{"id":39927,"date":"2009-10-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-commissioner-of-income-tax-vs-ms-lakshmi-liquor-wholesale-on-29-october-2009"},"modified":"2016-08-16T09:34:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T04:04:59","slug":"the-commissioner-of-income-tax-vs-ms-lakshmi-liquor-wholesale-on-29-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-commissioner-of-income-tax-vs-ms-lakshmi-liquor-wholesale-on-29-october-2009","title":{"rendered":"The Commissioner Of Income Tax vs M\/S Lakshmi Liquor Wholesale &#8230; on 29 October, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Commissioner Of Income Tax vs M\/S Lakshmi Liquor Wholesale &#8230; on 29 October, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: V.G Sabhahit S.N.Satyanarayana<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT OF' KARNATAKA\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD\n\nDATED THIS THE 291\"\" DAY OF OCTOBER 2005)\n\nPRESENT\n\nTI-IE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE v.o.sABHs\u00a3\u00a7ii'IT.'.'gf f r.- \n\nAND\n\nTHE HONBLE MR JUSTICE ISIN;si.isryl:AN;iAiiifAi'A:\\1A? \nIncome Tax Appeal Ne. 536e~ef2006 I  \n\nBetween:\n\n1.\n\nThe Commissioner of Income  I\"-._\nKhimjibhoi Commercial Clomplezg  \nOpp. Civil Hospital I I 0 I'   'A I'\nBelgaum -- 590 001    V\n\nThe     . \nOf Income\" \" ' V.   .\n\n.. Appellants\n\n(By Sri NI;VfSeshachalaIikidvocate)\n\nAnd: I \n\n\u00bb  M  s Laizsharni Liquor\n it Wholesale Agenicy\n  \nGokak, . \"  \"\n\n.. Respondent\n\n(By Srii 'S . Parthasarathi, Advocate)\n\nThis income tax appeal\n\nthe substantial questions of law stated therein and etc.\n\nThis appeal coming on for final hearing before Court\n\nthis day, Sabhahit, J., delivered the following:\n\n  A is filed L1\/s 260-A of\n\":I.T\".Act,I961 arising out of order dt. 25.10.2005 passed in\n.;lITA No.1 19\/PANJ\/2004 for the assessment year 20002001\npraying that this I-\u00a5on'ble Court may be pleased to formulate\n\n\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>This appeal by the Revenue is \ufb01led being aggrieyed by<\/p>\n<p>the order passed by the Income Tax Appellate .\u00ab_&#8217;Tri_bur1al,<\/p>\n<p>Panaji Bench, Panaji in ETA No. 1 19\/PANJ\/2005.  <\/p>\n<p>Tribunal has dismissed the appeal__\u00a3i.l.ed&#8217;by jthe  V&#8217; \u00bb <\/p>\n<p>appeal has been admitted for co&#8217;nsidering:&#8217;t_he<\/p>\n<p>question of law as to whether; lease igrantedyehding,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>liquor in favour of a partner can used by the <\/p>\n<p>2. The learned&#8217; ]\u00a2&#8221;c&#8217;:uns&#8217;_\u00e91  &#8216;\u00abtlie&#8221;&#8216;appel1ant submitted<br \/>\nthat the substantial question law &#8216;asV.&#8217;tol._yJhether the licence<\/p>\n<p>granted for  can be used by the partnership<br \/>\nfirm by talking&#8217;  comprising of the person to<\/p>\n<p>whporri licence&#8221; is given as a partner, is no longer res integra<\/p>\n<p> the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of<\/p>\n<p> :c\u00abQM1v1:is\u00abs&#8217;1oi$:sR or <a href=\"\/doc\/446795\/\">INCOME TAX vs. RANGILA RAM<\/a> at<\/p>\n<p>OTHE}f\u20ac&#8217;S reported in (2002) 254 {TR 230 SC wherein it has<\/p>\n<p> iybpeeniicleiarly laid down in para 5 of the judgment as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;S. The basic principle, as it seems to us,<br \/>\nis that the liquor business is res extra<br \/>\ncommercium. No one may deal in liquor without<br \/>\nexpress permission. It is only the licensee who<\/p>\n<p>is granted such permission. If he enters into a<\/p>\n<p>\u00abJ;\n<\/p>\n<p>partnership to deal in liquor, all the other<br \/>\npartners would, as partners, also be dealing in<br \/>\nliquor and holding the same. This would<\/p>\n<p>contrary to the basic principle and illegal.&#8221;..~\u00ab~&#8230; f V. &#8221;  A&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Following the said decision, the substantialuduestionviof, <\/p>\n<p>law is answered in favour of the Revenuiel, i&#8221;n_&#8217;thi&#8217;sv.appe.ali.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, the order of the .Tribunal. _cion\ufb01rmiri-gtihe order  &#8221; ,<\/p>\n<p>the Commissioner of IncorneiViVi&#8221;&#8216;I.&#8217;_a\u00a72. (Appeals)s&#8217;has:&#8217;;Eto be set<\/p>\n<p>aside.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. Lea_rner;l,,,foou;nsel for&#8221;=thei.&#8217;reS.\u00a3londent has \ufb01led a<\/p>\n<p>memo&#8217;lithat&#8217; ithfe  is ready to deposit the tax which<br \/>\nhad been ._refund.ed.g to pursuant to the order of the<\/p>\n<p>Tribunal Cwithing weeks from today and he may be<\/p>\n<p>  perfnitited to urge&#8217; &#8216;other grounds before the Commissioner of<\/p>\n<p> &#8216; (Appeals) and the respondent may be permitted<\/p>\n<p>to iConteind:&#8217;j_th5&#8217;e grounds other than the substantial question<\/p>\n<p> of law that is already answered in favour of the Revenue in<\/p>\n<p>A f_*~ ithisappeal, pertaining to allowance and in View of the memo<\/p>\n<p>ii and the submission made by the learned counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>V  &#8220;appellant and the respondent that the tax amount would be<\/p>\n<p>deposited within time granted by this Court, the Appeal<\/p>\n<p>No.1\/BGM\/2003-2004 on the file of the Commissioner of<\/p>\n<p>V<\/p>\n<p>Income Tax (Appeals), Belgaum is restored to his file and it is<br \/>\nopen to the respor1dent&#8211;assessee if the tax is deposited<\/p>\n<p>within time granted by this Court, to contend <\/p>\n<p>other than the substantial question of law  <\/p>\n<p>been answered in favour of the~&#8221;Revenue in &#8216;this Va-gopeial, i<\/p>\n<p>pertaining to allowance which Tie available&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>assessee. If the tax is not dep_osi_ted \ufb01rithili. t&#8217;in&#8217;ie&#8221;granted &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>by this Court, the respondent&#8212;&#8211;woti1d&#8221; forfeit ihisrigiht to raise<br \/>\nany contentions in theiappea1.__ <\/p>\n<p>  j t          Judge<\/p>\n<p>Sdfm<br \/>\nJudge<\/p>\n<p>%\u00a7mg\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court The Commissioner Of Income Tax vs M\/S Lakshmi Liquor Wholesale &#8230; on 29 October, 2009 Author: V.G Sabhahit S.N.Satyanarayana IN THE HIGH COURT OF&#8217; KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 291&#8243;&#8221; DAY OF OCTOBER 2005) PRESENT TI-IE HON&#8217;BLE MR JUSTICE v.o.sABHs\u00a3\u00a7ii&#8217;IT.&#8217;.&#8217;gf f r.- AND THE HONBLE MR JUSTICE ISIN;si.isryl:AN;iAiiifAi&#8217;A:\\1A? 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