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PCIT v. JK Surface Coatings Pvt Ltd ( Bom ) ( HC ) www.itatonline .org .

S. 143(3): Assessment -Bogus purchases – Estimation of profit at 10% of total alleged bogus purchases is held to be justified – No substantial question of law [ S.37 (1), 40A(3), 260A ]

SPL Gold India Pvt Ltd v.ACIT ( Bom ) (HC) www.itatonlline .org

S. 143(3): Assessment – Natural justice –Covid-19 – Lockdown – Returned income was loss of Rs.10, 57,049 and income assessed was 114. 57 ,33, 424 – Only three working days notice was given to file various details – Order passed without giving sufficient time is violative of the principle of natural justice – Order was set aside . [ S. 144, Art. 226 ]

ITO v. Nita Jajoo Ventures Pvt Ltd (2021 ) The Chamber’s Journal – September -P. 76 ( Mum) ( Trib)

S. 68 : Cash credits – Share application money –Accommodation entries – Statement of Shri Shirish C.Shah – Investor companies have responded to the notices issued u/s 133(6 and summons issued u/s 131 of the Act – Deletion of addition is held to be justified [ S. 131, 132 (4), 133(6) ]

Kohinoor Indian ( P) Ltd v.ACIT (2021) 191 ITD 593 / 129 taxmann.com 396 (Amritsar) ( Trib.)

S. 32 : Depreciation – iPad is a communicating device and not a computer, hence, ineligible for higher rate of depreciation of 60 per cent.

CIT v. Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd ( 2021 ) 439 ITR 692/ 283 Taxman 215/129 taxmann.com 347/ 205 DTR 185/ 322 CTR 545 (Guj) (HC) / 129 taxmann.com 347 (Guj) (HC) Editorial : Order of Tribunal in Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. ACIT (2021 ) 200 DTR 177 ( Ahd) ( Trib) is affirmed .Editorial: Notice issued in SLP against the order of High Couurt , CIT v. Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd ( 2022) 286 Taxman 560(SC)

S. 194H : Deduction at source – Commission or brokerage – Expenditure on conference of doctors could not treated as commission – Not liable to deduct tax at source [ S. 201 ]

CIT v. Angels Education Trust ( 2021 ) 129 taxmann.com 305 ( Mad ) ( HC)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration –Trust or institution-Education- Excess of expenditure over income – Exemption cannot be denied [ S. 2(15), 11 ]

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration –Trust or institution-Education- Excess of expenditure over income – Exemption cannot be denied [ S. 2(15), 11 ]

Piramal Enterprises Ltd v. Add. CIT ( 2021 ) The Chamber’s Journal- September – P. 69 ( Bom ) ( HC)

S. 144B : Faceless Assessment – Draft assessment order – Natural justice – Order passed without following the procedures laid down under section 144B of the Act is ab-initio -void [S. 143 (3), Art , 226 ]

Korukonda Chalapathi Rao & Ors v. Korukonda Annapurna Sampath Kumar MANU/SC/0757 /2021 (SC) / , 2021(4)RCR(Civil)433 (SC) (SC)

Registration Act, 1908

S. 17: Documents of which registration is compulsory – Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered – Deed of Family Settlement – Merely recording of past transaction – Registration not mandatory- It may not require to be stamped.[ S. 49, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Ord. 13, R. 3]

Md. Abul Kalam v. UOI (Gauhati) (HC) www.itatonline.org

Oral hearing is an important ingredient of the justice delivery system-An open court proceeding ensures that the judicial process is subject to public scrutiny- Public scrutiny is crucial to maintaining transparency and accountability-.Transparency in the functioning of democratic institutions is crucial to establish the public‘s faith in them…….. – Successor Judge -Has to give oral hearing before passing the order . [ Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 , Order XVIII Rule, (2) ]

Bombay Chamber of Commerce v. ITO ( E ) ( Mum ) ( Trib ) www.itatonline.org

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes – Charitable purpose – Strive to promote the trade , commerce and manufacturers of India without seeking to make profits for its members is charitable purpose – Denial of exemption is held to be not justified [ S. 2(15 ) ]