CIT v. Ajax Products Ltd.

55 ITR 741Supreme Court of India1965#1821 most cited

What is CIT v. Ajax Products Ltd. authority for?

A taxing statute must be strictly construed: the subject is not to be taxed unless the charging provision clearly and explicitly imposes the obligation, without room for intendment or implication. There is no equity about a tax, and nothing is to be read into or implied within the language used.

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Also referred to as

CIT v. Ajax Products Ltd. · 55 ITR 741 · strict construction taxing statutes · interpretation Income Tax Act · charging provision · no equity in tax · tax liability must be clear · subject not taxed unless clearly stated · Section 69B interpretation · Rowlatt J. principle

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Ajax Products Ltd.

Philips India Ltd., Kolkata vs. PCIT-IV, Kolkata

In the result, appeal of the assessee is dismissed

ITA 1142/KOL/2016[2009-2010]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata27 Mar 2019AY 2009-2010

Bench: Sri J. Sudhakar Reddy & Sri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi] I.T.A. No. 1142/Kol/2016 Assessment Year: 2009-10 Philips India Limited..........……………………………………....………………..…………………….….Appellant Earlier Known As Philips Electronics India Limited 7 No. Justice Chandra Madhab Road Kolkata – 700 020 [Pan : Aabcp 9487 A] Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax - Iv, Kolkata…….............…....................…...Respondent Appearances By: Shri P.J. Pardiwala, Sr. Advocate & Shri Navneet Misra, Advocate, Appeared On Behalf Of The Assessee. Shri Robin Choudhury, Addl. Cit D/R, Appearing On Behalf Of The Revenue. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : January 10Th, 2019 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : March 27Th, 2019 O R D E R Per J. Sudhakar Reddy :-

Section 143(3)Section 263Section 32

…s referred to for the proposition that fiction created by the section should not be carried beyond the purpose for which it was intended which was reiterated by the Supreme Court in CIT v. Moon Mills Ltd. [1966] 59 ITR 574, in CIT v. Ajax Products Ltd. [1965] 55 ITR 741 , in CIT v. Amarchand N. Shroff [1963] 48 ITR 59 . It was submitted that the Calcutta High Court in CIT v. Justice R.M. Datta [1989] 180 ITR 86 had held that the words of the statute are precise and unambigugus, they must be accepted as declaring the express intention of the legislation. The departmental representative contended that the amendment…