Benefit of weighted deduction on in-house Research and Development expenditure is allowed from the year in which the taxpayer has filed an application and not when it is approved by DSIR

Delhi High Court in the case of CIT Vs. Sandan Vikas (India) Ltd. (ITA No. 348 of 2011) (Judgement date: 24 February 2011, Assessment Year: 2005- 06) held that the taxpayer was eligible to claim weighted deduction on in-house Research and Development (R&D) expenditure from the year in which the taxpayer made an application to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR). The High Court observed that the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) does not suggest or imply that the cut-off date mentioned in the certificate issued by the DSIR will be the cut-off date for ...