(1.) The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench 'A', has referred to this Court, under the provisions of section 256(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'), the following question of law arising out of its order No. I.T.A. No. 731/Ahd/1982 for consideration of this Court.
(2.) The facts and circumstances in which the Reference has arisen, in a nutshell, are as under:-
(3.) This Court has now to examine whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was right in law in disallowing the claim of Rs. 3 lacs, which was made by the assessee.