Supreme Court of India

Navnit Lal Sakar Lal v. Commissioner of Income Tax

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Reported as [1991] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 585
Bench S. Ranganathan, V. Ramaswami and N.D. Ojha JJ.
Decided 29 October 1991

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court, in the circumstances of the case, should not have interfered G with the Tribunal's finding and that the question referred should have been answered in the affirmative and in favour of the assessee.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Income Tax Act, 1961: Section 168-lncome from estate of deceased person-Properties be­ queathed to two grandsons-No executor named in the will-Son of testator administering the estate-Part of estate duty liability outstanding-:v'esting of properties in the legatees-When takes place-Administration of es- tate-Wlzether complete-Half of the income from estate assessed at the hands of assessee one of the two legatees-Assessments whether validly made. The grandfather of the appellant assessee executed a will in 1956 bequeathing his properties to the assessee and his brother. The testator died in

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