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Issues: (i) Whether only one-fourth share of the compensation relating to the Saidapet property was includible in the dutiable estate of the deceased; (ii) Whether any part of the compensation relating to the Reddithottam property was includible in the dutiable estate of the deceased.
Issue (i): Whether only one-fourth share of the compensation relating to the Saidapet property was includible in the dutiable estate of the deceased.
Analysis: Under the partition deed, the deceased retained possession and enjoyment of the Saidapet property during his lifetime, with the compensation-sharing clause becoming operative only if acquisition occurred during his lifetime. The acquisition proceedings culminated in an award only after his death and, under the scheme of the Land Acquisition Act, the owner's rights are extinguished on taking possession after award. Till then, the proceedings remain tentative and the deceased continued to enjoy a life interest in the property. On his death, that interest ceased, attracting section 7 of the Estate Duty Act, and where the interest extended to the whole income, section 40 governed valuation by the principal value of the property.
Conclusion: The entire value of the Saidapet compensation was includible in the dutiable estate; the one-fourth share contention failed and the finding was against the accountable person.
Issue (ii): Whether any part of the compensation relating to the Reddithottam property was includible in the dutiable estate of the deceased.
Analysis: The Reddithottam property was acquired during the deceased's lifetime, and the partition deed reserved possession and enjoyment to him for life. The compensation therefore stood in substitution for the property and remained impressed with the deceased's life interest. As the amount was dealt with and divided within the statutory period, section 11(1)(b) of the Estate Duty Act was attracted. The substituted nature of the compensation also brought it within the inclusive concept of property under section 2(15), so the prior arrangement did not prevent the amount from being treated as passing on death.
Conclusion: The compensation for Reddithottam was includible in the dutiable estate; the contrary finding was against the accountable person.
Final Conclusion: Both references were answered against the accountable person, and the estate duty assessment was sustained on both items.
Ratio Decidendi: Where the deceased retains a life interest under a partition arrangement, the whole property or its substituted compensation becomes includible in the estate on the cesser of that interest, and a later acquisition or partition within the statutory period does not defeat the charge.
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