Supreme Court of India

Eastern Investments Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income-tax, West Bengal

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Reported as [1951] 1 S.C.R. 594
Bench Harilal Kania C, Patanjali Sastri, S. R. Das and Vivian Bose JJ.
Decided 4 May 1951

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Indian Income-tax Act (XI ·of 1922), s. 12(2)-Business expenditure-Interest on debentures-Reducing capital of company hy taking over shares and giving debentures to shareholder-Income of company reJucd-lnterest on Jebentures,.whether allowable. private limited company formed for dealing in shares and securities had a share capital of 250 )acs of rupees of which shares of the face value of 50 lacs were held by and the remaining shares were held by his nominee's. As the company was in need of money it was resolved, with the consent of , to reduce the share capital by 50 lacs by the· oompany

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