Supreme Court of India

Maharajadhiraja Sir Kameshwar Singh v. Commissioner of Income-tax, Bihar and Orissa.

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Reported as [1961] 2 S.C.R. 74
Bench S.K. Das J.
Decided 25 October 1960

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Income Tax-Exemption from taxation-Agricultural income from trust properties-Trustee's remuneration a percentage of such income and resting on trust deed-Remuneration, whether agricul­ tural income-Indian Income-tax Act, I922 (II of I922), ss. z(I), 4(3)(viii). The appellant executed a deed of trust settling some of his lands for the maintenance of certain temples and Thakoorbaries. He was to be the trustee of the institutions and was to get 15% of the net income of those lands as trustee's remuneration. Before the income-tax authorities the appellant claimed that as the income received from

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