TMI Blog2019 (5) TMI 199X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... oss and was allowed u/s 37(1) - HELD THAT:- We do not find any error in the view of the Tribunal. The Assessee was engaged in the business of real estate and financing. The object clause for incorporation of the company widely worded and would cover within its fold range of activities such as erection, construction of buildings and houses as also purchase, sale and dealing in freehold and lease ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... P. C. : 1. This Appeal is filed by the Revenue to challenge the Judgment of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. 2. The following question is presented for our consideration. Whether on the facts and in circumstances of the case and in law, the ITAT while upholding the order of the CIT(A) that bad debt in the nature of advance is not allowable u/s. 36(1) ( ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... res to one Bhansali Developers for booking commercial space in an upcoming construction project. For some reason, this deal failed. The Assessee, despite full efforts, could not get refund of the said advanced amount. The Revenue was of the opinion that such amount cannot be claimed by way of business loss also because buying and selling commercial space, was not the business of the Assessee. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... erectors, constructors of buildings, houses, apartments, structures for residential, office, industrial, institutional or commercial purposes and developers of cooperative housing societies, developers of housing schemes, townships, holiday resorts, hotels, motels, farms, holiday homes, clubs, recreation centres and in particular preparing of building sites, constructing, reconstructing, erecting ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ing in freehold and leasehold land to carry on business as developers of land, buildings, immovable properties. It was in furtherance of such object that the Assessee had entered into a commercial venture by booking commercial space with a developer in the upcoming construction of commercial building, the payment being in the advance booking. The sum was not refunded. This was thus clearly a busin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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