Month: June 2019

Archive for June, 2019


PTC India Ltd. v. DCIT (2019) 69 ITR 37(SN.) (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Only investment from which assesse has earned exempt income to be considered for disallowance. [R. 8D]

Welspun India Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2019) 69 ITR 617 (Mum)(Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure–Exempt Income-Assessee used its own interest free funds for making investment in shares and securities yielding exempt income-No disallowance could be made-Strategic investments made by assessee with its group/associated companies–to be considered for disallowance under section 14A-Disallowance under section 14A cannot exceed exempt income. [R. 8D]

Srishti Resident Welfare Association v. ACIT (2019) 69 ITR 9 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 12AA : Registration-Trust or institution-CIT(A) cannot question registration granted by CIT(E). [S. 251]

Tata Community Initiatives Trust v. CIT(E) (2019) 69 ITR 96 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 12AA : Registration – Trust or institution – Power of the CIT is to register or refuse to register the Trust but cannot qualify the Trust as ‘general public utility trust’- Tribunal directed the trust to be registered under section 12AA of the Act without any qualification. [S. 2(15), 11, 12, 13]

Anil Gowda v. ITO (2019) 69 ITR 55 (SN) (Bang) ( Trib.)

S. 10(1) : Agricultural Income–Assessee was able to prima facie establish that possession of agricultural land was acquired during the year- Entitle to exemption.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation v. ADIT (2019) 175 DTR 89 / 198 TTJ 34 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Investigation services do not satisfy the ‘make available’ condition under Article 12(5) of the India Netherlands Tax Treaty, payment for such services could not be taxed as Fees for Technical Services in India- DTAA-India–Netherlands. [Art. 7, 12(5)]

Welspun India Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2019) 69 ITR 617 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax -Incentives by way of excise duty refund and sales tax – encourage setting up of new industrial unit in area which was devastated by earthquake – Capital receipts not exigible to tax.

Uber India Systems (P.) Ltd. v. JCIT (2019) 262 Taxman 133/ (2020) 188 DTR 141 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 271C : Penalty-Failure to deduct at source–Pendency of appeal before Appellate Tribunal-Revenue authorities should be restrained from passing any order imposing penalty. [S. 201, 206AA]

PCIT v. Deccan Mining Syndicate (P.) Ltd. (2019) 104 taxmann.com 110 / 262 Taxman 259/ 104 taxmann.com 306 / 262 Taxman 306/ 308 CTR 858 (Karn.)(HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed, PCIT v. Deccan Mining Syndicate (P.) Ltd ( 2019) 262 Taxman 358 / 262 Taxman 305 (SC)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty–Concealment–Excess stock–Wrong entries in books of account- Deletion of penalty is held to be justified. [S. 145]

Mandhana Industries Ltd. v. PCIT (2019) 262 Taxman 137/ 178 DTR 57/ 309 CTR 1 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 264 : Commissioner-Revision of other orders–Subsidy- Settlement proceedings-Assessee had not raised any dispute regarding subsidy received by it during entire Settlement proceedings till settlement order was passed by Commission, it could not urge Commissioner to examine said issue in exercise of revisional powers. [S. 4, 245D(4), 245F]