Raja Bahadur Kamakhya Narain Singh v. CIT

77 ITR 253Supreme Court of India1970#2358 most cited

What is Raja Bahadur Kamakhya Narain Singh v. CIT authority for?

The Supreme Court clarifies the distinction between income chargeable as capital gains and income taxable as business profits, guiding the assessment of whether a transaction constitutes a transfer of a capital asset or is in the nature of trade.

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Also referred to as

Raja Bahadur Kamakhya Narain Singh v. CIT · 77 ITR 253 · Section 45 · Section 45(1) · capital gains · business income · nature of trade · transfer of capital asset · colourable device · short term capital gains · long term capital gains

Issues it is cited on

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