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36b58a4a-9498-4e92-87e1-9e845746c101 |
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The court held that the income of the trust property in the hands of the trustee was not liable to be assessed at the maximum rate under the first proviso to section 41(1) of the Income-tax Act but should have been assessed at the rate applicable for the individual income of each deity in each group. It was also determined that sums spent by the trustees on charitable purposes, though not specifically mentioned in the trust deed, were wrongly excluded under section 4(3)(i) of the Income-tax Act for the purposes of determining the income liable to be taxed. The terms of the deeds made it clear that the property was vested in the various deities and not in the trustee, despite the trustee's control over income and expenditure being subject to the directions in the deeds of trust. |
| Summary |
This case revolves around the interpretation of the Income-tax Act, specifically the provisions relating to the assessment of income for trusts. The Patna High Court examined the validity of joint assessments made on behalf of deities under a trust, ruling that the income should be assessed individually for each deity, reflecting their respective shares. The case also highlighted the distinction between the trustee's control over the income and the actual ownership of the trust property by the deities. The court emphasized that expenditures made for public charitable purposes by the trustee should not be excluded from tax considerations, even if not explicitly stated in the trust deed. The ruling underscores the importance of clarity in trust deeds regarding the application of income for charitable purposes. Keywords: Income-tax Act, trust assessment, charitable purposes, Patna High Court, legal interpretation, trust property, tax exemption. |
| Court |
Patna High Court
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| Entities Involved |
Not available
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| Judges |
Manohar Lall, AG., C.J.,
Ray, J.
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| Lawyers |
Dr. D.N. Mitter,
Baldeo Sahay,
J.M. Ghosh,
S.N. Dutta
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| Petitioners |
Sri Sri Jyotishwari Kalimata
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| Respondents |
Commissioner of Income Tax
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| Citations |
1946 SLD 17 = (1946) 14 ITR 703
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| Other Citations |
Gopi v. Mussamat Jaidhara [1912] ILR 33 All. 41,
Jogeshwar Narain Deo v. Ram Chandra Dutta [1896] 23 Cal. 670
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| Laws Involved |
Income-tax Act, 1961,
Indian Income-tax Act, 1922
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| Sections |
11,
164,
4(3)(i),
41(1)
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