Cit Vs. G.S. Dugal

head note: income tax advance tax payment--receipt of cheque by revenue before specified date.held: advance tax was paid by cheque on 23-3-1976, which though encased on 5-1-1976, was related back to the date of receipt of cheque by ao and had to be treated as advance tax for purpose of section 139(8). income tax act, 1961 s.139(8) in the delhi high court b.c. paaatel, cj. & badar durrez ahmed, j. - b.c. patel, cj.at the instance of the revenue, the following two questions are referred to this court for determination :'1. whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the tribunal was correct in holding that the advance tax paid by cheque dated 23-3-1976, which was encased on 5-4-1976 relates back to the date of receipt of the cheque by the income tax officer and has to be treated as advance tax or for purpose of section 139(8) ?2. if the answer to question no. 1, is in the negative, whether the order of the inspecting assistant commissioner was erroneous insofar as it was prejudicial to the interest of the revenue and, thereforee, the commissioner had jurisdiction to pass the impugned order ?'2. it is fairly stated by learned counsel for the revenue that question no. 1 is covered by the decision of punjab and haryana high court in the case of oswal woollen mills ltd. v. cit and accordingly it is required to be decided against the revenue.3. so far as question no. 2 is concerned, it is dependent on the answer that may be given to question no. 1. since we have answered question no. 1.