Tvs Motor Company Ltd.,Chennai vs Acit, Chennai on 24 January, 2025
AS
10.9 We find that the decision in the case of Sutlej Cotton Mills
Ltd. (supra) relied upon by the Ld. Departmental
Representative is of no assistance to the Revenue. The Hon'ble
Supreme e Court therein stated the principle of law that where
any profit or loss arises to an assessee on account of
depreciation in foreign currency held by him on conversion from
another currency, such profit and loss would ordinary be trading
loss if the foreign
foreign currency held by the assessee on revenue
account as trading asset or as a part of circulating capital
embargo in business. However, if the foreign currency is held as
a capital asset, the loss should be capital in nature. The
aforesaid principle of law is required to be applied to the facts
of case to determine whether the foreign currency is held by
the assessee on revenue account or as a part of circulating
capital. In the present case, fluctuation loss inflicted upon the
assessee bears no nexus or relation
relation to the acquisition to the
assets. The action of the assessee is tied up to its underlying
objective i.e. saving in interest costs, hedging its revenue
receipts etc. which are undoubtedly on revenue account. Thus,
the loss generated in impugned action bears the character of
revenue expenditure. Similarly, decision of the Apex Court in
the case of Tata Iron and Steel co. (supra) also weighs in
favour of the assessee.