1935 (1) TMI 22

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....; It appears that the assessee L. M. Dey carries on a chemist and druggist business at 32, Mogul Street, Rangoon, under the style of Dey Brothers. L. M. Dey acquired the business in January 1932. He lives in Calcutta and the business at Rangoon is carried on by one S.M. Dutta, who was appointed by the assessee as the manager of the Rangoon business in March 1932. The assessment under consideration is for the year 1931-32. On August 8, 1932, notices under Sections 22 (2) and 23 (4) were issued by the Income Tax Officer. They were taken by the process server to 32, Mogul Street, and were delivered to one J. C. Mazumdar, an assis tant in the shop, who signed on the back of the duplicate copies "for Dey Brothers" under a rubber stamp....

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....ise directs, be delivered or sent to the proper officer to be, served by him or one of his subordinates." "Rule 13. (1) In a suit relating to any business or work against a person who does not reside within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the Court from which the summons is issued, service on any manager or agent, who, at the time of service, per sonally carries on such business or work for such person within such limits, shall be deemed good service." Now, it is common ground in the present case that S. M. Dutta and no one else was the agent of the assessee resident within the jurisdiction who was empowered to accept service of the summonses, and that Dutta alone was the manager or agent of the assessee who at the....