Supreme Court of India

Controller of Estate Duty, Gujarat v. Kantilal Trikamlal

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Reported as [1977] 1 S.C.R. 9
Bench H. R. Khanna, V. R. Krishna Iyer and P. K. Goswami JJ.
Decided 19 July 1976

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Estate Duty Act (34 of 1953), ss. 2(15), 5, 9 and 27-Scope of. 'Other riRhts'. in Explanation 2 to s. 2(15), meaning of . f/l/erpretation of statutes-Estate Duty Act and other taxing stalutes­ Principles. Practice-Costs in tax matters when there is conflict among High Courts. Section 5 of the Estate Duty Act, 1953, authorises the levy of duty upon all property which passes on the death of a person. Section 9 provides that property taken under a disposition made by the deceased purporting to operate as an immediate gift whether by way of transfer, delivery etc., which shall not have been bona

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