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Disallowance of remuneration paid to the karta of the HUF for rendering services to earn income for the family. Analysis: The High Court was tasked with determining whether the remuneration paid to the karta of the HUF for carrying on the family business is allowable as a deduction while computing the income of the HUF. The court referred to previous judgments, such as Jugal Kishore Baldeo Sahai v. CIT and Jitmal Bhuramal v. CIT, emphasizing the importance of commercial expediency in justifying such payments. The court noted that the agreement in question was not invalid, as the minors represented in the agreement did not render it invalid. Additionally, the wife of the karta did not challenge the agreement's validity, and the Department did not dispute the karta's authority or the payment's genuineness. The court found that the payment of salary to the karta was for business expediency, as the karta was experienced in the family business, making the payment an allowable deduction. In a similar case before a different Division Bench, it was held that such payments were permissible deductions from the income of the assessee-family. Therefore, the court ruled in favor of the assessee, stating that the salary paid to the karta was an expenditure laid out wholly and exclusively for the purpose of the family business, making it an allowable deduction. The court answered the referred question in the negative, favoring the assessee and ruling against the Department. No costs were awarded in this judgment.
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