Case Details

Citation(s)
1982 SLG 338 1982 SLD 338 1982 SCMR 459
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 560 to 570 of 1975, decision dated: 25-02-1981
DORAB PATEL AND FAKHRUDDIN G. EBRAHIM, JJ
S. M. Zafar, Senior Advocate and Y. H. Zaidi, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioner (in all cases). Nemo for
Respondent (in all cases).

MESSRS ATTOCK OIL Co. LTD., RAWALPINDI

VS

THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, RAWALPINDI ZONE, RAWALPINDI

Law:

Section:

Income-tax Act (XI of 1922)--- S. 10(2) (xvi) read with Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 185(3)­Leave to appeal-Question whether petitioner's claim falls under S. 10(2) (xvi) of Act as claimed, or hit by provisions of S. 10(2) (xvi), held, requires further examination-Leave to appeal granted.-[Leave to appeal]. ORDER DORAB PATEL, J.-Heard learned counsel. The restoration applications are allowed. The common question in these petitions is whether the petitioner's case falls under section 10 (2) (xvi) of the Income-tax Act, 1922. And, for the purpose of these petitions it is sufficient to state that the petitioner has been running a school and subsidizing two other schools for the benefit of the children of its employees. We were also informed that this was in order to meet a demand of the employees, who had threatened to raise an industrial dispute. In this background, the petitioner claimed the right for the assessment years 1955-56 to 1965-66 to set off the expenses thus incurred on its three schools against the income for the aforesaid years under section 10 (2) (xvi) of the Income-tax Act. The Income-tax Officer rejected this claim on the ground that the expenses could not be allowed; because…
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