1985 (12) TMI 47

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....nce to an order made by this court in CP No. 182 of 1977, the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore Bench, Bangalore ("Tribunal"), at the instance of the assessee, has referred the following question of law for the opinion of this court: "Having regard to the terms of the will under which the bequest was made to the assessee, whether the amount spent by her for discharging her obligation und....

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....inst her by the Income-tax Officer for the aforesaid two years also, the assessee claimed the same deduction of Rs. 14,000 on the same ground which was rejected by the Income-tax Officer for all the said three years. Aggrieved by the said orders of the Income-tax Officer, the assessee filed appeals before the Appellate Assistant Commissioner of Income-tax, Bangalore Division, Bangalore ("AAC"),....

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....ssessment for the assessment years in question and bringing to tax the maintenance expenditure of Rs. 14,000 claimed by the assessee ?" On April 1, 1977, the Tribunal rejected the said application made by the assessee expressing that that question was concluded by a decision of the Supreme Court. On the assessee approaching this court under section 256(2) of the Act to direct the Tribunal to re....

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....n the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal is justified in upholding the action of the Income-tax Officer in reopening the assessment for the assessment years in question ?" Sri K. Srinivasan, learned senior standing counsel for the Income-tax Department, appearing for the Revenue, opposing the prayer of Sri Bhat, contends that the same is not a case of reframing the question already referre....