Dear friend Dhruvesh,
Below given is the relevant text of Anarkali Sarabhai v. CIT (SC) 224 ITR 422
" Here, a regular 'sale' itself has taken place. That is the ordinary concept of transfer. The company paid the price for the redemption of the shares out of its fund to the assessee and the transaction was clearly a purchase. As rightly observed by the Tribunal, if the company had purchased a valuable right, the assessee had sold a valuable right. 'Relinquishment' and 'extinguishment' which are not in the normal concept of transfer but are included in the definition by the extended meaning attached to the word are also attracted in the transaction. The shares were assets and they were relinquished by the assessee and thus relinquishment of assets did take place. The assessee by virtue of his being a holder of redeemable cumulative preference shares had a right in the profits of the company, if and when made, at a fixed rate of percentage. Quite obviously, this was a valuable right and this right had come to an end by the company's redemption of shares. Thus, the transaction also amounted to 'extinguishment' of right. Under the circumstances, viewed from any angle, there is no escape from the conclusion that section 2(47) was attracted and that the amount of Rs. 50,000 received by the assessee was liable to be taxed under the head 'Capital gains'. "
It may be considered sale, relinquishment and extinguishment... and therefore there is transfer...
Regards,
Chintan