1980 (5) TMI 55

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.... that the AAC was justified in holding that the lease rent of Rs. 24,636 received by the assessee from M/s. Hoechst Pharmaceuticals Ltd. constituted agricultural Income. Briefly stated the relevant facts are that the assessee, a partnership firm, deals in real estate. By a lease agreement dt. 19th May, 1972 it had given on lease a plot of land to M/s. Hoechst Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The lease rent re....

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....llowing three conditions alone required to be satisfied: (a) the rent or revenue should be derived from land, (b) the land should be situate in India, and (c) the land should be used for agricultural purposes, the AAC has held that all the three conditions are satisfied in this case. He has, for the purpose referred to the comments of the ld. commentators, Kanga and Palkhivala in their....

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....The Counsel for the assessee has, on the other hand, strongly relied on the order of the AAC. Reference has also been made by Shri Patil, the assessee's counsel to s. 2(1)(a) of the IT Act, 1961 and the conditions laid down therein to show that all the three conditions to constitute agricultural income are fully satisfied in this case. 4. After hearing the parties and after going through the fa....