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Nilesh Agarwal v. ITO (Delhi High Court)
Delhi High Court : S. 278B : Offences by companies-Prosecution of directors without impleading company-Not maintainable-Arraignment of company is a condition precedent for prosecuting its directors-Company being the principal offender must first be made an accused-Proceedings against directors alone quashed. [S. 276, 281, Cr PC, 1973, S. 482 BNSS, Act, 2023, S. 528, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S. 141]… Read More ...
Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP v. DCIT (ITAT Mumbai)
Mumbai Tribunal : S. 92C : Transfer Pricing–Arm’s length price-Avoidance of tax-International transaction-Characterisation of Indian Entity-Limited Risk Distributor-Entrepreneurial Service Provider- Transactional Net Margin Method (TNMM)-Other Method under Rule 10AB-Re-characterisation of Transactions-Royalty Computation-Transfer Pricing Adjustment of ₹444.93 Cr held to be unsustainable. [R. 10AB] The assessee, Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP, engaged in distribution of access to the global… Read More ...
Solvay S.A. v. DCIT (ITAT Mumbai)
Mumbai Tribunal : S. 9(1)(vii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services (FTS)-Functional Service Agreement- Standardized support services – No managerial, technical or consultancy element – Not taxable as FTS- DTAA- India–Belgium. [S.9(1)(vi)), Art. 12(3)(a), 12(3)(b)] The assessee, Solvay S.A. (Belgium), received Rs.109.72 crore from its Indian affiliates, Solvay Specialties India Pvt. Ltd.… Read More ...
Raj Impex v. PCIT (ITAT Mumbai)
Mumbai Tribunal : S. 263 : Commissioner - Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue - Special category States - Manufacture of essential oils and perfumery -Assessment without incriminating material – Search assessment – Deduction u/s 80IC – Revisionary power cannot be exercised in respect of completed/unabated assessments in absence of incriminating material – Revision order quashed. [S. 80IC,… Read More ...
Buckeye Trust v. Registrar, ITAT (Karnataka High Court)
KARNATAKA HIGH COURT: S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal –Duties - Alleged AI-generated order – Bias apprehension – Transfer of case – Once the ITAT President reassigned the matter to another Bench, writ petition seeking deferment of hearing became infructuous. [Art. 226, 227] The assessee filed a writ petition before the Karnataka High Court seeking a direction to defer… Read More ...
Vilas Babanrao Kalokhe v. PCIT (Bombay High Court)
Bombay High Court: S. 276C : Offences and prosecutions - Wilful attempt to evade tax- Failure to pay self-assessment tax along with return-Mere delay in payment of self-assessment tax does not amount to wilful attempt to evade tax-Continuation of prosecution would be abuse of process of law-Complaint quashed and dismissed. [S. 139, 140A,143(1), 276C(1), 276(2) ,276B, 278E, 279(1),Art.… Read More ...
Giri Chhaya Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. Sushila Laliwala
Bombay High Court: Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 S. 92 : Limitation–Co-Operative Housing Society- Recovery of maintenance charges – Continuous cause of action – Claim not time-barred - Section 92 is a special provision of limitation which overrides the Limitation Act - Orders of the Co-operative Court and Appellate Court were set aside and the dispute was allowed--… Read More ...
Shri Mukesh Agarwal v. UOI & Ors
Guwahati High Court: Central Goods and Services Act , 2017 . S. 132(1)(a) : Punishment for certain offences -Arrest - Bail – Arrest for alleged GST evasion – Mandatory compliance with procedure under BNSS, 2023 – Violation of Supreme Court guidelines in Arnesh Kumar and Satender Kumar Antil – Bail granted .[S. 69, 70, 132(5), BNSS, 2023, 35(1)(b)… Read More ...
Ujjawal Kumar Agarwal v. State of Assam
Guwahati High Court: Assam Goods and Services Act, 2017 S. 132(5) :Punishment for certain offences – Arrest - Bail – Cognizable -Non-bailable - Alleged wrongful availment of input tax credit – Offence non-cognizable and bailable – Custodial interrogation not required – Bail granted. [S. 132, BNSS 2023, S. 483, Art. 226] The assessee, proprietor of M/s BKS Enterprises,… Read More ...
KMG Wires Pvt. Ltd. v. NFAC (Bombay High Court)
Bombay High Court: S. 143(3) : Assessment-Principles of natural justice-Assessment order passed without considering reply to notice u/s 133(6) and by relying on non-existent case law-Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Quasi-judicial authorities cannot rely blindly on results generated by AI tools without independent verification- Breach of natural justice- Alternative remedy-Appeal was filed to avoid limitation-Assessment quashed and matter remanded [S. 68,… Read More ...