CIT v. Vazir Sultan & Sons.

36 ITR 175Supreme Court of India1959#5779 most cited

What is CIT v. Vazir Sultan & Sons. authority for?

A payment received for the cessation of business, even if voluntary, is a capital receipt and not taxable as income. This applies even if the recipient has no legal right to compensation.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,315 Indian tax judgments — from 1992 to 2024.

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CIT v Vazir Sultan & Sons · 36 ITR 175 · cessation of business · capital receipt · voluntary payment · non-taxable income

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Vazir Sultan & Sons.

M/S. Zensar Technologies Ltd, Mumbai vs. The DCIT -2(3), Mumbai

In the result, ground No.5 and the additional ground of appeal are allowed

ITA 2907/MUM/2008[2002-2003]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai28 Aug 2023AY 2002-2003

Bench: Shri Vikas Awasthy & Shrigagan Goyalआअसं.2907/मुं/2008 ("न.व.2002-03) Zensar Technologies Ltd. Magnet House, 2Nd Floor, Narottam Morarjee Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai 400 038. Pan: Aaacf-0742-K ...... अपीलाथ"/Appellant बनाम Vs. Dy. Commissioner Of Income Tax, Circle 2(31), Mumbai Mumbai. ..... ""तवाद"/Respondent अपीलाथ" "वारा/ Appellant By Shri Nitesh Joshi, Advocate : ""तवाद" "वारा/Respondent By : S/Shri Jasdeep Singh, Cit-Dr & Pratap Narayan Sharma, Sr. Ar सुनवाई क" "त"थ/ Date Of Hearing : 02/06/2023 घोषणा क" "त"थ/ Date Of Pronouncement : 28/08/2023 आदेश/Order

For Respondent: S/Shri Jasdeep Singh, CIT-DR &
Section 10ASection 115JSection 234DSection 80HSection 94(7)

…ced reliance on the following decisions: (i) Kettlewell Bullen & Co. Ltd, vs. CIT, 53 ITR 261 (SC) (ii) Karan Chand Thapar & Bros P. Ltd. vs. CIT, 80 ITR 167 (SC) (iii) CIT vs. Bombay Burmah Trading Corp., 27 Taxman 314(SC) (iv) CIT vs. Vazir Sultan & Sons , 36 ITR 175 (SC) The Ld.Counsel for the assessee further submitted that with the execution of Compromise Agreement, the assessee surrendered the right to sue. Any compensation received in lieu of surrender of right to sue is capital in nature, hence, the compensation received by the assessee is capital receipt. In support of his argument, he placed reliance…

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