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DATE: August 13, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 7, 2014 (Date of publication)
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Stay of demand in high-pitched assessments should be considered as per observations in Soul v. DCIT 323 ITR 305 (Delhi)

This writ petition is directed against the order dated 06.08.2014 passed by the Additional Commissioner of Income Tax with the approval of the CIT, Delhi-I, New Delhi. By virtue of the said order dated 06.08.2014 the stay application filed by …

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DATE: August 18, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 6, 2014 (Date of publication)
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S. 54F amendment by Finance (No.2) Act, 2014 is prospective & w.e.f. 01.04.2015

The above-said amendment to Section 54F of the Income Tax Act, which will come into effect only from 01.04.2015, makes it very clear that the benefit of Section 54F of the Income Tax Act will be applicable to constructed, one …

CIT vs. V. R. Karpagam (Madras High Court) Read More »

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DATE: February 17, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 6, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2014-15
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In view of retrospective amendment, s. 234D will apply to assessment orders passed after 01.06.2003

It can also be noted that the Bombay High Court (Commissioner of Income tax v. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., reported in 2010 TAXMAN 466) has in terms held that the decision of the Tribunal in ITO v. Ekta Promoters (P.) Ltd., reported in (2008) 113 …

CIT vs. Gujarat State Financial Services Ltd (Gujarat High Court) Read More »

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DATE: September 9, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 6, 2014 (Date of publication)
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An Attitudal change in Judges is required. It is high time for us to change our mind set and see whether this new technology can help us to increase the speed and also we have to take into account the convenience of the parties

In the said judgment, the Supreme Court has reproduced valuable observations of Justice Bhagwati in the case of National Textile Workers’ Union vs. P.R. Ramakrishnan at page 256 as follows: “We cannot allow the dead hand of the past to …

Suvarna Rahul Musale vs. Rahul Prabhakar Musale (Bombay High Court) Read More »

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DATE: September 25, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 5, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 1996-97
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What is accrual of income. The word "conceal" inherently and per-se refers to an element of mens rea, albeit the expression "furnishing of inaccurate particulars" is much wider in scope

(i) We need not refer to the case law on the subject, what is income or accrual of income, except by referring to the authoritative pronouncement of this Court in Commissioner of Income Tax versus Dinesh Kumar Goel, (2011) 331 …

New Holland Tractors (India) Pvt. Ltd vs. CIT (Delhi High Court) Read More »

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DATE: September 26, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 5, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2000-01 to 2004-05 and 2006-07
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A factual decision is perverse if the authority has acted without any evidence or on view of facts, which cannot be reasonably entertained. A perverse finding is one, if it is arrived at without any material or if it is arrived at or inference is made on material, which would not have been accepted or relied upon by a reasonable person conversant with the law.

This Court while exercising appellate jurisdiction under Section 260A of the Act is not an appellate Court for facts reprise. Factual findings can be challenged only on the ground that the factual findings recorded are perverse or relevant evidence has …

CIT vs. Rama Krishna Jewellers (Delhi High Court) Read More »

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DATE: September 29, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 5, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2006-200
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The formal reasons given in support of reopening the case cannot be added to or subtracted from or improved in the affidavit-in-opposition

In Hindustan Lever Ltd. Vs. R.B. Wadkar, Assistant Commissioner of Income-Tax And Others (No.1) reported in 268 ITR 322 (Bombay) and Aroni Commercials Ltd. Vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income-Tax And Another reported in (2014) 362 ITR 403(Bom) both Division Bench …

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DATE: September 29, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 5, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2009-10
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“Escapement of income” in s. 147 should be given a strict construction

In my opinion “escapement of income” should be given a strict construction. Not only should it not be used to justify a change of view it should not be used to reopen an assessment on facts, information, documents which were …

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DATE: September 12, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 4, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2003-04
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Creation of a reserve was sufficient to entitle the assessee to claim the benefit u/s 36(1)(viii) and the assessee was not obliged to maintain the said reserve

This court held in the matter of Grasim Industries Ltd. (supra) that the condition precedent to the exercise of jurisdiction under section 263 was that the order sought to be revised must be erroneous insofar as it was prejudicial to …

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DATE: September 12, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 4, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 1998-99
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The correct test to be applied is whether the partnership assets were converted to capital assets of the partners at the time of dissolution

The correct test to be applied is whether the partnership assets were converted to capital assets of the partners at the time of dissolution. This we find, was provided for in the dissolution deed itself which records in clause (3) …

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