1991 PLP 68 (PTD)
COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX Versus GURYANI BRIJ BALLABH KAUR TRUST
| Citation | 1991 PLP 68 (PTD) |
| Forum / Court | Punjab and Haryana High Court (India) |
| Bench Members | Gokal Chand Mital and S.S. Sodhi, JJ |
| Parties | COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX Versus GURYANI BRIJ BALLABH KAUR TRUST |
| Primary Law | Income-tax |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1991 PLP 68 (PTD)?
This judgment primarily cites: Income-tax as referenced in Pakistani case law index.
Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 1991 PLP 68 (PTD)?
The case was heard and decided by the Punjab and Haryana High Court (India) bench comprising: Gokal Chand Mital and S.S. Sodhi, JJ.
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Laws Cited
Headnotes / Summary
Charitable purposes
Trust having been held to be a charitable trust was entitled to exemption
Indian Income-tax Act, 1961, S.11. Held, that the assessee was a charitable trust entitled to exemption under section 11 of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1961, as already held in C.I.T. v. Guryani Brij Balabh Kaur Trust (1980) 125 I.T.R. 381 (P & H). C.I.T. v. Guryani Brij Balabh Kaur Trust (1980) 125 ITR 381 (P & H). L.K. Sood for the Commissioner. Gurbachan Singh and S.C. Nagpal for the Assessee.
Judgment & Decree
GOKAL CHAND MITAL, J.--For the assessment years 1974-75 and 1975-76, the following question has been referred by the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Amritsar: "Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal is right in holding that the assessee was a charitable trust and entitled to exemption under section 11 of the Income-tax Act, 1961?" Whether the assessee was a charitable trust and entitled to exemption under section 11 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (for short "the Act"), was the subject-matter of reference for the assessment year 1971-72 and this Court decided the matter between the parties, which is reported as C.I.T. v. Guryani Brij Balabh Kaur Trust (1980) 125 ITR 381, in favour of the assessee, that it is a charitable trust and is entitled to exemption. In view of the aforesaid, for these two later years, we follow the aforesaid decision and accordingly answer the question in favour of the assessee, that is, in the affirmative, but leave the parties to bear their own costs. Z.S./787/T Order accordingly.