Preference share subscription cannot be recharacterised as loan absent sham, and own-funds presumption defeats interest disallowance

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....Subscription to and redemption of non-cumulative redeemable preference shares could not be re-characterised as an unsecured loan for transfer pricing purposes in the absence of material showing a sham or concealment of the real transaction; with only an opening balance and minor redemption, the notional interest adjustment was deleted. On advances to subsidiaries, the assessee's substantial own funds and interest-free funds exceeded the advances, so the presumption applied that the advances came from own funds rather than borrowed funds, and the interest disallowance was deleted. The Revenue's appeal was dismissed.....