Malabar Fisheries Co. v. CIT

120 ITR 49Supreme Court of India1979#5331 most cited

What is Malabar Fisheries Co. v. CIT authority for?

Distribution, division, or allotment of assets to partners upon dissolution of a firm is a mutual adjustment of rights and not a transfer of assets by the firm, as the firm does not hold separate rights in partnership assets.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2013 to 2025.

Also referred to as

Malabar Fisheries Co. v. CIT · 120 ITR 49 · dissolution of firm · distribution of assets to partners · mutual adjustment of rights · no transfer of assets · extinguishment of rights

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Malabar Fisheries Co. v. CIT

HEMANT NARESH AGARWAL,SURAT vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIR. 4, SURAT

In the result, appeal of assessee is dismissed

ITA 170/SRT/2023[2020-21]Status: DisposedITAT Surat24 Oct 2025AY 2020-21

Bench: Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinha & Shri Bijayananda Prusethआ.(खो और ज).सं /It(Ss)A No.68 & 70/Srt/2023 Assessment Years: 2015-16 & 2018-19 (Physical Court Hearing) Deputy Commissioner Of Hemant Naresh Agarwal बनाम/ Income-Tax, Central Circle-4, 701, Shree Shyam Awas, Bhatar Vs. Surat Room No.508, 5Th Floor, Road, Near Vidhya Bharti School, Aayakar Bhawan, Majura Surat-395 010 Gate, Surat-395 001 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No: Auppa 9003 J (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ" /Respondent) आयकर अपील सं./Ita.No.170/Srt/2023 Assessment Year: 2020-21 Hemant Naresh Agarwal Assistant Commissioner Of बनाम/ 701, Shree Shyam Awas, Bhatar Income-Tax, Central Circle-4, Vs. Road, Near Vidhya Bharti School, Surat, Aaykar Bhawan, Surat-395 010 Majura Gate, Surat-395 001 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No: Auppa 9003 J (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ" /Respondent) िनधा"रती की ओर से /Assessee By Shri Kiran K. Shah राज" की ओर से /Revenue By Shri Mukesh Jain, Cit-Dr & Shri Kevin Langaliya, Ca सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing 18/09/2025 उद्घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement 24/10/2025

Section 143(3)Section 250Section 292CSection 69

…f assets between partners of a firm consequent on its dissolution amounts to a mutual adjustment of rights of the partners and such transaction was neither a sale nor exchange nor transfer of assets of the firm. Further in Malabar Fisheries Co. vs. CIT [1979] 120 ITR 49 (SC), it was held that there was no transfer in terms of extinguishment of rights of the Firm in the Capital asset when the capital asset is distributed to the partner on dissolution. In Addl. CIT vs. Mohanbhai Pamabhai (1987) 165 ITR 166 (SC) Supreme Court had approved the decision of Gujarat HC in CIT vs. Mohanbhai Pamabhai, [1973] 91 ITR 393 (G…

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