Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Gift Tax Kerala v. Gheevarghese. Travancore Timbers & Products, Kottayam

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Reported as [1972] 1 S.C.R. 817
Bench K. S. Hegde and A. N. Grover JJ.
Decided 20 September 1971

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From the headnote

Gift Tax Act 1958, s. 5(1) (xiv)-Proprietary business converted into partnership business-Proprietor's daughters taken as partners-AU assets of proprietary business transferred to partnership business-c-Daughters' con­ tribution of capital effected by transfer of money from father"s account to c daughters' accounts-Whether share of goodwill of proprietary firm also thereby gifted-Gifted amounts whether exempt under s. 5(1) (xiv)-Tests for exemption-"In the course of business and "for the purpose of the Cusiness', meaning of. The assessee wao the sole proprietor of a business in timber and

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