M/S. Maddi Venkataraman & Co. (P) Ltd vs The Commissioner Of Income Tax on 2 December, 1997
"reliance is placed on the decision of Honble Supreme Court in Maddi
"Venkatraman and Co. P.L. vs. CIT 229 ITR 534 wherein the Hon'ble
Supreme Court ruled that where the entire business of the assessee is
illegal and that the income is sought to be taxed by the ITO then the
expenditure incurred in the illegal activities will also have to be allowed
as deductions. In my case you have mentioned that entire modus
operandi of making multiple IPO applications is illegal and at the same
time you have taxed the income earned from the said activity, I
respectfully submit that expenditure incurred to earn that income from
illegal activities shall be allowed as deductions and only net income
shall be taxed.