Commissioner Of Income-Tax vs Marshall Sons And Co. Mfg. Ltd. on 10 February, 1989
The basis of the rectification order is the decision in CIT v. L. M. Van Moppes Diamond Tools (I) Ltd. which, as noticed earlier, has not been approved by the Supreme Court in the decision in Cambay Electric Supply Industrial Co. Ltd. v. CIT [1978] 113 ITR 84 and when the basis upon which the rectification was done is no longer available, it follows that the rectified order cannot also be sustained. We, therefore, answer the second question referred to us in the negative and in favour of the Revenue. It, therefore, becomes unnecessary to render any answer with reference to the first question, as that question does not really survive for consideration in the light of the answer given to the second question referred to us. We, therefore, do not consider it necessary to answer the first question and return the reference unanswered in so far as it relates to the first question. The Revenue will be entitled to its costs of this reference. Counsel's fee Rs. 500.