1987 (6) TMI 15 - HC - Income Tax

Summary

The High Court of Kerala ruled against the assessee in a case involving deduction of tax paid for previous years. The court held that arrears of tax paid for prior years cannot be deducted in the current year's income calculation. The court referred to previous decisions supporting this ruling. The first question was answered in the negative, favoring the Revenue. No decision was made on the second question. The judgment will be sent to the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal.