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Issues: Whether the CBDT notification dated July 20, 1977, issued under rule 10(4) of the Gift-tax Rules, 1958, governed the valuation of a partner's right to share the profits of a firm together with the right to share in the assets of the firm.
Analysis: The reference turned on the proper scope of the notification. The notification itself directed that the value of a partner's right to share the profits of the firm without the right to share the assets was to be calculated in the prescribed manner. The language of the notification was therefore confined to cases where the right to profits existed without a corresponding right in the assets. The Tribunal's consistent view had been that the notification did not extend to valuation of a partner's right to share profits coupled with the right to share assets, and that understanding was supported by the text of the notification. The contrary view taken in one order was not supported by reasoning and did not displace the settled approach.
Conclusion: The notification did not apply to valuation of a partner's right to share profits with the right to share in the assets of the firm. The question was answered in the affirmative and against the Revenue.
Final Conclusion: The reference was answered in favour of the assessee, holding that the notification had a restricted application and could not be used for valuing a partner's combined rights in profits and assets.
Ratio Decidendi: A valuation notification framed for a partner's right to share profits without the right to share assets cannot be extended beyond its express scope to cover a partner's right to share both profits and assets.