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Commissioner Of Income Tax (Large Tax ... vs M/S Reliance Industries Ltd on 2 January, 2019
9. Undisputedly, during the year under assessment, assessee
company has earned dividend income of Rs.1,36,19,200/- and
claimed the same as exempt u/s 10(34) of the Act. Ld. AR for the
assessee challenging the impugned order contended that the entire
investment in the shares have been made by the assessee company
out of its own funds and drew our attention towards balance sheet,
available at page 16 of the paper book. Perusal of the balance
sheet qua the year under assessment shows that the assessee
company is having paid up share capital of Rs.7,64,75,500/- with
reserve and surplus of Rs.3,17,17,14,177/- (total
Rs.3,24,81,89,677/-). These facts go to prove that as against the
total investment of Rs.2,97,33,89,709/-, assessee company was
having its own share capital and surplus & reserves to the tune of
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Rs.3,24,81,89,677/-. It is settled principle of law that in case the
assessee company is having sufficient own interest free funds, it is
to be presumed that the investment is not made out of borrowed
funds but out of its own interest free funds. Reliance in this regard
is placed on the decision rendered by Hon'ble Supreme Court in
case of CIT vs. Reliance Industries Ltd. in Civil Appeal No.10 of
2019 dated 02.01.2019 and decision rendered by Hon'ble High
Court of Punjab & Haryana in CIT vs. Max India Ltd. in ITA
No.186 of 2013 dated 06.09.2016.
Cit vs Max India Ltd. on 1 November, 2007
9. Undisputedly, during the year under assessment, assessee
company has earned dividend income of Rs.1,36,19,200/- and
claimed the same as exempt u/s 10(34) of the Act. Ld. AR for the
assessee challenging the impugned order contended that the entire
investment in the shares have been made by the assessee company
out of its own funds and drew our attention towards balance sheet,
available at page 16 of the paper book. Perusal of the balance
sheet qua the year under assessment shows that the assessee
company is having paid up share capital of Rs.7,64,75,500/- with
reserve and surplus of Rs.3,17,17,14,177/- (total
Rs.3,24,81,89,677/-). These facts go to prove that as against the
total investment of Rs.2,97,33,89,709/-, assessee company was
having its own share capital and surplus & reserves to the tune of
7 ITA No.1384/Del./2017
Rs.3,24,81,89,677/-. It is settled principle of law that in case the
assessee company is having sufficient own interest free funds, it is
to be presumed that the investment is not made out of borrowed
funds but out of its own interest free funds. Reliance in this regard
is placed on the decision rendered by Hon'ble Supreme Court in
case of CIT vs. Reliance Industries Ltd. in Civil Appeal No.10 of
2019 dated 02.01.2019 and decision rendered by Hon'ble High
Court of Punjab & Haryana in CIT vs. Max India Ltd. in ITA
No.186 of 2013 dated 06.09.2016.
S. A. Builders Ltd. .. Petitioner vs Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) ... on 14 December, 2006
12. It is also contended by the ld. AR for the assessee that
advances to the group companies have been given out of its own
paid up share capital and reserve & surplus of Rs.3,24,81,89,677/-
for commercial expediency to the group companies and relied
upon the decision of S.A. Builders Ltd. vs. CIT (2007) 158
taxman 74 (SC). So, in view of the financials brought on record
by the assessee company discussed in the preceding para, we are of
the considered view that since transactions are pertaining of
business of shares/future/option of securities & advances having
been given on account of commercial expediency of the group
companies, disallowance made by the AO and confirmed by the ld.
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CIT (A) u/s 36(1)(iii) is not sustainable, hence ordered to be
deleted. So, grounds no.5, 6, 7 & 8 are determined in favour of the
assessee.
Cit vs Ekl Appliances Ltd on 29 March, 2012
20. Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in case of CIT vs. EKL
Appliances Ltd. 345 ITR 241 held as under :-
Pr. Commissioner Of Income Tax-6 vs M/S. Aegis Limited on 28 January, 2019
23. Hon'ble Bombay High Court in case of Pr. CIT vs. Aegis
Limited in ITA No.1248 of 2016 dated 28.01.2019 held that in the
absence of finding that the transaction was sham, the TPO could
not have treated such transaction as a loan and charge interest
thereon on notional basis.
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