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Issues: (i) Whether section 52(2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, could be invoked to compute capital gains on the footing of market value in the absence of understatement of the consideration actually received; (ii) whether exemption under section 47(iii) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, was available where gift-tax had been levied on the same transfer.
Issue (i): Whether section 52(2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, could be invoked to compute capital gains on the footing of market value in the absence of understatement of the consideration actually received.
Analysis: The Tribunal's approach was that section 52(2) could be applied only where there was an understatement of consideration, and not merely because the market value of the property was said to be higher than the sale consideration recited in the document. Following the earlier binding decision on the same provision, the Department could not succeed on this point.
Conclusion: Section 52(2) was not applicable on these facts, and the answer was in favour of the assessee.
Issue (ii): Whether exemption under section 47(iii) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, was available where gift-tax had been levied on the same transfer.
Analysis: This question was stated not to really call for an answer in view of the answer on the first issue. Even so, the legal position indicated by the Court was that the exemption under section 47(iii) would not be available in the circumstances considered.
Conclusion: The answer, if called for, was in the negative and against the assessee.
Final Conclusion: The reference was answered so that the assessee succeeded on the principal capital-gains issue, while the suggested exemption issue did not alter the overall result.
Ratio Decidendi: Section 52(2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, can be applied only where there is understatement of the actual consideration received for the transfer, and not merely because the market value is higher than the stated sale price.
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