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Harish Chandra Bhati v. PCIT (2022)447 ITR 585 / 327 CTR 263 (All)(HC)

. 143(3): Assessment – High-Pitched Assessment — Strictures – Instructions of CBDT to be followed -Tax payers are one of the important pillars of the Country – Their harassment not only causes a jolt to the economy of the country and employment but also comes in the way of economic policy of the Government including the policy “ Ease of Doing business “ – The instruction dated April 23, 2022 issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes , needs to be implemented. Truly and effectively – Writ of mandamus issued to the CBDT with detailed directions .[ S. 119 , Art , 226 ]

ITO v. Rajni D. Saini (Mum)(Trib)(www.itatonline .org

S.56:Income from other sources – Transfer – The assessee had acquired right in the ownership of the flat at the time of issuance of allotment letter- Date of allotment letter is to be considered as date of purchase – Addition made on the basis of stamp valuation on the date of registration was deleted .[ S. 2(47), 56(2)(vii)(b) ] S.56:Income from other sources – Transfer – The assessee had acquired right in the ownership of the flat at the time of issuance of allotment letter- Date of allotment letter is to be considered as date of purchase – Addition made on the basis of stamp valuation on the date of registration was deleted .[ S. 2(47), 56(2)(vii)(b) ]

Railsys Engineers Pvt Ltd v. Add.CIT ( 2022) ( 65) G.S.T.L. 159 ( Delhi)( HC)

Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2007

S. 169: Service of notice in certain circumstances – Show cause notice and consequential orders – Required to be signed by concerned officer and same had to be affixed with digital signature if they were up loaded on GST portal .[ Art , 226 ]

Godavari Commodities Ltd v. State of Jharkhand ( 2022) (65) G.S.T.L. 194 ( Jharkhand )(HC)

S. 74 : Determination of tax not paid or short paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed , or utilised by reason of fraud or any wilful – misstatement or suppression of facts – Adjudication – Natural justice – Adjudication – Show cause notice – Recovery – Strictures against department – Commissioner of Sate Tax directed to issue appropriate guidelines /circular / notification elaborating the procedure for issuance of show cause notice , adjudicating and recovery proceedings . [ S. 73(5), 74(1), 74(5) , Art , 226 ]

PCIT v. Shri Krishan Lal Madhok ( 2022) BCAJ – November -P. 56 ( Delhi)( HC)

S. 69 :Unexplained investments -Peak credit – Amount disclosed and offered in one assessment year – Revenue bifurcating in to two assessment year – Rate of tax in same in both assessment year – Appeal of Revenue dismissed as there is no loss to Revenue . [ S. 132(4)]

PCIT v. IFFFCO Ltd ( 2022) BCAJ- November – P. 55 ( Delhi)( HC)

S .14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Dividend income from overseas company in Oman – No tax is payable on said dividend in India- Provision of section 14A is not attracted – DTAA -India – Oman .[ S. 2(45), 5,90(2)) R.8D , Art , 25 ]

Hemant Lalwani v .ITO ( Bom)(HC) www.itatonline.org

S. 276B : Offences and prosecutions – Failure to pay to the credit tax deducted at source -Compounding application – Failure to dispose the compounding application by the Principal Commissioner – Directed the Principal Commissioner to dispose the pending compounding application with in the period of three months from to day and not later than 27 th February 2023 . [ S. 204 ,278B ,279(2)), Art , 226 ]

DCIT v. Manish Vijay Mehta ( Mum)( Trib) www.itatonline .org DCIT v. Urvi Manish Mehta ( Mum)( Trib) www.itatonline .org

S. 68: Cash credits – Foreign bank deposits – HSBC account – Non -Resident – Merely on the basis of ‘base note’ addition cannot be made in the hands of non -Resident – Deletion of addition is affirmed . [ S. 5(2), 6 , 147, 148]

Atlas Pvc Pipes Ltd v. State of Odhisha (2022) (65) G.S.T.L.45O (Orisa)(HC)

Central Goods and Service Tax Act , 2017 .

S. 107 : Appeals to Appellate Authority – Certified copy of assessment order – Non submission of certified copy of assessment order while filing the appeal – Technical defect – Writ is allowed- Appellate Authority was directed to dispose of the appeal with reasoned order in accordance with law [ Odisha Goods and Service tax Act, 2017 , S. 107, Limitation Act , 1963 , S .5 , Art , 226 ]

Travancore Mats & Mattings Pvt Ltd (2022) (65) G.S.T.L. 35( Mad)( HC)

Central Goods and Service Tax Act , 2017 .

S. 16: Input tax credit – Eligibility and conditions for taking input tax credit – Scrutiny of returns – Conversion of partnership firm into Private Limited company – ITC claim made to jurisdictional GST officer in another State should not be rejected due to change in GSTIN as a result of change of partnership in to private limited Company [ S.61, Art , 226 ]