Commissioner Of Income-Tax v. Deepak J Panchal Heir Of J S Panchal

IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD INCOME TAX REFERENCE No 176 of 1986 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE A.R.DAVE and Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE D.A.MEHTA ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the Civil Judge? : NO @ COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX Versus DEEPAK J PANCHAL HEIR OF J S PANCHAL -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MR BB NAIK for MR MANISH R BHATT for Petitioner No. 1 MR NR DIVETIA for Respondent No. 1 CORAM : MR.JUSTICE A.R.DAVE and MR.JUSTICE D.A.MEHTA Date of decision: 03/07/2001 ORAL JUDGEMENT (Per : MR.JUSTICE A.R.DAVE) �At the instance of the revenue, the following question has been referred to this Court for its opinion by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Ahmedabad Bench 'A' under the provisions of sec. 256(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 : "Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the assessee is entitled in law to the deduction u/s 80U of the Income-tax Act, 1961 as claimed?" 2.�Learned advocate Shri B.B. Naik has appeared for the applicant-revenue and learned advocate Shri N.R. Divetia has appeared for the respondent-assessee. 3.�It has been submitted by the learned advocates that the issue involved in the present reference has already been decided in the case of CIT v. Bhagwat Prasad P. Parikh, 239 ITR 645. In view of the law laid down by this court in Bhagwat Prasad P. Parikh (supra), we answer the question in the affirmative i.e. in favour of the assessee and against the revenue. �The reference stands disposed of accordingly with no order as to costs. �����(A.R. Dave, J.) �����(D.A. Mehta, J.) (hn)