DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX M/S. K. SUBRAMANIAM, for appellant,M/S.KARTHIK RANGANATHAN,---,ARUN KURIAN JOSEPH vs M/S.VEDANTA LIMITED — TCA/1483/2010

Disposed: --DISMISSED on 02nd June 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 22-Jan-2015

CNR: HCMA010142192010

Filing Number

TCA/95645/2010

Filing Date

15-Nov-2010

Registration No

TCA/1483/2010

Registration Date

14-Feb-2011

Judge

Honourable Dr Justice G. Jayachandran , Honourable Mr.Justice R.sakthivel

Coram

Honourable Dr Justice G. Jayachandran , Honourable Mr.Justice R.sakthivel

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

T.C. APPEAL/REVISION ( 170 )

Sub-Category

S. 260 (A) of I.T. Act, 1961 ( 2 )

Judicial Branch

JUDICIALSECTION

Decision Date

02-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

--DISMISSED

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX M/S. K. SUBRAMANIAM, for appellant,M/S.KARTHIK RANGANATHAN,---,ARUN KURIAN JOSEPH

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.M/S.VEDANTA LIMITED

    Adv. BATTA WITH AMENDED COPIED OF MEMO OF GROUNDS DUE REG SOLE RESPONDENT,FOR SOLE RESPONDENT,B. DEVADHARSHINI,R. RAJAGOPALAN,THIVAKKARAN M,S.GAYATHRI,H.S. HREDAI 1123

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 02-Jun-2026

    Honourable Dr Justice G. JAYACHANDRAN,Honourable Mr.Justice R.sakthivelView PDF

    Summary The Madras High Court dismissed three tax appeals (TCA 1483-1485/2010) filed by the Revenue against Vedanta Limited (formerly Cairn India Limited), a petroleum company. The court held that site restoration expenditure incurred under a production-sharing contract qualifies as a deductible business expense under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act, rejecting the tax authority's position that such expenses could only be claimed under Section 115-JA (Minimum Alternate Tax provisions). For the 1999-2000 assessment year, the court additionally set aside the reopened assessment as an improper "fishing enquiry" conducted beyond statutory time limits. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 17-Apr-2026

    Tax Cases

    Honourable Dr Justice G. Jayachandran , Honourable Mr.Justice R.sakthivel

  4. 15-Apr-2026

    Tax Cases

    Honourable Dr Justice G. Jayachandran , Honourable Mr.Justice Shamim Ahmed

  5. 13-Mar-2026

    Miscellaneous Petitions

    Honourable Dr Justice G. Jayachandran , Honourable Mr.Justice Shamim Ahmed

  6. 10-Feb-2025

    Miscellaneous Petitions

    Honourable Dr.Justice Anita Sumanth , Honourable Mr.Justice G.arul Murugan

  7. 29-Jan-2025

    Part Heard At 2.15 P.M.

    Honourable Dr.Justice Anita Sumanth , Honourable Mr.Justice G.arul Murugan

  8. 10-Dec-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  9. 10-Dec-2024

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    Honourable Dr.Justice Anita Sumanth , Honourable Mr.Justice G.arul Murugan

  10. 15-Nov-2010

    Case filed

    Registration No. TCA/1483/2010

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Madras High Court dismissed three tax appeals (TCA 1483-1485/2010) filed by the Revenue against Vedanta Limited (formerly Cairn India Limited), a petroleum company. The court held that site restoration expenditure incurred under a production-sharing contract qualifies as a deductible business expense under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act, rejecting the tax authority's position that such expenses could only be claimed under Section 115-JA (Minimum Alternate Tax provisions). For the 1999-2000 assessment year, the court additionally set aside the reopened assessment as an improper "fishing enquiry" conducted beyond statutory time limits. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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