1992 (11) TMI 9

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....tion is referred to us under section 256(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, as applied to surtax by section 18 of the Companies (Profits) Surtax Act, 1964: "Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal erred in law in holding that the said amount of Rs. 24,66,670 being the amount recommended by the board of directors for approval as dividend at the annual general meetin....

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....d that the dividend which is subsequently declared cannot be deducted from the general reserve as on April 1, 1973. This finding has been set aside by the Tribunal. Hence, the above question has been referred to us at the instance of the assessee-company. The learned advocate for the assessee-company has drawn our attention to a decision of the Division Bench of this High Court in the case of C....