The Delhi High Court held interest on funds linked to project setup and earmarked for machinery purchase cannot be taxed separately. Bench of Justices V Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar ruled such income must be capitalized reducing overall project cost
The Supreme Court dismissed the Income Tax Department’s appeal due to delay, upholding the Delhi High Court order quashing reassessment proceedings against NDTV’s holding company RRPR Holdings. The ruling reinforces that reassessment cannot continue when the main tax claim itself has already been rejected in appellate proceedings.
