Supreme Court of India

The Commissioner of Gift Tax, Trivandrum v. T.M. Louiz

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Reported as [2000] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 352
Bench S.P. Bharucha, S.N. Phukan and Y.K. Sabharwal JJ.
Decided 20 September 2000

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Gift Tax Act, 1958-Section 2(xii), (xiv)-Relinquishment of rights in a firm by a partner-Whether constitutes transfer of property for Gift tax purposes - Held, it does not constitute transfer of property and therefore not 'Ii- c • liable to Gift tax. Respondent-assessee, on retirement, surrendered his rights in a firm in which he was a partner. The Gift Tax Officer treated the relinquishment of the rights as transfer of property under the Gift Tax Act, 1958 and assessed to gift tax. On appeal, the Appellate Assistant Commissioner upheld the contention of the assessee that there was no

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