CIT v. Kasturi Estates (P.) Ltd.

62 ITR 578High Court1966#4712 most cited

What is CIT v. Kasturi Estates (P.) Ltd. authority for?

Expenditure incurred to improve property before sale, such as dividing land into plots and laying roads, does not constitute an adventure in the nature of trade if the primary purpose is to obtain a better price for the property.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2015 to 2024.

Also referred to as

CIT v. Kasturi Estates Pvt. Ltd. · 62 ITR 578 · adventure in the nature of trade · capital gains · cost of improvement · land division · earning better price

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Kasturi Estates (P.) Ltd.

M G GOPAL,VIJAYAWADA vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE 2(1), VIJAYAWADA

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 270/VIZ/2023[2018-19]Status: DisposedITAT Visakhapatnam31 Jul 2024AY 2018-19

Bench: Shri Duvvuru Rl Reddy, Hon’Ble & Shri S Balakrishnan, Hon’Bleआयकर अपील सं./ I.T.A. No.270/Viz/2023 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2018-19) M.G. Gopal, Vs. Deputy Commissioner Of Vijayawada. Income Tax, Pan: Afwpm6317H Circle-2(1), Vijayawada. (अपीलाथ"/ Appellant) (""यथ"/ Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/ Appellant By : Sri Ma Rahim, Ar ""याथ" क" ओर से / Respondent By : Dr. Aparna Villuri, Sr. Ar सुनवाई क" तारीख / Date Of Hearing : 22/05/2024 घोषणा क" तारीख/Date Of : 31/07/2024 Pronouncement O R D E R

For Appellant: Sri MA Rahim, ARFor Respondent: Dr. Aparna Villuri, Sr. AR
Section 142(1)Section 143(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 44A

…Ld. AO erroneously treated the same as business income of the assessee. The Ld. AR also relied on the decision of the Hon’ble Madras High Court in the case of CIT vs. Mohammed Mohideen [1989] 176 ITR 393 (Mad.); CIT, Madras vs. Kasturi Estates (P.) Ltd [1966] 62 ITR 578 (Mad.) and the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the case of CIT vs. Suresh Chand Goyal [2008] 298 ITR 277 (MP) and pleaded to set aside the orders of the Ld. Revenue Authorities on this issue. 6. On the other hand, the Ld. Departmental Representative [“Ld. DR”] argued that the assessee has sold the land by dividing it into small plots…

NATTA SURYA RAO,TANUKU vs. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-1, TANUKU

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 404/VIZ/2019[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Visakhapatnam04 Oct 2019AY 2009-10

Bench: Shri V. Durga Rao& Shri D.S. Sunder Singhआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A.No.404/Viz/2019 (ननधधारण वर्ा/Assessment Year : 2009-10) Natta Suryarao Vs. Income Tax Officer S/O Late Manganna Ward-1 D.No.2-20-5 Tanuku Ambati Vari Street Old Town, Tanuku [Pan :Ahrpn 9648M] (अपीलार्थी/ Appellant) (प्रत्यर्थी/ Respondent) अपीलधथी की ओर से/ Appellant By : Shri.Y.Ratnakar, Ar प्रत्यधथी की ओर से / Respondent By : Smt.Suman Malik, Dr सुनवधई की तधरीख / Date Of Hearing : 05.09.2019 घोर्णध की तधरीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 04 .10.2019 आदेश /O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri.Y.Ratnakar, ARFor Respondent: Smt.Suman Malik, DR
Section 148Section 45(2)Section 54F

…plots could not give any inference that the assessee's activity could be classified as-an adventure in the nature of trade. In support of its conclusion, the Tribunal also placed reliance on the decision of this court in CIT v. Kasturi Estates (P) Ltd. (1966) 62 ITR 578. In the result, the Tribunal allowed the appeal holding that the excess realization was assessable only a capital gains and directed the ITO to compute the gains for two years as the sale Of plots had taken place over a period of two years." 8 "This court in CTT v.Kasturi Estates (P) Ltd. (1966) 62 ITR 578 explained the test to be applied to such…

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