Excise Duty Deductible Only When Paid from AY 1984-85; Tribunal Erred in Double Deduction Interpretation.

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....Deduction u/s 43B - Payment of Excise duty - double deduction or not - The High Court held that, Section 43B of the Act, which came to be introduced from Assessment Year 1984- 1985 onwards, provides that the excise duty would be deductible only on the payment basis in the year in which it is actually paid. Therefore, the Tribunal was not correct in coming to a conclusion that this amount would amount to double deduction.....