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Issues: Whether the admission of a minor to the benefits of a partnership, on the facts of the case, constituted a transfer of property and a taxable gift under the Gift-tax Act, 1958.
Analysis: The business of the assessee was converted into a partnership, with the minor son being admitted only to the benefits of the partnership. On the reasoning adopted from the cited Gujarat High Court decisions and the Tribunal's own earlier view, such admission does not amount to a transaction between the adult partner and the minor so as to constitute a transfer of property within the scope of section 2(xxiv)(d) of the Gift-tax Act, 1958.
Conclusion: The arrangement did not amount to a taxable gift and the addition made by the authorities could not be sustained; the issue is decided in favour of the assessee.