Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Income-tax, Madras v. Prithvi Insurance Co. Ltd.

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Reported as [1967] 1 S.C.R. 943
Bench J.C. Shah J.
Decided 26 October 1966

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Indian Income-tax Act, 1922, s. 24(2)-lnsuronce company carrying on life insurance business as well as general insurance business-Such busi­ nesses whether one business for purpose of rection. The respondent rompany carried on business of life and general insu­ rance. In assessment·proceedings ior the year 1951-52, the Income.tax Officer held that the life insurance business and the general insurance busi­ ness carried on by the company were 'distinct and separate' and the loss carried forward from the previous year in respect of life insurance business could not be set off under s. 24(2)

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