Tribunal Upholds ITAT Decision Allowing Bad Debt Claims in Chit Funds, Emphasizes Non-Conventional Debtor-Creditor Status.

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....Disallowance of bad debts written off - bad debts in respect of subscriptions defaulted by the prized subscribers - The Tribunal found the CIT(A)'s decision well-founded, particularly in light of the specific judicial pronouncements and the ITAT Hyderabad's stance, which had, in principle, allowed the claim of bad debts related to chit funds while remanding the matter for factual verification. Moreover, the Tribunal noted that the relationship between chit fund transactions did not characterize a typical debtor-creditor scenario, aligning with the principles laid out in significant judgments.....