DAFFADAR BHAGAT SINGH & SONS vs INCOME-TAX OFFICER, A-WARD, — 1971 PTD 870

Citation: 1971 PTD 870

Court: Supreme Court of India

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Parties: DAFFADAR BHAGAT SINGH & SONS vs INCOME-TAX OFFICER, A-WARD, JUDGMENT

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Case cited as 1971 PTD 870

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of India Judge(s): V. Ramaswa mi, A. N. Grover Title:DAFFADAR BHAGAT SINGH & SONS vs INCOME-TAX OFFICER, A-WARD, JUDGMENT Reported As: 1971 PTD 870 Result: Appeal dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT GROVER, J.----This is an appeal by special leave against the judgment of the Punjab High Court dismissing the writ petition of the appellants herein under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution by which it was prayed that a writ of prohibition directing the income-tax authorities not to proceed with the assessm ent for the year 1952-53 be issued. A prayer was also made for the issue of a writ of certiorari for quashing the notices under sections 23 (2) and 22(4) of the Income-tax Act, 1922, hereinafter called "the Act", which had been issued by the Income-tax Officer in that connection. The appellant-firm filed a return for the assessment year 1952-53 on March 31, 1953. It also applied that it may be registered as a firm under section 26-A of the Act, the partners being Bhagat Singh and his two sons, Kartar Singh and Dhian Singh, their shares being in the proportion of 4/ 16, 6/16 and 6/ 16 respectively. The Income-tax Officer passed an order on March 26, 1957, holding that the assessee constituted a Hindu undivided family and not a firm. The registration under section 26-A was also refused. The appellants approached the Appellate Assistant Commissioner in appeal who made an order on August 11, 1959, allowing registration of the partnership firm under…

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