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1981 (8) TMI 70

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..... Muzaffarnagar (hereinafter referred to as " assessee-company "), in its assessment to income-tax for the assessment year 1964-65, the previous year ended on September 30, 1963, claimed deduction of a sum of Rs. 29,347 as loss incurred in transactions in Govt. securities. The ITO, on the view that the assessee-company does not deal in Govt. securities, held that the securities had been purchased by .....

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..... the assessee subscribed to the U.P. State Development Loan, 1974, to the extent of Rs. 6,50,000. On receipt of the aforesaid letter, the assessee directed its bankers, the Punjab National Bank, on September 20, 1962, to debit its account by the aforesaid amount and arrange to keep the loan in its cash credit account against Govt. securities. The assessee sold those securities in the relevant prev .....

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..... s and for that purpose it borrowed moneys at 10% interest. Investment was made to keep the road transport authorities in proper humour under the belief that it was necessary to carry on its business. Subsequently, the assessee sold the, bonds at a loss of Rs. 3,127 and claimed this amount as a business loss. The ITO and the AAC disallowed the claim but the Appellate Tribunal accepted it. On furthe .....

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..... certainly carried interest at 4 1/2% and the amount was subscribed by the assessee from its cash credit account. There is nothing on the record to show as to at what rate the assessee was paying interest on the loans taken against the cash credit account. Thus, there was no compelling necessity whatsoever for selling the Govt. securities, before they became ripe for payment. There was no nexus est .....

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