Section 179 of the Income Tax Act
Income-tax Act, 2025: s.323
Section 179 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 corresponds to section 323 (Liability of directors of private company) of the Income-tax Act, 2025.
Read section 323 of the 2025 Act
Correspondence checked against the ICAI tabular mapping of the two Acts and the BharatTax.co section commentary.
The decision most relied on for Section 179 is CIT v. Express Newspapers Ltd. (40 ITR 38), cited in 10 of the 35 judgments on BharatTax that turn on this section.
Leading authorities on Section 179
CIT v. Express Newspapers Ltd.
40 ITR 38 · 1960 · High Court
10
citing judgments
When a definition is not provided in a particular section of the Income Tax Act, definitions from other sections of the Act or from other statutes can be used to ascertain the contextual meaning of an expression.
I.K. Agencies (P) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Wealth Tax
347 ITR 664 · 2012 · High Court
9
citing judgments
P.) Ltd. vs. Asstt. CIT 397 ITR 529 (Delhi), Rustagi Engineering Udyog (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT
364 ITR 600 · 2014 · High Court
8
citing judgments
Khurana Engg. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT
217 Taxmann 75 · 2013 · High Court
5
citing judgments
40 ITR 38 (Mad.) 3. K. Agencies (P.) Ltd. v. CWT
20 Taxmann.com 731 · 2012 · High Court
4
citing judgments