Empire Jute Co. Ltd vs Commissioner Of Income Tax on 9 May, 1980
38.3. Likewise, the decision in Ashoka Hotels Ltd. is distinguishable as the
expenses incurred towards purchasing linen and blankets for use in hotel
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rooms and liveries for peons and bearers were those incurred in the first year
after it commenced its operations. In other words, the expenditure incurred
by the Assessee constituted a part of its initial outlay.
38.4. In the instant case, the appellant/assessee concededly had been
functioning for several years before it incurred the expenses towards
renovation, refurbishment and repairs. Clearly, the fact situation is quite
different from that which obtained in the Ashoka Hotels Ltd. case.
38.5.