Double taxation through rectification was impermissible where income already shown under proper heads was added again to business income.

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....Rectification of a return could not be used to enhance business income where amounts such as rent, dividend and bank interest had already been disclosed under their proper heads, because the same sums were again added to business income due to a return-filing error. On examining the return, profit and loss account and computation, the Tribunal accepted that income taxable under other heads had to be reduced from business income when computing net profit. The rectification order was based on an incorrect appreciation of the computation, and the impugned addition was deleted.....