1981 (6) TMI 43

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....es of the case in allowing the expenditure of Rs. 62,417 being the expenditure incurred on installation of electrical stand-by line as a permissible deduction u/s 37(1) of the IT Act, 1961. (2) The ld. CIT(A) ought to have upheld the ITO's decision treating the expenditure of Rs. 62,417 as capital expenditure. 2. The assessee incurred total expenditure of Rs. 62,417 for installation of stand-by....

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....ntage for its business and the expenditure incurred by it was of a capital nature. 5. On the other hand, on behalf of the assessee reliance had been placed on the decision in the case of Empire Jute Co. Ltd. vs. CIT (1980) 17 CTR (SC) 113 : (1980) 124 ITR 1 (SC). In that case the Supreme Court observed that "it is not every advantage of enduring nature acquired by the assessee that brings the c....

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....g charges. It was held that the expenditure incurred was on the ground of commercial expediency for augmenting profitability and was, therefore, revenue expenditure. 6. In the present case the assessee has supplied to us a copy of the agreement with the Gujarat Electricity Board. On perusal of para 5(b) of the agreement, it is seen that it was the duty of the assessee to complete all arrangemen....

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....nd of the said minimum period of seven years or at the end of any such notice. This agreement shall determine, but without prejudice to the rights and liabilities of the parties in respect of any matter antecedent to such determination." 7. This clause shows that the agreement itself was not of enduring nature or even of a long term nature. That being the position, it cannot be said that the pu....