Fixed deposits in Krishi Bank treated as investments; loss on liquidation is capital, not business loss.

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....Deposits made by assessee in Krishi Bank were fixed deposit investments, not trading activity. Loss suffered when bank went into liquidation is capital loss, not business loss u/s 28 or bad debt u/s 36(1)(vii). Assessing Officer and appellate authorities rightly treated loss as capital loss based on evidence. No substantial question of law arises for adjudication u/s 260A as it involves findings of fact which cannot be re-adjudicated in appeal. Substantial question of law answered against assessee in favor of revenue.....