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TMI Blog1980 (9) TMI 12X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... kerage and purchase and sale of jute and hessian goods. The ITO found that both the purchase and sale transactions in the business of jute and hessian goods were settled otherwise than by actual delivery. He, therefore, treated the business of purchase and sale of jute and hessian goods as speculation business. The ITO, however, further held that the income from brokerage on the purchase and sale ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ibunal, following the order in the case of Mr. Bilas Rai Co., held that the brokerage on purchase and sale of hessian goods should also be treated as speculation business and, therefore, confirmed the order of the AAC on this point. Upon this fact, the following question of law was referred to this court under s. 256(1) of the I.T. Act, 1961 : " Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e assessee had received commission from the parties on whose behalf the transactions were done. The assessee had claimed to set off such commission against the speculation losses. It was held by the Supreme Court that the commission received by the assessee could not be set off against the speculation losses, because there was no element of speculation whatever in the commission income received by ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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