Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Wealth-tax v. Smt. Hashmatunnisa Begum

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Reported as [1989] 1 S.C.R. 155
Bench R.S. Pathak J.
Decided 17 January 1989

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Wealth Tax Act, 1957: Section 4(1)(a) Proviso-Wea/th tax­ Assets transferred by way of gift-Exemption-Whether gifts made before assessment year commencing after March 31, 1964 entitled to ' benefit of exemption-For any assessmeni year commencing after March 31, 1964-lnterpretation of. Statutory Interpretation: Literal rule-Meaning of statute is plain-Court must apply regardless of result-Court not entitled to read statute in another way anxious to avoid its unconstitutionality. c Words and Phrases: 'lnterpretation'-'Construction'-Meaning of. In Civil Appeal No. 1118 of 1975 the

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