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1993 PTD 915

MARTIN BURN LTD. vs COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX , . (

Citation1993 PTD 915
CourtSupreme Court of India
Case No.Civil Appeals Nos. 901 and 902 of 1980 Income-Tax Reference No, 292 of
Date1992-10-08
Judge(s)J. S. Verma, A. S. Anand
ResultAppeals dismissed

ORDER

1. DR. A.S. ANAND, J.---These appeals were filed on a certificate of fitness granted by the High Court of Calcutta, vide order dated November 29, 1978, in Income-tax Reference No, 292 of 1975.

2. ' In a reference under section 256(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the following question was referred for the opinion of the High Court (see (1978) 14 ITR 939, 940): ' Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of this case, the Tribunal was justified in law in restoring the appeals once again to the file of the Additional Commissioner of Income-Tax, West Bengal-I, Calcutta, for passing fresh orders under section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, after making further investigation?

3. ' After detailed discussion, Sabyasachi Mukharji, J. (as his Lordship then was), speaking for the Bench held that the Tribunal had power to make the remand in the manner it had done. The question was answered in the affirmative and in favour of the Revenue. After hearing learned counsel for the parties we are of the opinion that the answer rendered by the High Court of Calcutta to the question referred to it is unexceptionable and the view of the High Court is in consonance with the law laid down in Hukumchand Mills Ltd. v. CIT (1967) 63 ITR 232 (SC) and in Civil Appeals Nos. 2735 and 2736 of 1977, decided on September 24, 1992 (CIT v. Assam Travels Shipping Service (1993) 199 ITR 1).

4. ' Consequently both the appeals fail and are dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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