Supreme Court of India

Oxford University Press v. Commissioner of Income Tax

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Reported as [2001] 1 S.C.R. 574
Bench S.P. Bharucha, D.P. Mohapatra and Y.K. Sabharwal JJ.
Decided 24 January 2001

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Income Tax : Income Tax Act, 1961-Section 10(22)--Assessee, a part of foreign Unil-ersity, engaged in business of printing, publishing and selling books­ Entitlement for exemption-Hehl, exemption arnilable for foreign Universities if it carries on educational activities in lndia-Ho11·ever on facts of the case, assessee not entitled for exemption since it was not imparting education in India. Interpretation of Statutes: literal Interpretation -Held, strict literal interpretation should be avoided if it leads to absurdity and mischief which was not the intention of the legislature.

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