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Issues Involved:
1. Deletion of disallowance of repairs and maintenance expenditure. 2. Treatment of insurance compensation received for loss on fire. 3. Set-off of losses from the previous assessment year. Issue-wise Detailed Analysis: 1. Deletion of disallowance of repairs and maintenance expenditure: The Assessing Officer (AO) disallowed Rs. 15,22,807 out of Rs. 17,72,807 claimed by the assessee for repairs and maintenance of plant and machinery, treating it as capital expenditure. The AO allowed only Rs. 2,50,000 as revenue expenditure. The CIT(A), after examining the nature of the expenditure, found Rs. 7,73,099 to be revenue in nature and allowed it, while withdrawing the earlier allowance of Rs. 2,50,000. The Tribunal upheld the CIT(A)'s decision, noting that the AO could not provide evidence to classify the entire expenditure as capital in nature. Therefore, this ground of appeal was dismissed. 2. Treatment of insurance compensation received for loss on fire: The assessee received Rs. 29,48,511 from the insurance company for loss due to fire. The AO added this amount to the income of the assessee, considering it as business income under section 28. The CIT(A) held that Rs. 4,25,000 was for the destruction of stock-in-trade and should be treated as business income, while Rs. 25,23,511 was for damage to plant, machinery, and building, and should be treated as a capital receipt. The Tribunal agreed with the CIT(A) that the compensation for capital assets is a capital receipt and not taxable as business income. However, there was a dissenting opinion regarding the applicability of section 43(6)(c), which requires the reduction of the written down value (WDV) of the assets by the insurance compensation received. The Third Member concurred with the Judicial Member that the insurance claim should be adjusted against the WDV of the destroyed assets. The matter was remanded to the AO to determine the actual amount adjustable under section 43(6)(c) after providing an opportunity to the assessee. 3. Set-off of losses from the previous assessment year: The CIT(A) directed the AO to set off the losses from the assessment year 1992-93 against the income of the assessment year 1993-94. The Departmental Representative conceded that the CIT(A) was justified in this direction. The Tribunal found that the return for the assessment year 1992-93 was filed on the next working day after the due date, which was a holiday, and hence, within the due time as per the CBDT's Circular No. 639. Therefore, this ground of appeal was dismissed. Conclusion: The appeal by the Revenue was partly allowed for statistical purposes, with the issue of insurance compensation being remanded to the AO for re-evaluation under section 43(6)(c), while the other grounds were dismissed in favor of the assessee.
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