S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Mutuality-Clubs-Interest eraned on deposits-Incomeearned by clubs through its assets and resources, from persons who are not members of clubs-Income is not covered under principle of mutuality and would be liable to be taxed under provisions of Income-tax Act-Precedent-It is a settled position of law that only the ratio decidendi of a judgment is binding as a precedent. [S. 2(24), 56, Art. 141]
Secundrabad Club etc. v. CIT (2023) 457 ITR 263 / 295 Taxman 123/ 334 CTR 105 (SC) Editorial: Secundrabad Club Ltd (2012) 340 ITR 121 (AP)(HC), Madras Gymkhan Club v. Dy.CIT (2010) 328 ITR 348 (Mad)(HC), Madras Cricket Club v.Dy.CIT (2011) 334 ITR 238 (Mad)(HC), Coimbatore Cosmopoltion Club v. ACIT (2010) 229 CTR 414 (Mad)(HC), affirmed.