Supreme Court of India

A.R. Krishnamurthy & Anr v. C.L.T. Madras

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Reported as [1989] 1 S.C.R. 596
Bench R.S. Pathak, M.N. Venkatachaliah and Kuldip Singh JJ.
Decided 10 February 1989

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Income Tax Act, 1961: Sections 2(14), 2(47), 45 and 261- Capital gains-Taxability of-Piece of Land purchased by assessee­ M ining lease to excavate clay from the land granted-Amounts to trans- fer of 'capital asset'-Capital gains arise-Cost of acquisition of right to grant mining lease is computable-Nexus between 'cost of acquisition' and 'grant of lease'' exists-Best valuation possible to be made on basis of evidence. · The appellant-assessee, a body of individuals, purchased two pieces of land in the year 1966. In 1970 it granted a mining lease to a private company (an allied concern) to

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