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Supreme Court Upholds Commissioner of Income-tax in Denying Firm Registration Under Section 26A of Indian Income-tax Act, 1922. Registration requires firm constituted under an instrument of partnership operative during the previous year, and oral agreement followed by post-accounting year deed fails....

These were two appeals by certificate from the Calcutta High Court involving the interpretation of Section 26A of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922, concerning registration of partnership firms. The com...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant in Election Disqualification Case Under Representation of the People Act, 1951. Contract Signed as Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Is Not Personal Interest Under Section 7(d), Thus No Disqualification for State Legislature Membership....

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from an election petition challenging the election of Bhagwan Singh to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Maner constituency. Rameshwar Prasad Sastri, the fi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Income-tax Officer's Rectification of Written Down Value Under Section 35 of Indian Income-tax Act, 1922. Rectification of Depreciation Calculation Was Valid Despite Absence of Written Notice to Assessee Because Assessee Had Actual Opportunity of Being Heard....

The appellant, a private limited company carrying on textile manufacturing and selling business in Porbandar, challenged an order of the Income-tax Officer passed under Section 35 of the Indian Income...

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Supreme Court Upholds State in Sikh Gurdwara Administration Case; Section 148-B of Sikh Gurdwaras Act Valid. Direct Election by Entire Sikh Community Not Essential to Religion; Method of Representation for Extended Territories Is Administrative Convenience Under Article 26(b) of Constitution....

The Supreme Court considered a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the constitutional validity of Section 148-B of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, inserted by the Sikh Gurdwaras (A...

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Supreme Court Opines in Berubari Union Reference That Cession of Indian Territory to Pakistan Requires Constitutional Amendment Under Article 368. Article 3 Does Not Authorise Cession of National Territory; Implementation of Indo-Pakistan Agreement Requires Law Under Article 368....

The President of India referred three questions to the Supreme Court under Article 143(1) of the Constitution regarding the implementation of the Indo-Pakistan Agreement relating to Berubari Union and...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant in Wagering Partnership Dispute; Partnership for Wagering Transactions Not Unlawful Under Section 23 of Indian Contract Act, 1872. The Court Held That although Wagering Contracts Are Void Under Section 30, They Are Not Forbidden by Law, and a Collateral Agreement to Enter into Such Contracts Is Enforceable....

The dispute arose from a partnership between two managers of joint families, the appellant and first respondent, formed to carry on wagering contracts with two Hapur firms. The partnership agreement s...

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Supreme Court Upholds Income-tax Department's Denial of Grossing Up and Tax Credit to Assessee Holding Shares via Blank Transfers. Unregistered Transferee Lacks Shareholder Status Under Section 18(5) of Indian Income-tax Act, 1922, Because Company Recognizes Only Registered Members Under Indian Companies Act, 1913....

Background: The dispute arose under the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922, concerning the entitlement of an assessee to gross up dividend income and claim credit for tax deducted at source when shares were ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Revenue in Income Tax Assessment of Stock Exchange Association Fees. Specific Services Fees from Authorised Assistants and Quotation List Enlistment Held Taxable Under Section 10(6) of Indian Income-tax Act, 1922....

The dispute concerned the taxability of certain receipts of the respondent, a limited liability company incorporated on 7 June 1933 to take over the assets and liabilities of the unincorporated Calcut...