S. 10(10C) :Public sector companies – Voluntary retirement scheme -ICICI Bank- Early Retirement Option Scheme- Entitled to exemption even though the assessee had filed revised return under S. 139(5), for relevant year beyond prescribed time period. [ S.139(5) ]

S. 4:Income chargeable to tax-Capital or revenue-Income from other sources-Interest on funds deposited with banks – Prior to commencement of commercial operations will be in nature of capital receipt and will be required to be set off against pre-operative expenditure capitalized under head capital work-in-progress -Cannot be taxed as income from other sources. [ S.5, 56,145 ]

S.2(14)(iii): Capital asset-Agricultural land – Beyond 8 Kms from nearest Municipality -Nursery- Land record showing the land as agricultural land – Sale consideration is exempt from tax .[ S.45 ]

S.2(14)(iii): Capital asset-Agricultural land- Adventure in the nature of land – Land was sold after a period of 16 months-Land shown as agricultural land in revenue records- Fact that said land had been sold to an industrial unit and had potential to be used for industrial purpose, could not be a determinative factor to treat profit earned by assessee on sale of agriculture land as business income- The intention of the purchaser cannot be the determinative factor to treat the profit earned by the assessee on sale of agriculture land as business income. .[ S.28(i), 45 ]

S. 69C : Unexplained expenditure -Cash payments – Amount offered as undisclosed income in return of mother-Deletion of addition is held to be justified .

S.69A: Un explained money- Performance charges in weddings- No evidence whatsoever or any incriminating documents which indicated attendance of marriage functions by assessee in absence of any corroborative material addition could not be made solely on basis of statement obtained from secretary of assessee .

S. 69 :Unexplained investments – Loose papers- Proposal to buy flat- Deal was cancelled – Addition is held to be not justified .

S. 44B : Shipping business – Non-residents – Inland Haulage Charges ( IHC)- Income derived from operation of ship in international traffic- Not taxable in India – DTAA- India -France [ Art.9 ]

S. 36(1)(iv) : Contribution to recognized provident fund – Contribution to provident fund which is constituted under Gujarat Co Operative Societies Act , 1961 is eligible deduction . [ S.2(38) 40A(9) , Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 , S.71, 72 ]

S. 35AD: Deduction in respect of expenditure on specified business-Hotel business- Granted certification for categorization of its hotel as three star hotel -Entire capital expenditure is allowable as deduction .