{"id":73864,"date":"2004-04-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-04-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-v-chiplunkar-vs-commissioner-of-income-tax-on-28-april-2004"},"modified":"2014-05-17T23:03:47","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T17:33:47","slug":"b-v-chiplunkar-vs-commissioner-of-income-tax-on-28-april-2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-v-chiplunkar-vs-commissioner-of-income-tax-on-28-april-2004","title":{"rendered":"B.V. Chiplunkar vs Commissioner Of Income Tax on 28 April, 2004"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madhya Pradesh High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">B.V. Chiplunkar vs Commissioner Of Income Tax on 28 April, 2004<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_citations\">Equivalent citations: (2004) 191 CTR MP 496<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: A Sapre, A K Tiwari<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>ORDER<\/p>\n<p>1. This is an application submitted by the assessee under Section 256(2) of the IT Act, 1961, requiring the Tribunal to refer the question to this Court for being answered on a reference under Section 256(1) of the Act.\n<\/p>\n<p>2. It is brought to our notice that during pendency of this case, the question which was proposed to be referred to this Court was already answered against the assessee and in favour of the Revenue by the decision of this Court reported in the case of CIT v. A.K. Ghosh, (2003) 263 ITR 536 (MP). Under these circumstances, since the issue is already answered against the assessee in a reference made to this High Court under Section 256(1) of the IT Act in the case of A.K. Ghosh (supra), we do not think that any useful purpose would be served in calling the question and then answering against the assessee by placing reliance on the decision of A.K. Ghosh. (supra), In other words, once the issue is already answered by the High Court on merits against the assessee in identically situated case; then in our opinion, it is not necessary to call for a question and answer it again on merits. It is for this reason, we do not find any substance in this application. It is accordingly dismissed. No costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madhya Pradesh High Court B.V. Chiplunkar vs Commissioner Of Income Tax on 28 April, 2004 Equivalent citations: (2004) 191 CTR MP 496 Bench: A Sapre, A K Tiwari ORDER 1. 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