Supreme Court of India

The Commissjoner of Income-tax, Bombay City Ii, Bombay v. M/s. Jadavji Narsidas & Co.

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Reported as [1963] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 609
Bench J.L. Kapur J.
Decided 12 October 1962

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court did not exceed its powers in examining the evidence in support of the inference of the Income-tax Officer that no business was done in company with Damji but the assessee firm took over some of his losses.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Income Tax-Set-off-Profits of regi•tered firm and· loss incurred in unregistered firm-Findings of Tribunal-When binding on High Court-Indian Income-tax Act, 1922 (11 of 1922), SS, 24, 66 (2). The respondent, a fir:n consisting of fonr partners, was registered under the Indian Income-lax Act, I 922. For the assessment year 1946-4 7 it claimr.d to set off a sum of Rs. 1,05,641, as its share of the loss in respect of certain transactions said t? have beei: carried on i~ the name of by another partnership be'.".'een '.t and , wh1~h was not registered. The income-tax au~honU~s reJe~t.ed the

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