Aryl Pharmaceuticals , Mumbai vs Assessee
41. As regards 4(b) relating to assessee's claim for deduction on account of expenses incurred on maintenance of its establishment, the ld. Counsel for the assessee has relied on the decision of Delhi Bench of ITAT in the case of ITO vs. Mukul Finance Pvt. Ltd. 110 TTJ 445 wherein it was held that in the case of corporate assessee whose business is not functional in the relevant previous year, it needs to incur certain expenditure to keep itself afloat and have its continued existence and such expenditure is allowable business expenditure irrespective of whether or not the assessee is engaged in active business. We, therefore, restore this issue to the file of the A.O. to verify the claim of the assessee for deduction on account of such expenses and allow appropriate relief in the light of the said decision of the Tribunal. Ground No. 4(b) of the assessee's appeal is accordingly treated as allowed for statistical purpose.