1982 (3) TMI 150

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....or the purposes of business of manufacture.................." occurring in cl. (vi) of s. 32(1) of the IT Act, 1961. The previous year of the assessee ended on 23rd October 1976. It started its business from 1st April 1976. The ITO took the view that there was no business of manufacture or production within the meaning of s. 32(1)(vi) of the assessee during the previous year relevant to the year u....

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....ree with his submission. The only objection of the AAC is that the assessee started the manufacturing work during the previous year relevant to the year under appeal and that had shifted to anodising work. So the AAC accepted that the assessee had carried on the business of manufacturing during the year under appeal. The question is whether s. 32(1)(vi) enjoins upon the assessee to continue the bu....

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....the product was not found marketable. He stated that the manufacturing remained merely as testing manufacturing. When a machinery is useful for several purposes including manufacture of some items, it cannot be said that main business was not of manufacture, because the assessee started anodising work in the firm instance. The order of starting the business will not determine the principal or the ....