Supreme Court of India

The Commissioner of Income Tax v. M/s. Express News Papers Ltd.

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Reported as [1998] 1 S.C.R. 288
Bench B.N. Kirpal and S.P. Kurdukar JJ.
Decided 21 January 1998

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Income Tax Act, 1961/Finance Act, 1964 . Interim dividend-Nature of-Declaration of interim dividend by Board of Directors on 6.12. I 962 to be payable on I 6. I. I 963-Accounting year of Company being calendar year-Income Tax Officer reduced the rebate for the assessment year 1964-65 to the extent of interim dividend-Held, provisions of clause (c) of proviso 2(1) attracted-Income tax authorities were right in reducing the rebate for the assessment,year 1964-65-lnterim dividend cannot be construed as meaning declaration of dividend by Company-Nature of the interim dividend is such that it

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