Full Judgment
Heard.
2. The following question has been referred by the Tribunal under section 18 of the Companies (Profits) Surtax Act, 1964 for opinion of this court :
'Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was right in adopting its findings in the income-tax matter of the assessed for the assessment year 1983-84?'
3. The findings relating to the income-tax matter, as referred to in the question, related to the claim under section 80-O of the Income Tax Act, 1961. It was held by this court in Continental Construction Ltd. v. CIT : [1990]185ITR178(Delhi) that the assessed's income for the relevant assessment year was not exempt under section 80-O. The said conclusion appears to have been approved by the Apex Court in Continental Construction Ltd. v. CIT (1992) 195 ITR 811 .
4. That being the position, the obvious answer to the question is in the affirmative, in favor of the revenue and against the assessed.
5. Reference is disposed of accordingly.