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1. Assessment cancellation against legal heirs of deceased individual. 2. Determination of capital gains in HUF assessment. 3. Assessment of deceased individual's share in HUF property. 4. Reopening of assessment under section 147. 5. Taxability of compensation received for agricultural lands. Issue 1: The appeal involved the objection to the cancellation of an assessment framed against the legal heirs of a deceased individual. The deceased was the Karta of a Hindu joint family, and after his death, his heirs executed a sale deed in favor of a company. The question arose regarding the assessment of capital gains in the HUF assessment for the year 1971-72. The Tribunal held that only two-thirds of the property should be considered for capital gains, excluding the deceased's one-third share. The revenue appealed against this decision, arguing that the deceased's share should be taxed in the hands of the HUF. Issue 2: The Tribunal had to determine whether the deceased individual's one-third share in the HUF property should be taxed in the hands of the HUF or the legal heirs. The Tribunal relied on the decision of the Kerala High Court and held that the deceased's share devolved upon his class I heirs as per the Hindu Succession Act. The heirs' shares were specific and known, and there was no need for joint assessment as each heir received their share as individual property. Issue 3: The Tribunal analyzed the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act to determine the taxability of the deceased individual's share in the HUF property. It was established that the deceased's share devolved upon his class I heirs, and each heir received a specific share, making joint assessment unnecessary. The Tribunal upheld the decision of the CIT (A) in favor of the legal heirs, stating that the assessment framed jointly against the heirs was not proper. Issue 4: Regarding the reopening of assessment under section 147, the Tribunal found that the conditions for reopening were not met. Additionally, it was argued that the compensation received for agricultural lands was not taxable. However, the Tribunal did not find it necessary to address these issues specifically as the main issue of taxability of the deceased's share had been resolved. Issue 5: The Tribunal dismissed the appeal by the revenue and the cross-objections by the assessee. It was concluded that the deceased individual's share in the HUF property should not be taxed in the hands of the HUF but should be assessed individually to the legal heirs based on their specific shares. The Tribunal also noted that the lands being agricultural was not a relevant issue in this case as it was not raised before the authorities earlier.
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