Sarabhai Chemicals (P) Ltd. vs Cit on 6 February, 2002
5.2. As regards the ground on which the interest charged under section 215 was challenged, the Tribunal in para 23 of its judgment observing that, though it had rejected the assessee's claim that on the basis of resolution dated 30-6-1978, it had modified its original arrangement and, therefore, there was no accrual of income and hence, no liability to advance tax was rejected by it, "it cannot be said that the assessee could predicate the said assessment based on estimate of notional income from interest. The question of determining accrual of income is a highly complex issue and the fact that a decision is reached against the assessee cannot be determinative of its liability to pay advance tax which arises in accordance with the statutory date fixed in the Act." Relying upon the decision of this court in CIT v. Bharat Machinery & Hardware Mart (supra), the Tribunal held that levy of interest under section 215 of the Act, on the facts of the case, was not justified for the assessment years 1979-80. The assessee's appeal was accordingly partly allowed on the question of interest under section 215 of the Act.