1982 (4) TMI 9

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....court was delivered by SURINDER SINGH J.-Tenacity may be a virtue but not for resisting a proposition which is apparent like broad daylight. The present petition under s. 27(3) of the W.T. Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as " the Act "), has been initiated by the Revenue, in the circumstances which are these. The predecessor-in-interest of the respondents, Shri Nemi Chand Jain, owned movable....

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....40,000 and Rs. 1,16,148 respectively. On the basis of this note of the audit party, the WTO re-opened the assessment for the year 1968-69, and after doing so, completed the fresh assessment on a net wealth of Rs. 11,86,820 by enhancing the value of the land as well as the building. The assessee having died, his legal representatives filed an appeal before the AAC, who found that it was not a ca....

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....nal to refer the questions of law referred to above, to this court. We have heard the learned counsel for the parties in this matter The sole question which falls for consideration is, as to whether for the purpose of justifying a reassessment the case would fall within the provisions of s. 17(1)(a) of the Act. On facts, it cannot be controverted at this stage that the reassessment was based up....