| Case ID |
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| Body |
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| Case Number |
IT REFERENCE No. 31 OF 1960 |
| Decision Date |
Mar 15, 1965 |
| Hearing Date |
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| Decision |
The Tribunal was in error for limiting the accounting period to April 29, 1944. The assessment year in question was 1945-46, with the accounting period extending from October 1943 to October 1944. The case involved a registered firm that had disputes among its partners, leading to territorial divisions for business purposes. A debt was written off as a bad debt in August 1944, but the Tribunal disallowed the deduction, claiming the debt was not shown to be doubtful before April 29, 1944. The court held that the tax should be charged based on the total income of the previous year ending October 17, 1944, and that the bad debt should be allowed as a deduction under section 10(2)(xi) of the 1922 Act. |
| Summary |
In the landmark case of Ramji Dass Jain & Co. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, the Punjab High Court addressed key issues regarding the treatment of bad debts under the Income-tax Act. The case centered on the assessment year 1945-46 and the rightful accounting period for a registered firm that underwent significant internal disputes among partners. The court's decision emphasized the importance of consistent accounting periods and affirmed the rights of the assessee to claim deductions for bad debts based on the total income for the previous year. This ruling is crucial for understanding the intricacies of income tax assessments and the legal interpretation of bad debts, establishing a precedent that can guide future cases involving similar circumstances. |
| Court |
Punjab High Court
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| Entities Involved |
Not available
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| Judges |
D.K. Mahajan,
S.K. Kapur
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| Lawyers |
S.N. Andley,
H. Hardy,
Dalip K. Kapur
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| Petitioners |
Ramji Dass Jain & Co.
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| Respondents |
Commissioner of Income Tax
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| Citations |
1967 SLD 576,
(1967) 66 ITR 260
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| Other Citations |
Not available
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| Laws Involved |
Income-tax Act, 1961,
Indian Income-tax Act, 1922
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| Sections |
36(1)(vii),
10(2)(xi)
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