Director of Inspection of Income-tax v. Poor

96 ITR 390Supreme Court of India1974#1274 most cited

What is Director of Inspection of Income-tax v. Poor authority for?

Taxing statutes do not have all provisions as mandatory; some can be directory, and strict interpretation primarily applies to the levy of tax, not necessarily to procedural provisions. No tax can be levied on the principle of estoppel, as Article 265 mandates that tax must be authorized by law.

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Director of Inspection of Income-tax v. Pooran Mal & Sons · 96 ITR 390 · mandatory vs directory provisions · strict interpretation of tax statutes · no estoppel in taxation · Article 265 · assessment procedure · section 132(5) Income Tax Act · reassessment proceedings · tax liability authorized by law

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Judgments citing Director of Inspection of Income-tax v. Poor

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-2, SURAT vs. M/S HI-TECH SWEET WATER TECHNOLOGIES(P) LTD., SURAT

In the result, appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 230/SRT/2022[2019-20]Status: DisposedITAT Surat30 Jan 2023AY 2019-20

Bench: Shri Pawan Singh, Jm & Dr. A. L. Saini, Am आयकर अपील सं./Ita No.230/Srt/2022 "नधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: (2019-20) (Physical Court Hearing) Assistant Commissioner Of M/S Hi-Tech Sweet Water Income-Tax, Central Circle-2, Technologies (P.) Ltd., 5Th Room No.505, Floor, Vs. 4, Gopal Nagar, Nandeda Char Aayakar Bhawan, Majura Gate, Rasta, Gidc, Bardoli–394601 Surat-395001 (Appellant) (Respondent) "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaach7432C िनधा"रती क" ओर से Assessee By Shri Kiran K. Shah, Ca राज"व क" ओर से /Respondent By Shri Vinod Kumar, Sr.Dr सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing 23/12/2022 घोषणा क" तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement 30/01/2023

Section 143(1)Section 143(3)Section 250(4)Section 80I

…(1) and to that extent, the word "shall" as employed by the Legislature in the second part of sub- section (6A) of section 80J(1) will have to be read as "may". In the case of Director of Inspection of Income-tax (Investigation) v. Pooran Mall and Sons [1974] 96 ITR 390,' the Supreme Court, while considering the provisions of section 132, sub-section (5) of the Act, speaking through Alagiriswamy , laid down as under (headnote): "It is not every provision of a taxing statute that will fall under the rule of strict interpretation. The question whether a certain provision of law is directory does ITA 230/SRT/2022/AY…

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