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CIT v Shaw Wallace and Co

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[VERIFY] · Supreme Court of India

taxation-lawreal-incomeaccrualreceived
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1932
Subjects
Law of Taxation
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

The concept of 'real income': tax is levied on real income actually accrued or received, not on hypothetical or notional income.

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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