Interest on loan taken to repay old loan allowable if same was allowable on old loan

Sumeru Enterprises Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) The Ld. CIT(A) has ascertained the factual aspect that this is not a closure of business but temporary discontinuance of business. We further noted that in earlier years the interest expenditure claimed by assessee were allowed by the department itself. However, in the year under consideration the same was not allowed for the reason that during the year under consideration fresh loans have been taken by the assessee for repayment of old loans taken for the purpose of business. Fresh loans taken during the year under consideration for the purpose of repay...