2012 Supreme(Raj) 1547
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT AT JAIPUR BENCH
Narendra Kumar Jain-I, Meena V.Gomber, JJ.
Commissioner of Income Tax, Jaipur - Appellant
Versus
The Asian Marketing, CC - Respondent
D.B. Income Tax Appeal No. 275 of 2010.
Decided On : 11-04-2012
For the Appellant:R.B. Mathur, Advocate.
Headnote:Partnership Act, 1932 – S. 40(b)(v) – remuneration of working partner was found to be concurrent finding of fact – Appellate Authority should not be interfered with in regards to concurrent finding of facts.
"4. We have heard the ld. DR and considered the written submission filed by the ld. AR . Section 40(b)(v) specifies that remuneration is to be authorised by partnership deed to a working parter. The working partner has been defined in explanation 4 opportunity Section 40(b). It is not disputed that remuneration paid is to the working partners. Clause 8 of the partnership deed relates to the entitlement of remuneration to the to the partners. The relevant clause is reproduced as under:-
"8. That both the parties, that is, the party of the First Part and the party of the Second Part will be actively engaged in the business of the and will be the working partners and as working partners will be entitled for remuneration / salary which will be paid to them according to the standards and norms fixed by the relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The remuneration/ salary so admissible will be paid / credited to their account provided that such remuneration / salary can be increased / decreased as per mutual agreement as the partners mutually decide to be adjusted at the end of the year as per the relevant of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The excess amount so paid/credited, if any, would be debited / credited to their capital account.''
This partnership deed has authorised the remuneration to be payable to the partner. The only dispute by the Revenue is that the amount of remuneration has not been quantified in the partnership deed. It is mentioned in clause 8 of the partnership deed that remuneration will be payable as per norms fixed by the relevant provisions of the Income-tax Act. Thus the quantification of the remuneration is apparent from the clause 8 of the partnership deed. The requirement in law is that remuneration should have been authorised and the amount of remuneration shall not exceed the amount as mentioned in sub-clause (v) of Section 40(b) of the Act. The relevant provisions has used the word 'authorised' and not the word used 'quantify'. The ITAT Pune Bench in the case of