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Finance (No. 2) Act, 1971

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COMMISSIONER OF WEALTH-TAXversusSMT. HASHMATUNNISA BEGUM

1989 INSC 14Disposed off

The case concerned gifts of immovable property made by a deceased individual to his wives in 1962, which were chargeable to gift‑tax. The assessee claimed that, under the proviso to section 4(1)(a) of the Wealth‑Tax Act, 1957, such gifts should be exempt from wealth‑tax assessment for all assessment …

J.M. BHATIA, APPELLATE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF WEALTH TAX & ORS.versusJ.M. SHAH

1985 INSC 199Appeal(s) allowed

The respondent was assessed for wealth tax on Rs.6,07,690 including jewellery worth Rs.4,15,942 for AY 1969-70. The Appellate Assistant Commissioner (AAC) excluded the jewellery under s.5(1)(viii) of the Wealth Tax Act, 1957, and no appeal was filed, rendering the order final in the ordinary sense. …

M/S LOHIA MACHINES LIMITED AND ANR.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1985 INSC 14Dismissed

The petitioners, industrial undertakings, challenged the validity of Rule 19A of the Income‑Tax Rules, 1962, which excluded borrowed capital and fixed the computation of "capital employed" on the first day of the previous year for the purpose of the tax exemption under Section 80J of the Income‑Tax …