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The judgment involves determining whether the Tribunal was justified in treating a loss as a trading loss instead of a capital loss for the assessment year 1965-66. Details of the Judgment: The assessee posed two questions before the Tribunal regarding the finding of a loss of Rs. 87,546 during the relevant assessment year. The Tribunal refrained one question, focusing on whether the loss should be treated as a trading loss or a capital loss. The Revenue did not apply for reference. The dispute centered around the disallowance of Rs. 87,546 by the ITO as a business expenditure. The assessee-company had diverse business activities and subsidiaries to which it advanced loans. The ITO disallowed the amount, considering it connected to the assessee's participation in the capital of the subsidiary company. The AAC upheld the disallowance, stating it was not advanced in a normal or prudent manner. The Tribunal, after considering the facts, found in favor of the assessee, noting the loans were part of the assessee's sustained financing of subsidiaries. The Tribunal held that the loss should be allowed as a trading loss incurred by the assessee in the course of its business activities. The Tribunal's decision was based on the assessee's role as a holding company financing its subsidiaries, the nature of the loans given, and the overall business activities of the assessee. The Tribunal found that the loan write-off was a reasonable business decision in light of the subsidiary's financial position and the lack of recovery prospects. The Tribunal concluded that the loss should be allowed as a trading loss, considering the assessee's business interests and the subsidiary's operations. The Tribunal emphasized that the finding was based on facts and not open to challenge as perverse or unsupported. The High Court agreed with the Tribunal's findings, stating that the question posed was based on established facts and must be answered in favor of the assessee. The Court upheld the decision that the loss should be treated as a trading loss incurred in the course of the assessee's business activities as a holding company for its subsidiaries. No costs were awarded in the matter. Separate Judgment: SUDHINDRA MOHAN GUHA J. concurred with the decision of the High Court.
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