Year: 2019

Archive for 2019


PCIT v. Binod Kumar Singh ( 2019) 178 DTR 49 / 264 Taxman 335/ 310 CTR 243 /( 2020) 423 ITR 175 (Bom)(HC),www.itatonline.org

S. 6(6) : Residence in India – Not-ordinarily resident – Cash credits -If the assessee is non –resident amount found deposited in a foreign bank is not taxable in India either u/s 68 or u/s 69 of the Act – Period of 182 days to be considered for calculating residential status of a person migrated to Foreign Country . [ S. 68, 69 ]

Peerless General Finance and investment Co. Ltd. v. CIT( 2019) 416 ITR 1/ 265 Taxman 413/ 309 CTR 321/180 DTR 97(SC), www.itatonline.org

Interpretation of taxing statutes – Precedent – Supreme Court -Pronouncement of Supreme Court is binding on High Court though not ratio decidendi of judgment .

Rajesh Enterprises v. ITO (2019) 74 ITR 12 (SN) (Bang.)(Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty–Concealment-Notice not specifying the charge whether concealing particulars of income or furnishing inaccurate particulars of income–Failing to strike inapplicable words- Levy of penalty is held to be not valid. [S. 274]

Harvinder Singh v. ITO (2019) 200 TTJ 137 / 179 DTR 225 (TM)(Amritsar)(Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty–Concealment–Recording the satisfaction as regards concealment of particulars of income–Imposition of penalty for furnishing inaccurate particulars of income–Levy of penalty is held to be not valid. [S. 274]

Administrator of Estate of Lt. Edulji Framroze Dinshaw v. CIT (2019) 177 ITD 341 / 177 DTR 48 / 199 TTJ 885 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue –Interests of fixed deposits -If an amount is not chargeable to tax just because the payer has deducted the tax at source, the said amount cannot be brought to tax [S. 4].

Paras Chinubhai Jani v. PCIT (2019) 177 ITD 591 (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue–Purchase of a land prior to date of transfer of agricultural land– Revision is held to be justified. [S. 45, 54B]

Harvinder Singh v. ITO (2019) 200 TTJ 137 / 179 DTR 225 (TM) (Amritsar)(Trib.)

S. 255 : Appellate Tribunal–Third member–Powers- Third member has to pass an order agreeing with the one of the views. [S. 254(1), 255(4)]

Radhika Roy v. DCIT (2019) 200 TTJ 665 / 73 ITR 239 / 180 DTR 329 (Delhi)(Trib.), www.itatonline.org Dr. Prannoy Roy v. DCIT (2019) 200 TTJ 665 / 73 ITR 239 (Delhi)(Trib.), www.itatonline.org

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal–Duties-Additional evidence– Supporting the order of AO certain agreements which were produced by the assessee before the AO was produced by the revenue–Admission of additional evidence is held to be justified. [ITAT R. 29]

Radhika Roy v. DCIT (2019) 200 TTJ 665 / 73 ITR 239 / 180 DTR 329 (Delhi)(Trib.), www.itatonline.org Dr. Prannoy Roy v. DCIT (2019) 200 TTJ 665 / 73 ITR 239 (Delhi)(Trib.), www.itatonline.org

S. 251 : Appeal-Commissioner (Appeals)–Powers -New source of income–Purchase of shares at Rs.4 per share when the market price was Rs.140 per share–AO made addition of Rs. 136 per share u/s 69/69B of the Act–CIT (A) confirmed the addition u/s. 56(2)(vii)(c) of the Act–CIT(A) has not discovered a new source of income-Order of CIT(A) is affirmed. [S. 56(2)(vii)(c), 69, 69B, 246A]

Annapoorneshwari Investment v. DCIT 177 ITD 717 (Bang.)(Trib.)

S. 249 : Appeal-Commissioner(Appeals)–Payment of admitted tax- Subsequently required amount of tax is paid- Appeal shall be admitted on making payment of tax and taken up for hearing on merits. [S. 246A, 249(4)(a)]