Supreme Court of India

General Insurance Corporation of India v. Commissioner of Income Tax Bombay

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Bench S. Rajendra Babu J.
Decided 21 September 1999

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the appeal . deserves to be allowed.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Income Tax Act, 1961-Ss. 30 to 43A, 44 read with Rule 5(a) of the First Schedule-Insurance Company-Amount set apart for redemption of preference shares-Debited to profit and loss account-Whether amounts to expenditure-Held, No-General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Rules, 1973-Rule 2(2) (a)-Object of Interpretation of statutes Rule of Harmonius Construction-Two provisions contained in two enactments having different purposes to achieve-Held, rule of harmonious construction would not sustain any view creating conflict between the two provisions.

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