CIT v. Mother India Refrigeration Industries (P.) Ltd.

155 ITR 711Supreme Court of India1985#2437 most cited

What is CIT v. Mother India Refrigeration Industries (P.) Ltd. authority for?

Legal fictions and deeming provisions are created for definite purposes and must be limited strictly to that purpose, not extended beyond their legitimate field or the explicit mandate of the section. This principle requires strict interpretation of such provisions.

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Also referred to as

CIT v. Mother India Refrigeration Industries · 155 ITR 711 · Supreme Court · legal fiction · deeming provision · strict interpretation · Section 50C · leasehold rights · scope of section · capital gains · full value of consideration

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Mother India Refrigeration Industries (P.) Ltd.

Late Shri Prakashchandra Goyal, Surat vs. The Income Tax Officer, Ward-1(3)(4), Surat

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 29/AHD/2017[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Surat14 Nov 2018AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri C.M.Garg & Shri O.P.Meenaआ.अ.सं./I.T.A. No.29/Ahd/2017/Srt िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year : 2013-14 Shri Prakashchandra Goyal(L/H Of Vs. The Income Tax Officer, Late Shri Kapil Prakashchandra Ward-1(3)(4), Surat. Goyal), A-1002, Meghdhanush Apartment Sarelawadi, Ghoddod Road, Surat अपीलाथ" Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent िनधा"रती क" ओर से /Assessee By Shri Vinod Goyal – Ca राज"व क" ओर से /Revenue By Shri Vinod Kumar – Sr.Dr 01.11.2018 सुनवाई क" तारीख/ Date Of Hearing: 14.11.2018 उ"ोषणा क" तारीख/Pronouncement On आदेश /O R D E R Per O. P. Meena, Accoutant Member: 1. This Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Of Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-2, Surat(In Short “The Cit (A)”) Dated 17.11.2016 Pertaining To Assessment Year 2013-14 Which In Turn Has Arisen From The Order Passed By The Income Tax Officer, Ward-1(3)(4), Surat(In Short “The Ao”) Dated 14.03.2016 Under Section 143(3) Of Income Tax Act,1961 (In Short ‘The Act’).

Section 143(3)Section 2(14)(a)Section 50Section 50C

…right in lease hold property are not applicable as that section 50C applies only for transfer of land, building or both not for transfer of lease hold rights. The ld.Counsel relied in the case of CIT vs. Mother India Refrigeration Industries Pvt. Ltd. [1985] 155 ITR 711 (SC) and submitted that the provision of section 50C are applicable on transfer of land or building or both but it is not applicable in case of transfer of any tenancy or lease hold rights in the property. Section 50C is a deeming provision by a virtue of which a legal fiction has been created. It is a settled law that legal fiction cannot be ext…