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Civil Appeal No.________ of 2014 & connected matters
(arising out of S.L.P. (C) Nos. 540 of 2009)
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JUDGMENT
A.K. SIKRI, J.
Delay condoned.
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It is clear from the aforesaid narration that the High Court has
taken the view that proviso inserted in Section 113 of the Act
by the Finance Act, 2002 was prospective in nature and the
surcharge as leviable under the aforesaid proviso could not be
made applicable to the block assessment in question of an
earlier period i.e. the period from 01.04.1989 to 10.02.2000 in
the instant case.
The Reference Order
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clarificatory in nature.
Division
Bench
expressed
its
doubts about
the
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As is well
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While Section 4 of the Act deals with the charge of income tax,
the Parliament also has the power to levy surcharge on
income tax. Power to levy a surcharge is contained in Article
271 of the Constitution of India which read as under:
271. Surcharge on certain duties and taxes for
purposes of the Union Notwithstanding anything in
Articles 269 and 270, Parliament may at any time
increase any of the duties or taxes referred in those
articles by a surcharge for purposes of the Union
and the whole proceeds of any such surcharge
shall form part the Consolidated Fund of India.
14.
The surcharge on the income tax was introduced for the first
time by the Finance Act, 1995, in Section 2 (3) thereof.
However, initially, this surcharge was levied only on the
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A tabulated form
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undisclosed income in
provisions of this Chapter.
accordance
with
the
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making the
2.
special
procedure
for
assessment
of
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period.
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section
was
section
158BA
and
for
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As a
As a
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is
for
previous
years
relevant
to
10/6
assessment
of
the
undisclosed
income,
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Therefore, a
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As per
code
in
'undisclosed income'.
respect
of
assessments
of
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the
general
principles
concerning
retrospectivity.
General Principles concerning retrospectivity
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Thus,
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situation here.
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like
to
reproduce
hereunder
the
following
while holding
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It is a matter of common
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Finance Act
Relevant
Section of
Finance Act Para - A
Para B
IND,
HUF, Co-operative
BOI, AOP
Society
Para C
Para D
Firm
Local
Authority
Para - E
Companies
1995
Section 2 (3)
1996
Section 2 (3)
15%
1997
Section 2 (3)
7.50%
1998
Section 2 (3)
1999
Section 2 (3)
2000
Section 2 (3)
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
2001
12%
12%
12%
13%
2002
Section 2 (3)
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
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2003
Section 2 (3)
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
Gangasaran
v.
Commissioner
of
It is clear from the above that the rate at which the tax is
to be imposed is an essential component of tax and where
the rate is not stipulated or it cannot be applied with
precision, it would be difficult to tax a person. This very
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conceptualisation
of
tax
was
rephrased
in
C.I.T.,
Therefore, it
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In this
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on the issue.
Suggestions :
The foregoing problem indicates that levy of
surcharge on undisclosed income is a matter
of uncertainty and is prone to litigation. In the
circumstances, it is suggested that section 113
may be amended retrospectively in order to
provide for levy of surcharge at the rate
applicable to the assessment year relevant to
the financial year in which the search was
concluded.
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American
economist
Milton
Friedman
stands
state.
To
attain
welfare
state
is
our
If the concerned
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difficulties
pointed
out
In view of the
by
the
Chief
to
113
was
suggested.
become
epigraphic
words,
when
seen
in
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from
01.04.2002.
Various
other
(ii)
(iii)
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counsel
appearing
for
the
assessees
In so far as
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which
amendments
are
clarificatory/retrospective
in
Such a stipulation is
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The amendment
On the contrary,
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overruled.
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New Delhi;
September 15, 2014.
Civil Appeal No.________ of 2014 & connected matters
(arising out of S.L.P. (C) Nos. 540 of 2009)
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