TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
1982 (7) TMI 59
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....ence under s. 256(1) of the I.T. Act, 1961. (hereinafter referred to as " the Act "), the I.T. Appellate Tribunal, Indore Bench, has referred the following question of law to this court for its opinion: " Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Appellate Tribunal was justified in disallowing a part of the interest as not being deductible under section 36(1)(iii) of the Inc....
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....ster concerns made by the assessee and hence the assessee was not entitled to, claim a deduction of a part of the interest. On appeal, the AAC upheld the order passed by the ITO. On further appeal, the Tribunal held that disallowance of interest by the ITO to the extent of the amount advanced by the assessee to the three concerns was justified. Aggrieved by the order passed by the Tribunal, the as....
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....stances, the Tribunal was not justified in disallowing part of the interest paid by the assessee on the ground that the assessee had made advances to three concerns without charging any interest. In reply, Shri Mukati, learned counsel for the Department, contended that a part of the interest was disallowed because a part of the amount borrowed by the assessee was not for the purpose of the busines....