Supreme Court of India · 2001-08-09
Commissioner Of Wealth-Tax vs A.A. Patel (Decd. By Lrs.)
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2001 SC 291
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Commissioner Of Wealth-Tax
- Respondent
- A.A. Patel (Decd. By Lrs.)
- Bench
- B.N. Kirpal, Shivaraj V. Patil
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court directed the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal to refer three specific questions to the High Court regarding the interpretation of Section 16A of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957. The questions pertain to the legal correctness of the Tribunal's findings on the binding nature of the Valuation Officer's report and the obligations of the Wealth-tax Officer in accepting such reports. The Court emphasized the need for clarity on these legal issues arising from the Tribunal's decisions.