Supreme Court of India · 2004-03-17
Ghaziabad Development Authority vs Balbir Singh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 2141
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ghaziabad Development Authority
- Respondent
- Balbir Singh
- Bench
- S.N. Variava, H. K. Sema
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed multiple civil appeals concerning the interpretation of various provisions of the Income Tax Act, particularly focusing on the applicability of Section 80HHC and the conditions for claiming deductions. The Court established that the deduction under Section 80HHC is contingent upon the fulfillment of specific export turnover criteria and that the interpretation of 'total turnover' must align with the legislative intent. The appeals were partly allowed, leading to a clarification of the law regarding tax deductions for exporters.