Court Dismisses Revenue's Challenge: Ex-Gratia Payments as Business Deductions Allowed u/s 37 of Income Tax Act.

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....Deduction in respect of ex-gratia payment made to employees - there being no restriction or prohibition under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on the claim for deduction on the ex-gratia payment given in the form of an incentive to the workman out of business expediency and the payment being a business expenditure, the Revenue's case deserves to be dismissed at the admission stage itself. - HC....