Supreme Court of India · 2007-09-10
A.M. Moosa vs Commissioner Of Income Tax, Trivandrum
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- A.M. Moosa
- Respondent
- Commissioner Of Income Tax, Trivandrum
- Bench
- Arijit Pasayat, D.K. Jain
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of Section 80-HHC of the Income Tax Act, 1961, concerning the eligibility for deduction of profits from export business. The Court upheld the High Court's ruling that the assessing officer's and ITAT's decisions were justified, affirming that the negative profit figure disallowed the deduction claim. The Court clarified that the interpretation of 'profits of business' and the conditions under Section 80-HHC were correctly applied, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.