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DATE: December 25, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 1, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2006-07
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S. 133A: A statement given u/s 133A(iii) is not on oath and can be retracted. Even a statement on oath does not create any estoppel and can be retracted

On the issue whether the statement on oath u/s 133A is binding and cannot be retracted, we have to make a categorical observation, here that statement given u/s 133A is not on oath. Section 133A(iii) observes, “record a statement of …

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DATE: November 28, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 1, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2003-04 to 2008-09
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S. 153C: Whenever a document is found from a person who is being searched the normal presumption is that the said document belongs to that person. It is for the AO to rebut that presumption and come to a conclusion or "satisfaction" that the document in fact belongs to somebody else based on cogent material

On a plain reading of Section 153C, it is evident that the Assessing Officer of the searched person must be “satisfied” that inter alia any document seized or requisitioned “belongs to” a person other than the searched person. It is …

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DATE: November 18, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 1, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 1999-00
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S. 263: Failure to conduct inquiry & hear assessee before issue of notice renders proceedings invalid. Order of CIT(A) results in merger of AO's order and bars s. 263 revision

It is clear that the assessee and the revenue both had preferred the appeals raising all the grounds, over and above the ground of deduction under Section 80HHC and 80IA of the Act, the order of the AO stood merged …

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DATE: August 14, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 1, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2006-07 to 2011-12
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S. 153C cannot be invoked unless the AO is satisfied for cogent reasons that the seized documents do not belong to the searched person. Finding of photocopies with the searched person does not mean they "belong" to the person holding the originals. The distinction between "belongs to" and "relates to" or "refers to" must be borne in mind by the AO

(i) First of all, it is nobody’s case that the Jaipuria Group had disclaimed these documents as belonging to them. Unless and until it is established that the documents do not belong to the searched person, the provisions of Section …

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DATE: November 26, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 1, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2008-09
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S. 2(47)/ 53A: Mere handing over possession pursuant to development agreement does not result in transfer if developer has not taken steps for development of property

The AO has assessed capital gain in the assessment year for the reason that assessee as per the terms of the development agreement entered with the developer has handed over possession of the property. However, as can be seen from …

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DATE: December 26, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 1, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2005-06
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For constituting a long-term capital asset, date of allotment of property and not date of registration to be considered. Benevolent approach should be adopted and not a hyper-technical or legalistic one

(i) All the aforesaid judgments relied on by the Revenue are cases arising prior to the amendment to Section 2(47) of the Act. The very same judgments show, in particular the judgment of the Full Bench of the Gujarat High …

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DATE: November 11, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 1, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 1986-87
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S. 271(1)(c) & 273(2)(a): Penalty cannot be mechanically levied. Cogent reasons have to be given

Sections 271(1)(c) and 273(2)(a) empower the AO to impose penalty on an assessee in a case, where, (1) there is concealment of income or (2) conscious attempt to provide the particulars of income which is untrue. Meaning thereby, the AO …

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DATE: November 26, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 29, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2007-08
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S. 2(15) Proviso/ 10(23C) (iv): Meaning of expression "not involving the carrying of any activity of profit" explained in detail

(i) The assessee trust is doing only one activity of printing and publishing of newspaper. This activity was held to be of charitable in nature by the Privy Council in the Trustees of The Tribune Press Lahore 7 ITR 415. …

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DATE: November 28, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 29, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2001-02 & 2002- 03
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As per proviso to s. 153C, the date of receiving books of account or documents shall be considered the date of search. Therefore, under proviso to s. 153C and s. 153A(1)(b), in the case of person in whose case action is required u/s 153C, the AO is empowered to take action u/s 153C for the year in which the seized document is received by him and the preceding six years

As per Section 153A(1)(b), the Assessing Officer is empowered to assess or reassess the total income of the six assessment years immediately preceding the assessment year relevant to the assessment year in which search is conducted. Thus, in other words, …

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DATE: November 28, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 29, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2009-10
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DRP’s stand that determination of ALP by the TPO is of no relevance in deciding the issue of suppressed sale by the assessee is not correct. Fact that products are sold below MRP does not mean the sales are suppressed

(i) The DRP held that the determination of ALP is of no relevance in deciding the issue of suppressed sale by the assessee and went on to estimate the value of suppressed sale on account of difference between the value …

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