- (1.) THE Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi, has referred the following question of law under section 27(1) of the Wealth Tax Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'), for opinion to this Court: 'Whether the ITAT is legally correct in holding that the assessee was entitled to exemption under section 5(l)(iv) of the Wealth Tax Act, 1957, in respect of his share in the value of immovable properties which belonged to the firm of which the assessee is a partner ?'
(2.) THE present reference relates to the assessment years 1983 -84 to 1986 -87. The respondent -assessee is a partner in a firm which owns a cinema building and claimed exemption under section 5(1)(iv) of the Act. The claim was not entertained by the assessing officer on the ground that the property in question was owned by the firm and not by the partners of the firm and as such they were not entitled for exemption under section 5(1)(iv) of the Act in respect of the share in immovable property owned by the firm. The Commissioner of Wealth -Tax (Appeals), however, allowed the claim of the respondent -assessee, which order has been affirmed by the Tribunal.
(3.) WE have heard Sri A.N. Mahajan, learned counsel for the revenue. Nobody has appeared on behalf of the respondent -assessee.;