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Interpretation of the provisos under clause (f) of section 10(1) of the Kerala Agricultural Income-tax Act. Analysis: The case involved a question regarding the applicability of the provisos under clause (f) of section 10(1) of the Kerala Agricultural Income-tax Act. The respondent, an assessee to agricultural income-tax, argued that the limitation of exemption specified in the first proviso to section 10 should apply only to section 10(1)(e) and not to the other clauses in section 10(1) of the Act. The Agricultural Income-tax Appellate Tribunal held that the proviso to clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 10 would apply only to that clause alone. The issue was whether the provisos were applicable to the entire section 10(1) or just to clause (e) of the Act. The court examined section 10(1) of the Act, which provides for exemption from assessment of agricultural income-tax. The first proviso limited the exemption to one-sixth of the total agricultural income of the assessee or six thousand rupees, whichever is less. The court also considered the limitation that the exemption would not entitle a person assessed under the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922, to claim any deduction in respect of any sum exempted under section 15 of the said Act. The court analyzed the different publications of the Act and the placement of the provisos in those publications. The court held that both provisos under section 10(1) should be read together. The exemption was limited to one-sixth of the total agricultural income of the assessee or six thousand rupees, with a further restriction on claiming deductions under the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922. The court emphasized that the provisos were concerned with the exemption related to life insurance covered by section 10(1)(e) and not the other clauses of section 10(1). Therefore, the court agreed with the Tribunal's interpretation that the provisos applied only to section 10(1)(e) and not to the other sub-clauses. In conclusion, the court answered the question in the affirmative, ruling against the Revenue and in favor of the assessee. The judgment clarified that the provisos under clause (f) of section 10(1) of the Agricultural Income-tax Act applied only to section 10(1)(e) of the Act.
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