and doubtful debts depends on the population of the relevant place under the latest published preceding census, not merely on inclusion within a larger urban area. RBI census-based branch classification supports the claim. Net investment depreciation is allowable where securities are measured under RBI guidelines and ICDS VIII, with only category-wise net depreciation claimed. Unclaimed stale demand-draft balances remain liabilities to drawees and do not become income while claims remain payable and balances are transferable to the prescribed RBI fund. Ex-gratia employee payments qualify as business expenditure. Rural bad-debt recoveries require verification, while the non-rural bad-debt claim requires fresh merits adjudication. en-us Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:13:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471434 Rural-branch status for the provision for bad and doubtful debts depends on the population of the relevant place under the latest published preceding census, not merely on inclusion within a larger urban area. RBI census-based branch classification supports the claim. Net investment depreciation is allowable where securities are measured under RBI guidelines and ICDS VIII, with only category-wise net depreciation claimed. Unclaimed stale demand-draft balances remain liabilities to drawees and do not become income while claims remain payable and balances are transferable to the prescribed RBI fund. Ex-gratia employee payments qualify as business expenditure. Rural bad-debt recoveries require verification, while the non-rural bad-debt claim requires fresh merits adjudication. Case-Laws Income Tax Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471434