1981 (9) TMI 96

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.... referred to us under s. 256(1) of the I.T. Act, 1961. The question is as follows: " Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was justified in holding that the reserve for gratuity should be included in the computation of capital under the Second Schedule to the Companies (Profits) Surtax Act, 1964 ? " This relates to the assessment year 1970-71 for which the ....

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....l. On behalf of the revenue, it was urged that the AAC was not justified in holding that the reserve for gratuity was a free reserve. On behalf of the assessee, it was urged that Rs. 1,43,000 was transferred from the general reserve to the staff gratuity and it was a free reserve and was not a provision and thus the order of the AAC was supported by the assessee. The Tribunal referred to the sever....

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.... might arise in future. It is true, as was urged on behalf of the assessee, that there was no scheme as such, and there was no statutory obligation for making any payment as staff gratuity, but having regard to the nature of the reserve and having regard to the fact that this reserve had been made specifically by those who were competent to take a decision and also read in conjunction with the ....