CIT v. J. Dalmia
149 ITR 215High Court1984#6251 most cited
What is CIT v. J. Dalmia authority for?
An amount received for relinquishing the right to sue or for settlement of disputes is a capital receipt, not assessable as capital gains. This is because the right to sue is considered a 'capital asset' and its relinquishment does not constitute a 'transfer' under Section 2(47) for the purpose of capital gains.
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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,314 Indian tax judgments — from 2018 to 2025.
Also referred to as
CIT v. J. Dalmia · section 2(47) · capital asset · right to sue · capital receipt · relinquishment of rights · settlement of disputes · section 2(14) · section 45 · transfer