Rule 8D not applicable if AO not recorded satisfaction

Pr. CIT Vs Vedanta Limited (Delhi High Court) It is apparent that the Assessing Officer without examining, commenting and rejecting the disallowance made by the respondent-assessee had applied Rule 8D as compulsory and universally applicable rule where the assessee has earned exempt income. However, Rule 8D cannot be invoked and applied unless the Assessing Officer records his dissatisfaction regarding correctness of the claim made by the assessee in relation to expenditure incurred to earn exempt income. This is the mandate and pre-condition imposed by sub-section (2) to Section 14A of the Ac...