Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax vs Miele India Pvt. Ltd.

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DELHI HIGH COURT
RAJIV SHAKDHER, TALWANT SINGH
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax – Appellant
Versus
Miele India Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent

Table of Content
1. background facts of the case. (Para 4)
2. revenue's arguments against expense deductions. (Para 5)
3. assessee's defense of expense deductions. (Para 6)
4. court's reasoning on expense deductions. (Para 7 , 8)
5. final decision in favor of the assessee. (Para 9 , 10)

JUDGMENT

Rajiv Shakdher, J. (Oral)

1. Admit.

2. The following substantial questions of law are framed for consideration by this Court:

(i) Whether the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal [in short `Tribunal'] erred in deleting the addition made qua pre-operative expenses by holding that the expenses incurred, in that behalf, were legitimate business expenditure?

(ii) Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was justified in deleting the addition made qua advertising expenses by failing to consider the fact that these expenses were incurred to build goodwill, which is, a capital asset?

3. With the consent of counsel for parties, the appeal is taken up for hearing and final disposal.

4. In order to adjudicate upon the questions of law framed above, it would be necessary to sketch out the broad contours of the case.

4.1. These questions of law concern the assessment year [in short `

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DELHI HIGH COURTRAJIV SHAKDHER, TALWANT SINGHPr. Commissioner of Income Tax – AppellantVersusMiele India Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent

DELHI HIGH COURT
RAJIV SHAKDHER, TALWANT SINGH
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax – Appellant
Versus
Miele India Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent