TMI Blog1970 (8) TMI 12X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he assessment year 1962-63, the Income-tax Officer added the share of the income of the two minor sons in the income of the assessee. The assessee went up in appeal and urged that the word " individual " as used in section 64 of the Act refers only to the male of the species as held by the Supreme Court in the case of Commissioner of Income-tax v. Sodra Devi , and therefore the Income-tax Officer was wrong in adding the income of the minor sons, derived in the partnership business, in the income of the assessee. The Appellate Assistant Commissioner rejected the plea. The assessee then filed an appeal before the Appellate Tribunal. Before the Tribunal it was conceded that the decision of the Supreme Court in Sodra Devi's case was under secti ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ndividual from the membership of the spouse in a firm carrying on a business in which such individual is a partner ; (ii) to a minor child of such individual from the admission of the or to the benefits of partnership in a firm in which such individual is a partner ; (iii) subject to the provisions of clause (i) of section 27, to the spouse of such individual from assets transferred directly or indirectly to the spouse by such individual otherwise than for adequate consideration or in connection with an agreement to live apart ; (iv) subject to the provisions of clause (i) of section 27, to a minor child, not being a married daughter of such individual, from assets transferred directly or indirectly to the minor child by such indivi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n section 64 of the 1961 Act, should be restricted to an "individual" who is a male of the species only. He, however , argued that the words " such individual " as used in sections 64(i) and 64(ii) should be given the same meaning. The " individual " contemplated in section 64(i) is an " individual " who has a spouse and therefore in sections 64(ii) also the individual should be such who has a spouse. According to him it is only when a minor child of an " individual " who has a spouse is admitted to the benefits of the partnership firm that the income of the minor child can be added to the income of that individual. Since a widow has no spouse she is not such an individual referred to in section 64(ii) and therefore the income of her minor ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rovides that in computing her total income, there shall be included all such income as arises directly or indirectly to her minor child from the admission of the child to the benefits of the partnership in a firm in which she is a partner. We are therefore of opinion that the income-tax authorities were right in holding that income derived by a minor child because of his admission to the benefits of a partnership firm in which his widowed mother is also a partner can be added in the income of the widow while computing her total income. We therefore answer the question referred to us in the affirmative and in favour of the Commissioner of Income-tax. The assessee shall pay costs of this reference, which we assess at Rs. 200. Question ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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