Supreme Court of India

Kapurchand Shrimal v. Tax Recovery Officer, Hyderabad & Ors.

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Reported as [1969] 1 S.C.R. 691
Bench J.C. Shah J.
Decided 14 August 1968

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Income-tax Act (11 of 1922)-Hindu undivided family-Defaults in payment of tax-Whether Karta can be detained. Hindu undivided family committed default in payment of income­ tax, and a certificate fdr recovery of tax due to the family was issued by the Income Tax Office in exercise of the power conferred by rule 76 01. Sch. II of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Tax Recovery Officer directed the arrest and detention in prison of the karta of the family for non-pay­ ment of tax. The Karta then moved a petition in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh challenging his detention on the ground that he was

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