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EY Global Services Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 441 ITR 54 / 324 CTR 149 / 209 DTR 1 / 285 Taxman 100 (Delhi)(HC) EYGBS (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. JCIT (2022) 441 ITR 54/ 324 CTR 149/ 209 DTR 1 / 285 Taxman 100 / 324 CTR 149 / 209 DTR 1 / 285 Taxman 100 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Transferrer authorising transferee to use licensed software-No Transfer of Copyright-Amount received not assessable as royalty. Copyright Act, 1957, S.14(a), 14(b), 30, 52(1)(aa), Art. 226]

CIT v. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (2022) 441 ITR 113 / 285 Taxman 491 (Karn.)(HC)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Capital or revenue-Investment of funds before commencement of operation-Fixed deposits and mutual funds-Not revenue receipt. [S. 10(35), 28(i), 145]

Cognizance For Extension of Limitation, In Re (2022)441 ITR 722 (SC)

Art : 141 : Limitation —Covid -19 – Extension of periods — Initial order passed by Supreme Court restored — Period from 15-3-2020 till 28-2-2022 excluded for purposes of limitation prescribed under any General or special laws in respect of all judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings — Further clarification given [ Art . 142, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 , S. 23(4),29A, Commercial Courts Act, 2015 S. 12A, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 , S. 38 , any other laws , Courts or Tribunal ]

PCIT . v. Pankaj Singh Brijwal (2022) 441 ITR 713 (Uttarakhand) (HC) PCIT v. Narendra Singh Bisht (2022) 441 ITR 713 (Uttarakhand) (HC) PCIT v. Amar Ram (2022) 441 ITR 713 (Uttarakhand) (HC)

Constitution of India .

Art. 14 : Discrimination- Salary — Income-Tax department – State as an employer -Equal pay for equal work – Peons and watchmen — Difference in wages between those engaged prior to 2013 and those engaged later — Not justified. [ Art, 16, 39 ]

ITO v. Sarojini Ramaswamy (Deceased) (2022)441 ITR 674 / 210 DTR 161/ 325 Taxman 47 (Mad) (HC)

Wealth-Tax Act , 1957

S. 17 : Reassessment — Tangible material-Assessment cannot be reopened for redetermination of value based on subsequent sale of property — Reassessment unsustainable- Existence of alternative remedy — Not bar to writ. Art , 226 ]

Ritesh Bakuleshbhai Mehta v. PCIT (2022)441 ITR 287 / 285 Taxman 442 (Guj) (HC )

Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020

S. 2(1)(a)(ii): Appellant – Declaration — Pending proceeding — Application for condonation of delay in filing appeal pending before Commissioner (Appeals) — Declaration to be considered by Designated Authority. [ S.246 Art , 226 ]

Wholesale Trading Services (P) Ltd. v. ICAI (2022) 285 Taxman 216 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 21 : Professional misconduct-Scheme of Merger-Report was subject to judicial proceedings before High Court-Once the scheme of merger was sanctioned there would be no reason for Disciplinary Committee of ICAI to adjudicate the correctness of the report. [S. 22, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S. 138, Criminal Procedure Code,1973, S. 482]

Ambethraj v. Gowthaman (2022) 285 Taxman 159 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 3(2)(a) : Prohibition of benami transactions-Son cannot claim share in property allegedly purchased by his deceased father benami in his mother’s name as section 3(2)(a) of Benami Act presumes that any property purchased in name of one’s wife is for her benefit.

Ambula Ammal v. Anbumani (2022) 285 Taxman 27 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 2(a) : Benami Transaction-Property purchased in the name of wife before decree in suit-Attachment of property is held to be not valid.

Sudhir Kumar Hasija v. ACIT (2022) 285 Taxman 482/ 215 DTR 174/ 285 Taxman 482 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 276CC : Offences and prosecutions-Failure to furnish return of income-Two PAN Numbers-Surrendered second PAN number-Filed return regularly in one PAN number-Launching of prosecution is not valid. [S. 139(1)]