Supreme Court of India

The Travancore Rubber and Tea Co. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Trivandrum

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Reported as [2000] 2 S.C.R. 290
Bench D.P. Wadhwa and Ruma Pal JJ.
Decided 14 March 2000

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Income Tax Act, 1961-Section SJ-Agreement for sale of old rubber trees-Earnest money and advance amount received by assessee-Default in payment of balance amounts by purchasers-Forfeiture of amounts by assessee as per agreement-Forfeited amounts-Capital or revenue receipt­ Held, the forfeited amounts relate to sale of capital asset and therefore a capital receipt-Indian Contract Act, 1872-Section 74. Appellant-assessee, a plantation company, is engaged in the business of growing rubber and tea. The assessee entered into agreements with purchasers for sale of old rubber trees. Earnest money

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