K.C. Bose And Co. vs Commissioner Of Income-Tax on 22 February, 1985
(h) M.K. Brothers Private Ltd. v. CIT [1967] 63 ITR 28 (All) : In
this case, the assessee entered into a contract with a sole selling agent
whereby the latter, who was indebted to its principal, agreed to resign its
agency in favour of the assessee on condition that the assessee would pay
to the outgoing agent one-seventh of the commission which would accrue
to the assessee as sole selling agent. The said part of the commission, it
was agreed, would be retained by the principal and adjusted against the
debts of the outgoing sole selling agent to the principal. On such facts, it
was held by a Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court that the part
of the commission earmarked for liquidation of the dues of the outgoing
agent was part of the income accruing to the assessee and would be
retained by the principal for adjustment only after it was earned. There
was no diversion of income before accrual but there was an application
thereof after it was earned. The entire commission was assessable to
income-tax.