Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 56 · Decided 17 March 1976

Azamjahi Mills LTD. Hyderabad v. The Commissioner of Income Tax, Hyderabad

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
1976 INSC 56 · [1976] 3 S.C.R. 645
Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 980/1971
Decided
17 March 1976
Bench
HANS RAJ KHANNA, P.K. GOSWAMI (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Dismissed
Case type
Civil
Acts & sections cited
Income Tax Act Section 66

Headnote

Income-tax-Assessee in Princely State-Payment by Government of India by cheque posted in British India-Whether receipt by assessee in British India liable to Indian Income Tax. The Government of India was placing bulk purchase orders with the asses­ see-company, a textile mill, which had, its registered office in the Hyderabad State outside British India. After the despatch of the goods, the assessee was submitting its bill in the prescribed form which also contained the receipt. The receipt had the words 'Please pay by cheque to self/Banker on Bank/Treasury at ...... •

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