Section 260
Decision of High Court or Supreme Court on the case stated. Repealed
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to income-tax and super-tax
1(1) The High Court or the
Supreme Court upon hearing any such case shall decide the questions of law raised therein, and shall
deliver its judgment thereon containing the grounds on which such decision is founded, and a copy of the
judgment shall be sent under the seal of the Court and the signature of the Registrar to the Appellate
Tribunal which shall pass such orders as are necessary to dispose of the case conformably to such
judgment.
2 (1A) Where the High Court delivers a judgment in an appeal filed before it under section 260A, effect shall be given to the order passed on the appeal by the Assessing Officer on the basis of a certified copy of the judgment.
(2) The costs of any reference to the High Court or the Supreme Court which shall not include the fee for making the reference shall be in the discretion of the Court.
2 (1A) Where the High Court delivers a judgment in an appeal filed before it under section 260A, effect shall be given to the order passed on the appeal by the Assessing Officer on the basis of a certified copy of the judgment.
(2) The costs of any reference to the High Court or the Supreme Court which shall not include the fee for making the reference shall be in the discretion of the Court.
Notes
1.The words in bracket shall stand inserted (date to be notified) by Act 49 of 2005, s. 30 and the Schedule (This Amendment
has been struck down by the Supreme Court’s Order dated 25th September, 2014 in the Madras Bar Association Vs.
Union of India).
2. Ins. by Act 21 of 1998, s. 57 (w.e.f. 1-10-1998)
2. Ins. by Act 21 of 1998, s. 57 (w.e.f. 1-10-1998)