(1.) AT the instance of the assessee, the Tribunal referred the following common question of law, for the asst. yrs. 1974-75 and 1975-76, for the opinion of this Court under s. 256(2) of the IT Act, 1961, hereinafter referred to as the "Act" :
(2.) FOR the asst. yrs. 1974-75 and 1975-76, the relevant previous years ended on 30th June, 1973 and 30th June, 1974. The assessee is a co-operative marketing society. In computing the income, the ITO made the following additions : <FRM>JUDGEMENT_33_ITR230_1998Html1.htm</FRM>
(3.) IT is not necessary that the loss incurred and entered in the account books should necessarily be written off for the purpose of claiming the same as deduction.