Supreme Court of India

Sakthi Trading Co. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Coimbatore

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 214
Bench Y.K. Sabharwal and Brijesh Kumar JJ.
Decided 2 August 2001

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we answer the question in negative, i.e., in favour of the assessee and against the Revenue.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Income Tax: Income Tax Act, 1961-Partnershipfirm-Dissolution of firm on death of partner-Reconstitution of firm with remaining partners without discontinuance of business-Valuation of closing stock on dissolution of firm­ Revenue valuing ii at market value-Maintainability of-Held, valuation of closing stock should be valued at cost or market value, whichever is lower as there is no discontinuance of business. Appellant-assessee firm was dissolved due to the death of one of the partners. The firm was reconstituted with the remaining partners from next day itself without discontinuance of

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