COMMISSIONER OF WEALTH TAX Vs. SHEW BHAGWAN PODDAR
LAWS(CAL)-1989-3-4
HIGH COURT OF CALCUTTA
Decided on March 07,1989

COMMISSIONER OF WEALTH-TAX Appellant
VERSUS
SHEW BHAGWAN PODDAR Respondents

JUDGEMENT

Suhas Chandra Sen, J. - (1.) The following question of law has been referred by the Tribunal to this court under Section 27(3) of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957 ("the Act") : "Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was right in holding that the amount of tax paid by the assessee on the basis of voluntary disclosure of income under Section 68 of the Finance Act, 1965, after the relevant valuation date was deductible in computing the net wealth of the assessee under Section 2(m) of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957 V"
(2.) The relevant assessment year is 1965-66.
(3.) In this case, both the Appellate Assistant Commissioner and the Tribunal were of the view that, the tax liability on the disclosed income which was paid to the Reserve Bank of India on May 27, 1965, should be deducted for the purpose of valuation of the assessee's net wealth. The language of Section 2(m)(iii) is also quite clear.;


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