Rituraj Steel Private ... vs Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax ... on 9 February, 2026
The issue of commercial expediency of
advances to related parties and or the sum advanced to related parties are
sourced from non-interest bearing fund available to the assessee needs
categorical finding by the first appellate authority/Addl. CIT(A). Before parting out,
we would like to mention that the issue of surplus fund available with the assessee
given to its related parties have been decided by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in
number of cases; such as, East India Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. 224 ITR 627
(SC), Munjal Sales Corporation 298 ITR 298 (SC), South Indian Bank Ltd. 438 ITR
1 (SC). The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of South Indian Bank Ltd. (supra)
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ITA No.697/RPR/2025
Rituraj Steel Pvt Ltd. vs. ACIT(A), Bilaspur
has approved the mixed fund theory in as much as it has been also held that no
disallowance of the interest could be made when non-interest bearing fund should
be more than the investment made in tax free securities.