(1.) THIS is a reference under Section 256(1) of the Income -tax Act, 1961, at the instance of the Revenue and the following questions of law have been referred by the Tribunal for answer by this court :
(2.) FOR disposal of this reference application, necessary facts are as under :
(3.) SO far as questions Nos. (3) and (4) are concerned, they are academic ; therefore, they need not be answered by this court.