Commr. Of Income Tax-I, Chd vs Usha Saboo on 15 May, 2015
24. The Division Bench then referred the judgment of the Patna High
Court in Raghubar Narain Singh v. Commissioner of Income Tax 1984 Income
Tax Reports 447 wherein it was held that the price received by the vendor who
happened to be the Managing Director and who had agreed under the
agreement to delegate his power to the vendee was not the consideration for the
sale of the shares alone and that part of the consideration was the price for the
delegation of the power and therefore, was not to be taken into account while
computing the capital gains of the shares. The Division Bench differed with the
view of the Patna High Court to the effect that the powers of the Managing
Director could be sold in such a manner and held that such illegal sales would
not entitle the assessees to claim exemption of tax on capital gains arising from
the sale of shares. We are not concerned with such a case at all and therefore,
do not express any opinion regarding the same. Suffice it to note, however, that
the Division Bench of the Madras High Court did not hold that the
consideration cannot be apportioned even if the Court comes to the conclusion
that two distinct assets are sold. The Division Bench of the Patna High Court
endorsed the principle of bifurcation and apportionment.