Dlf Universal Ltd,, New Delhi vs Assessee on 15 June, 2008
44. The Tribunal while deciding the question as to whether it has power to change the head of
income, the draft order holds that the Tribunal has such power under section 254(1) and for
this purpose reliance is placed on the decision of special bench of Tribunal in the case of
Sumit Bhattacharya which in turn has relied upon the decision of Hon'ble Bombay High Court
in the case of CIT Vs. Gilbert and Barker Mfg. Company 111 ITR 529. The issue before the
special bench was whether the amount received by assessee on realization of 'stock
appreciation rights' which was per se income but whether chargeable under the head
"salaries". There was no dispute as to the nature of receipt which was in the form of income.
In such a situation having found that when the amount received was income per se, the
Tribunal within its power u/s 254(1) may bring it to tax under any head of income. However
in the present case it is not an issue regarding change of head of income but issue is
regarding whether there was transfer of stock in trade or capital asset i.e. nature of asset.