1961, in Chrestian Mica Industries Ltd. v. State of Bihar

12 STC 150Supreme Court of India1961#2914 most cited

What is 1961, in Chrestian Mica Industries Ltd. v. State of Bihar authority for?

The definition of 'production' includes mining activity for the purpose of producing mineral ores, as ore is a 'thing' resulting from effort.

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Chrestian Mica Industries Ltd. v. State of Bihar · 1961 · production definition · mining activity · mineral ores · Oxford English Dictionary · thing produced · product of human activity

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Judgments citing 1961, in Chrestian Mica Industries Ltd. v. State of Bihar

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., Kolkata vs. The DCIT, Cir-2, Kolkata

In the result, both the appeals of the assessee are allowed while both the appeals of the revenue are dismissed

ITA 872/KOL/2015[2011-2012]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata31 Oct 2017AY 2011-2012

Bench: Shri P.M. Jagtap, Am & Shri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi, Jm ] I.T.A. No. 871 & 872/Kol/2015 Assessment Year 2010-11 & 2011-12 West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. ...........................Appellant Bidyut Bhawan, Sector – Ii, Block Dj, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata – 700 091 [Pan: Aaacw6953H] Dcit, Circle 2(2) Kolkata,...................…………………………………………Respondent Aayakar Bhawan, 7Th Floor, P-7, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata - 700069 I.T.A. No. 1001 & 1002/Kol/2015 Assessment Year 2010-11 & 2011-12 Dcit, Circle 2(2) Kolkata,...................…………………………………………Appellant Aayakar Bhawan, 7Th Floor, P-7, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata - 700069 West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. ....................Respondent Bidyut Bhawan, Sector – Ii, Block Dj, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata – 700 091 [Pan: Aaacw6953H] Appearances By: Shri Anand R. Baiwar, Cit Appearing On Behalf Of The Revenue. Shri N.K. Poddar, Sr. Advocate Appearing On Behalf Of The Assessee. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : September 12, 2017 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : October 31, 2017 Order Shri P.M. Jagtap, Am These Four Appeals, Two Filed By The Assessee Being Ita No. 871 & 872/Kol/2015 & Two Filed By The Revenue Being Ita No. 1001 & 1002/Kol/2015, Are Cross-Appeals Which Are Directed Against Two

Section 2Section 32(1)(iia)

…abad High Court in CIT vs Jansons & Co. (2006) 283 ITR 175 (All.). 4. It is respectfully submitted that various other decisions dealing with the meaning of the expression ‘manufacture / production’, e.g. Chrestien Mica Industries Ltd. vs State of Bihar (1961) 12 STC 150 (SC) – splitting of mica, Aspinwall & Co. Ltd. vs CIT (2001) 251 ITR 323, 327-328 (SC) – making coffee beans from raw berries held to be a manufacturing activity, Vijay Ship Breaking Corporation vs CIT (2009) 314 ITR 309 (SC) – case of Ship breaking, India Cine Agencies vs CIT (2009) 208 ITR 98 (SC) – conversion of Jumbo rolls of photographic film…

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., Kolkata vs. The DCIT, Cir-2, Kolkata

In the result, both the appeals of the assessee are allowed while both the appeals of the revenue are dismissed

ITA 871/KOL/2015[2010-2011]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata31 Oct 2017AY 2010-2011

Bench: Shri P.M. Jagtap, Am & Shri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi, Jm ] I.T.A. No. 871 & 872/Kol/2015 Assessment Year 2010-11 & 2011-12 West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. ...........................Appellant Bidyut Bhawan, Sector – Ii, Block Dj, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata – 700 091 [Pan: Aaacw6953H] Dcit, Circle 2(2) Kolkata,...................…………………………………………Respondent Aayakar Bhawan, 7Th Floor, P-7, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata - 700069 I.T.A. No. 1001 & 1002/Kol/2015 Assessment Year 2010-11 & 2011-12 Dcit, Circle 2(2) Kolkata,...................…………………………………………Appellant Aayakar Bhawan, 7Th Floor, P-7, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata - 700069 West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. ....................Respondent Bidyut Bhawan, Sector – Ii, Block Dj, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata – 700 091 [Pan: Aaacw6953H] Appearances By: Shri Anand R. Baiwar, Cit Appearing On Behalf Of The Revenue. Shri N.K. Poddar, Sr. Advocate Appearing On Behalf Of The Assessee. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : September 12, 2017 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : October 31, 2017 Order Shri P.M. Jagtap, Am These Four Appeals, Two Filed By The Assessee Being Ita No. 871 & 872/Kol/2015 & Two Filed By The Revenue Being Ita No. 1001 & 1002/Kol/2015, Are Cross-Appeals Which Are Directed Against Two

Section 2Section 32(1)(iia)

…abad High Court in CIT vs Jansons & Co. (2006) 283 ITR 175 (All.). 4. It is respectfully submitted that various other decisions dealing with the meaning of the expression ‘manufacture / production’, e.g. Chrestien Mica Industries Ltd. vs State of Bihar (1961) 12 STC 150 (SC) – splitting of mica, Aspinwall & Co. Ltd. vs CIT (2001) 251 ITR 323, 327-328 (SC) – making coffee beans from raw berries held to be a manufacturing activity, Vijay Ship Breaking Corporation vs CIT (2009) 314 ITR 309 (SC) – case of Ship breaking, India Cine Agencies vs CIT (2009) 208 ITR 98 (SC) – conversion of Jumbo rolls of photographic film…

DCIT, Cir-2(2), Kolkata vs. M/S West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., Kolkata

In the result, both the appeals of the assessee are allowed while both the appeals of the revenue are dismissed

ITA 1002/KOL/2015[2011-2012]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata31 Oct 2017AY 2011-2012

Bench: Shri P.M. Jagtap, Am & Shri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi, Jm ] I.T.A. No. 871 & 872/Kol/2015 Assessment Year 2010-11 & 2011-12 West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. ...........................Appellant Bidyut Bhawan, Sector – Ii, Block Dj, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata – 700 091 [Pan: Aaacw6953H] Dcit, Circle 2(2) Kolkata,...................…………………………………………Respondent Aayakar Bhawan, 7Th Floor, P-7, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata - 700069 I.T.A. No. 1001 & 1002/Kol/2015 Assessment Year 2010-11 & 2011-12 Dcit, Circle 2(2) Kolkata,...................…………………………………………Appellant Aayakar Bhawan, 7Th Floor, P-7, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata - 700069 West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. ....................Respondent Bidyut Bhawan, Sector – Ii, Block Dj, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata – 700 091 [Pan: Aaacw6953H] Appearances By: Shri Anand R. Baiwar, Cit Appearing On Behalf Of The Revenue. Shri N.K. Poddar, Sr. Advocate Appearing On Behalf Of The Assessee. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : September 12, 2017 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : October 31, 2017 Order Shri P.M. Jagtap, Am These Four Appeals, Two Filed By The Assessee Being Ita No. 871 & 872/Kol/2015 & Two Filed By The Revenue Being Ita No. 1001 & 1002/Kol/2015, Are Cross-Appeals Which Are Directed Against Two

Section 2Section 32(1)(iia)

…abad High Court in CIT vs Jansons & Co. (2006) 283 ITR 175 (All.). 4. It is respectfully submitted that various other decisions dealing with the meaning of the expression ‘manufacture / production’, e.g. Chrestien Mica Industries Ltd. vs State of Bihar (1961) 12 STC 150 (SC) – splitting of mica, Aspinwall & Co. Ltd. vs CIT (2001) 251 ITR 323, 327-328 (SC) – making coffee beans from raw berries held to be a manufacturing activity, Vijay Ship Breaking Corporation vs CIT (2009) 314 ITR 309 (SC) – case of Ship breaking, India Cine Agencies vs CIT (2009) 208 ITR 98 (SC) – conversion of Jumbo rolls of photographic film…

DCIT, Cir-2(2), Kolkata vs. M/S West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., Kolkata

In the result, both the appeals of the assessee are allowed while both the appeals of the revenue are dismissed

ITA 1001/KOL/2015[2010-2011]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata31 Oct 2017AY 2010-2011

Bench: Shri P.M. Jagtap, Am & Shri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi, Jm ] I.T.A. No. 871 & 872/Kol/2015 Assessment Year 2010-11 & 2011-12 West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. ...........................Appellant Bidyut Bhawan, Sector – Ii, Block Dj, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata – 700 091 [Pan: Aaacw6953H] Dcit, Circle 2(2) Kolkata,...................…………………………………………Respondent Aayakar Bhawan, 7Th Floor, P-7, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata - 700069 I.T.A. No. 1001 & 1002/Kol/2015 Assessment Year 2010-11 & 2011-12 Dcit, Circle 2(2) Kolkata,...................…………………………………………Appellant Aayakar Bhawan, 7Th Floor, P-7, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata - 700069 West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. ....................Respondent Bidyut Bhawan, Sector – Ii, Block Dj, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata – 700 091 [Pan: Aaacw6953H] Appearances By: Shri Anand R. Baiwar, Cit Appearing On Behalf Of The Revenue. Shri N.K. Poddar, Sr. Advocate Appearing On Behalf Of The Assessee. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : September 12, 2017 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : October 31, 2017 Order Shri P.M. Jagtap, Am These Four Appeals, Two Filed By The Assessee Being Ita No. 871 & 872/Kol/2015 & Two Filed By The Revenue Being Ita No. 1001 & 1002/Kol/2015, Are Cross-Appeals Which Are Directed Against Two

Section 2Section 32(1)(iia)

…abad High Court in CIT vs Jansons & Co. (2006) 283 ITR 175 (All.). 4. It is respectfully submitted that various other decisions dealing with the meaning of the expression ‘manufacture / production’, e.g. Chrestien Mica Industries Ltd. vs State of Bihar (1961) 12 STC 150 (SC) – splitting of mica, Aspinwall & Co. Ltd. vs CIT (2001) 251 ITR 323, 327-328 (SC) – making coffee beans from raw berries held to be a manufacturing activity, Vijay Ship Breaking Corporation vs CIT (2009) 314 ITR 309 (SC) – case of Ship breaking, India Cine Agencies vs CIT (2009) 208 ITR 98 (SC) – conversion of Jumbo rolls of photographic film…

Sa Packaging, Delhi vs. CIT- XI, New Delhi

In the result, assessment order dated 30

ITA 2130/DEL/2014[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi18 Nov 2016AY 2009-10

Bench: Sh. H.S. Sidhu & Sh. O.P. Kantassessment Year: 2009-10 Vs. Commissioner Of Income Tax-Xi, M/S. Sa Packaging, C/O- Amit Sudershan & Associates, 907- New Delhi 908, 9Th Floor, Klj Tower North, Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura, Delhi Pan : Abhfs3629M (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By Sh. Ashish Goel, Ca Respondent By Sh. Satpal Gulati, Cit(Dr) Date Of Hearing 21.09.2016 Date Of Pronouncement 18.11.2016 Order Per O.P. Kant, A.M.: This Appeal By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Dated 19/02/2014 Passed By The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax Under Section 263 Of The Income- Tax Act, 1961 (For Short ‘The Act’) For Assessment Year 2009-10. 2. The Original Assessment Was Completed By The Assessing Officer On 25/08/2011 Under Section 143(3) Of The Act Allowing The Deduction Of Rs.32,53,534/- Claimed By The Assessee Under Section 80Ic Of The Act. Subsequently, The Commissioner Of Income Tax Examined The Assessment Records & Observed That The Assessee Did Not Manufacture Any Article Or Thing, Which Is A Prerequisite For Claiming Deduction Under Section 80Ic Of The Act. Accordingly, He Issued A Notice

Section 143(3)Section 263Section 80I

…a thing that results from any action, process or effort, a product; a product of human activity or effort" and this definition has been accepted by the Supreme Court in an earlier decision in the case ofChrestian Mica Industries Ltd. v. State of Bihar: [1961] 12 STC 150. The Court further held that the definition of the word ’production’ was 8 AY: 2009-10 wide enough to include the production of mineral ores and ores would fall within the expression "a thing”. Having held that the word "production" was much wider than manufacture, the Supreme Court felt that it was not necessary to examine the question whether th…