2010 (1) TMI 1213

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....essee's appeal against the order of the CIT(A)-XV, Ahmedabad dated 29-1-2010 arising out of the order of the Assessing Officer under Section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 2. The ground no.1 of the assessee's appeal reads as under: "1. The learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) has erred in law and on facts in upholding the disallowance of interest of Rs. 1,31,682/- ....

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.... 40A(2)(b) held allowable; iii) ITO Vs. Chamba Mal Roop Chand, 70 TTJ (Asr) 43 in the Tribunal held that market value of the services and not the individual action of the assessee has to be looked into wile making the disallowance under Section 40A(2)(a) of the Act - market rate of interest @ 24% held to be reasonable. It was pointed out by the learned counsel that in the immediately p....

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....ld the interest varying between 15% to 24% per annum to be reasonable. Therefore, the interest paid at the rate of 18% per annum by the assessee to the relatives cannot be said to be unreasonable or excessive. Moreover, the AO himself has accepted the interest at the rate of 18% to be reasonable in the immediately preceding year, therefore, the same rate of interest cannot be become excessive ITA.....