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ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑΝ ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΧΑΣΕΣ
[1958] Ν.Σ.Χ.Χ.
Ιν τηε πρεσεντ χασε ιτ ωασ προϖεδ τηατ τηε παχκαγεσ ωερε στολεν φροµ τηε τραν−
σιτ σηεδ. Ιτ ωασ προϖεδ τηατ τηερε ωερε τωο λοχκσ ον τηε σηεδ, τηε κεψ οφ ονε οφ
ωηιχη ωασ κεπτ βψ τηε Χυστοµσ ανδ τηατ οφ τηε οτηερ βψ τηε Ραιλωαψσ. Ιν τηεσε χιρ−
χυµστανχεσ τηε ρεσπονδεντσ χουλδ ηαρδλψ ηαϖε α βεττερ εξπλανατιον φορ φαιλυρε το
προδυχε τηε γοοδσ τηαν τηατ τηεψ ηαδ βεεν στολεν φροµ τηε τρανσιτ σηεδ ανδ ηαδ
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βεεν λοστ τηρουγη νο φαυλτ οφ τηειρσ. Ιν µψ ϖιεω τηε λεαρνεδ τριαλ ϑυδγε χαµε το τηε
ριγητ χονχλυσιον ον τηισ ποιντ ανδ Ι ωουλδ αχχορδινγλψ δισµισσ τηισ αππεαλ ωιτη
χοστσ ασσεσσεδ ατ 236−0σ−0δ.
Χουσσεψ, Αγ. Φ.ϑ.: Ι
χονχυρ.
Ηεδγεσ, Αγ. Φ.ϑ.: Ι
χονχυρ.
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Αππεαλ δισµισσεδ.
ΙΗΕΚΩΟΑΒΑ ς. ΧΟΜΜΙΣΣΙΟΝΕΡ ΟΦ ΙΝΤΕΡΝΑΛ
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ΡΕςΕΝΥΕ
ϑΟΗΝ ΙΗΕΚΩΟΑΒΑ
ς
ΤΗΕ ΧΟΜΜΙΣΣΙΟΝΕΡ ΟΦ
ΙΝΤΕΡΝΑΛ ΡΕςΕΝΥΕ
ΑΠΠΕΛΛΑΝΤ
ΡΕΣΠΟΝ∆ΕΝΤ
ΣΥΙΤ ΝΟ. ΦΣΧ 15
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ΦΕ∆ΕΡΑΛ ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ
∆Ε ΛΕΣΤΑΝΓ,
Αγ. Φ.Χ.ϑ.
ΧΟΥΣΣΕΨ,
Αγ. Φ.ϑ.
ΗΕ∆ΓΕΣ,
Αγ. Φ.ϑ.
31στ Μαρχη, 1958.
Legislation - Finance Law of the Eastern Region, Ss. 17 and 18 - Assessment of
Income Tax - Onus of proving tax excessive.
ΙΣΣΥΕ:
1.
Ωηετηερ τηε ονυσ οφ προϖινγ τηατ αν ινχοµε ταξ ασσεσσµεντ ισ εξχεσσιϖε λιεσ
ον τηε ασσεσσεδ.
ΦΑΧΤΣ:
Τηε αππελλαντ∋σ ινχοµε ηαδ βεεν ασσεσσεδ φορ ταξ βψ τηε Χοµµισσιονερ φορ Ιν−
τερναλ Ρεϖενυε ιν τηε αβσενχε οφ δεταιλεδ ινφορµατιον ασ το ηισ (τηε αππελλαντ∋σ)
αννυαλ ινχοµε. Τηε αππελλαντ ωασ δισσατισφιεδ ανδ ηε αππεαλεδ το τηε Ηιγη Χουρτ.
Τηε Χουρτ υπηελδ τηε ασσεσσµεντ ανδ
τηε
αππελλαντ αππεαλεδ φυρτηερ το τηισ Χουρτ.
ΗΕΛ∆:
1.
Τηε ονυσ οφ προϖινγ τηατ αν ασσεσσµεντ ισ εξχεσσιϖε ισ ον τηε αππελλαντ.
2.
Ιτ
ισ χλεαρ φροµ τηε ρεχορδ τηατ τηε αππελλαντ φαιλεδ χοµπλετελψ το δισχηαργε τηατ
ονυσ.
Η.Ο. ∆αϖιεσ,
ωιτη ηιµ Ε.Χ.
Ακωιωυ,
φορ Αππελλαντ.
ϑ. Προβψν−Φρανχκ
ωιτη ηιµ Χ.
Εκπυνοβι,
φορ Ρεσπονδεντ.
ΗΕ∆ΓΕΣ, Αγ. Φ.ϑ.:
Τηισ ισ αν αππεαλ αγαινστ α δεχισιον οφ τηε Ηιγη Χουρτ οφ
τηε Εαστερν Ρεγιον δατεδ 24τη Απριλ, 1957.
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