Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Income-tax Bombay City-iii, Bombay v. Shantilal Private Limited Bombay

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Reported as [1983] 3 S.C.R. 470
Bench R. S. Paibak, E. S. Venkataramjah and A. N. Sen JJ.
Decided 21 July 1983

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What the Court ordered

We hold that a transaction cannot be described as a: "speculative trans­ action" within the. meaning of sub-s. (5) of s. 43, Income Tax Act, 1961 where there is a breach of the contract and on a dispute bet­ ween the parties damages are awarded as compensation by an arbitration award.

Judgment, page 5

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