Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Income-tax, Madras v. Express Newspapers Ltd., Madras

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Reported as [1964] 8 S.C.R. 189
Bench K. Subba Rao J.
Decided 7 May 1964

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the first item is not liable to tax and the High Court bas given th_e correct answer to the first question submitted to it: The second - item relates to capital gains. ·That represents the excess of the price obtained on the sale of the machinery over its original cost price.

Judgment, page 11

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