TMI Blog1975 (11) TMI 25X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... is court in this case : " Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the amount of Rs. 4,068 paid by the firm as interest on the capital invested by the Hindu undivided family which was represented by its karta in it was a payment of interest to a partner of the firm within the meaning of section 40(b) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, and consequently not deductible in computing the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Hindu undivided family. In the. partnership deed, there was no stipulation as to investment of capital by any of the partners. Ramachandraiah's family advanced some money to the firm and it was credited to the firm in the name of Ramachandraiah, who was also the karta of the family. Up to the assessment year 1967-68 interest was credited to the account of Ramachandraiah. But, afterwards, realising ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... al found that the change was only in clarification of the actual position. Consequently, the amount paid as interest was not to Ramachandraiah as partner but to Ramachandraiah's family, which had advanced the amount. So the payment does not come within the mischief of section 40(b) of the Act. Relying on two Bench decisions of this court in Commissioner of Income-tax v. T. Veeraiah and K. Narasi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ounts of the partners initially was not the capital invested by the partners but was the money advanced by the joint family. In fact, the partners were not required to invest any capital according to the terms of the partnership deed. The money in this case, unlike the cases referred to, really belonged to the joint family and on finding out the implication of section 40(b) of the Act, it was agai ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... es in Commissioner of Income-tax v. T. Veeraiah and K. Narasimhulu [1977] 106 ITR 283 (AP) and R. Cs. Nos. 30 and 31 of 1973 (Additional Commissioner of Income-tax v. K. G. Narayanaiah Chetty Co. [1977] 106 ITR 420 (AP)) dated December 11, 1974. In view of these facts, we do not see that any question of law arises. In the result, the income-tax case is dismissed, but without costs. - - Ta ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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