1978 (4) TMI 30

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....DRA C.J.-On August 26, 1966, Ram Krishna Gupta executed a deed of trust endowing a sum of Rs. 1,000 to the trust after divesting himself of its ownership. He appointed himself as the sole trustee during his lifetime and his son after his death. The income of the trust was to be spent on various charitable purposes mentioned in the deed. On the same day, Ram Kumar Gupta, the brother of Ram Krishna ....

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....was genuine, the partners of the firm were Ram Krishna Gupta and Ram Kumar Gupta in their individual capacities. He came to this conclusion after holding that the trusts were invalid. The income of the partnership firm was assessed and brought to tax in the hands of the two partners as individuals. The two individuals went in appeal but failed. The AAC upheld the findings and the order of the I....

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....certain persons. It had also raised donations. Therefore, there was nothing surprising at the volume of the income which the firm had during this assessment year. The Tribunal went on to hold that the beneficiaries of the trusts were the schools, hospitals and various other charitable institutions. It was settled law that an unborn person could be a beneficiary under a trust. The trusts were hence....

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....stries on behalf of the said trust as a trustee ?" We have heard learned counsel for the parties but we did not hear learned counsel appearing for the department to question the finding that a trustee may, in law, enter into a partnership on behalf of the trust or the other finding that an unborn person can validly be a beneficiary under a trust. In view of these two principles of law being wel....