Praveen Saxena, New Delhi vs Department Of Income Tax on 31 October, 2014
14. We further observe that the benefit of the ratio of the decision of
Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of CIT vs. Dhanrajgiri Raja
Narsinghgiri, (Supra) is also not available for the assessee. As in this case
the legal expenditure was incurred to initiate criminal prosecution by the
assessee against the transferee of Managing Agency and prosecution was
instrumental terms in the settlement between the assessee and the transferee,
therefore, it was held that the legal expenditure so incurred was for the
purpose of the business of the assessee and the expenditure incurred by the
assessee to initiate criminal prosecution was held as allowable as bona fide
expenditure incurred wholly and exclusively for the purpose of business
which is clearly distinguishable from the present case.