(1.) BY this reference under Section 256(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act".), the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Indore Bench, has referred the following question of law to this court for its opinion :
(2.) THE material facts giving rise to this reference, briefly, are as follows :
(3.) OUR answer to the question referred to this court, is, therefore, in the negative and in favour of the assessee. In the circumstances of the case, parties shall bear their own costs of this reference.