SPV winding up leads to investment write-off; expenditure on abandoned project allowed u/s 37(1) of Income Tax Act.

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....Deduction u/s 37(1) - the SPV was wound up and since no consideration was received by the assessee on account of winding up of the SPV, the entire investment in JSHL was written off. In the instant case, the write off is nothing but write off of an expenditure on an abandoned project ; the project in question had inextricable link with the assessee’s existing business and hence, the expenditure is allowable - AT....