Cambay Electric Supply Industrial Co. Ltd. v. CIT

113 ITR 84Supreme Court of India1978#355 most cited

What is Cambay Electric Supply Industrial Co. Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

The expression "attributable to" is wider in scope and import than the expression "derived from" when interpreting provisions related to profits and gains from a business or industrial undertaking. The legislature's deliberate use of these distinct phrases indicates a nuanced intent regarding the directness of the nexus between income and the source.

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Cambay Electric Supply Industrial Co. Ltd. v. CIT · 113 ITR 84 · Section 80P · derived from · attributable to · scope of expressions · profits and gains · business income attribution · industrial undertaking income · income interpretation · direct nexus

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Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Willamson Financial Services

C.A. No.-003803-003808 - 2005Supreme Court12 Dec 2007

Bench: The 60 : 40 Apportionment Under Rule 8(1) Or From 40% Profits On Sales Taxable As Business Income. 3. Rule 8(1) Of The Said Rule Provides That 40% Of The Composite Income From Sale Of Tea, Grown & Manufactured, Arrived At On Making Of The Apportionment \023Shall Be Deemed To Be Income Liable To Tax\024. 4. Assessees Exported Tea In The Accounting Year. They Were Entitled To Deduction Under Section 80Hhc Of Income-Tax Act, 1961 (For Short, \0211961 Act\024) In Respect Of The Export. They Were In The Business Of Growing & Manufacturing Tea. Since They Earned Composite Income, Their Case Stood Covered By Rule 8(1) Of Income-Tax Rules, 1962 (\0231962 Rule\024 For Short). 5. For The Sake Of Convenience We State The Facts Occurring In Civil Appeal No.3803-3808 Of 2005- Commissioner Of Income Tax V. Willamson Financial Services & Ors. In The Returns, The Assessee Claimed Section 80Hhc Deduction Against The Entire Composite Income Before Application Of Rule 8(1).

For Respondent: Willamson Financial Services & Ors
Section 2(45)Section 295Section 5Section 80H

…r Chapter IV and not to allow deduction under Chapter VI-A. In this connection reliance was placed by the learned counsel on the judgment of this Court in the case of Cambay Electric Supply Industrial Company Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax \026 (1978) 113 ITR 84 (SC) which had been approved by the Constitution Bench later on in the case of Distributors (Baroda) Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors. \026 (1985) 155 ITR 120 (SC) in which it has been held that though a deduction does not appear in Chapter IV, it has a direct impact upon the computation of income under the head \023business profit\024 an…