Shivraj Gupta v .CIT ( 2020) 425 ITR 420/ 272 Taxman 391/ 315 CTR 601/ 192 DTR 20 ( SC) www.itatonline .org Editorial : CIT v Shiv Raj Gupta (2014) 52 taxmann.com 425 / [2015] 372 ITR 337 / 273 CTR 353 (Delhi) (HC) (Delhi) (HC) reversed. Followed Guffic Chem (P.) Ltd. v. CIT (2011) (2011) 332 ITR 602 / 239 CTR 225 / 52 DTR 289 / 198 Taxman 78 / 225 Taxation 383 (SC) / 4 SCC 254.

S. 260A : Appeal – High Court – High court shall formulate question and may then pronounce judgment either by answering question in affirmative or negative – If High Court wishes to hear appeal on any other substantial question of law not formulated by it, it may, for reasons to be recorded, formulate and hear such questions if it is satisfied that case involves such question. [ S. 4, , 28(ii)(a), Code of Civil Procedure 1908, S.100 ]

On appeal by the assessee , the Court observed that the substantial question of law that was raised by the High Court did not contain any question as to whether the non-compete fee could be taxed under any provision other than Section 28(ii)(a) of the Act. Without giving an opportunity to the parties followed by reasons for framing any other substantial question of law as to the taxability of such amount as a capital receipt in the hands of the assessee, the High Court answered the substantial question of law , without any recorded reasons and without framing any substantial question of law on whether the said amount could be taxed under any other provision of the Income-tax Act, the High Court went ahead and held that the amount of INR 6.6 crores received by the assessee was received as part of the full value of sale consideration paid for transfer of shares  . Court held that high court shall formulate question and may then pronounce judgment either by answering question in affirmative or negative or by stating that case at hand does not involve any such question.  If High Court wishes to hear appeal on any other substantial question of law not formulated by it, it may, for reasons to be recorded, formulate and hear such questions if it is satisfied that case involves such question (CA No  12044 of 2016 dt 23 -06 -2020 ( AY. 1995 -96)