Supreme Court Upholds Inclusion of Gifted Fixed Deposit Receipts in Estate of Deceased Under Section 10 of Estate Duty Act, 1953. Donor Retained Control by Renewing Receipts in Joint Names, Thus Not Excluding Herself from Benefit, Rendering Amount Liable to Estate Duty.
31 Jul 1969Purnabai, the deceased, held three fixed deposit receipts with the State Bank of Bikaner on April 1, 1953. She intended to gift the amounts to her gra...




