Supreme Court of India

The Commissioner of Income-tax, Bombay City v. The Khatau Makanji Spinning and Weaving Co. Ltd., Bombay.

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Reported as [1960] 3 S.C.R. 873
Bench S.K. Das J.
Decided 4 May 1960

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In the result, the appeal fails, and is dismissed with costs.

Judgment, page 8

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Income-tax-Additional Income-tax-Total income-Method of computing-Indian Income-tax Act, r922 (II of r922), s. 3-The Indian Finance Act, I953 (XIV of r953). The Income-tax Officer found that in the assessment year r953-54 the respondent assessee-company had declared excess dividends amounting to Rs. l,87,691 and he levied additional income-tax on it at 5 annas in the rupee after deducting income­ tax borne by the profits of the previous year at 4 annas per rupee, a surcharge of 5 per cent. less rebate of one anna in the rupee as allowed by the Finance Act, 1953· The Income-tax Tribunal held

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