2002 (1) TMI 35

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....ivered by JAWAHAR LAL GUPTA J.-The assessee is a co-operative society. It is running a sugar mill and a distillery. It filed its returns of income for the assessment years 1976-77 to 1979-80. It claimed deduction of certain amounts of money on account of supply of pesticides to sugarcane growers at a concessional rate. The Assessing Officer did not accept the claim of the society on the ground ....

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....sticides to its members by the assessee-society is of revenue nature?" Admittedly, the assessee utilised sugarcane for production of sugar. It has an interest in the growth of sugarcane so that the requisite quantity is available and the yield of sugar is good. Thus, it provides pesticides at a concessional rate to the farmers. The obvious intent and purpose of the assessee is to promote its ow....