1939 (10) TMI 12
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....Bezwada. The firm had been registered under the Indian Income Tax Rules, 1922, and as such were entitled to the benefits accruing to a registered firm under the Act. Rule 2 of the Statutory Rules requires a firm constituted under an instrument of partnership to register with the Income Tax Officer the particulars contained in the instrument. An application of this nature must be made by the partne....
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....s from 23rd August 1932. The deed did not provide for a renewal and no fresh instrument was executed after the expiration of the period on the 22nd August, 1937. The Income Tax Officer refused to register the firm for the assessment year 1937-38 on two grounds : (i) The application was not made by any of the partners, but was signed by a clerk, and it was not accompanied by a certificate signed by....