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PCIT v .Gaursons Realty Pvt. Ltd. (2020)422 ITR 123 /104 CCH 0733/ 274 Taxman 512 (Delhi) (HC)

S. 36(1)(iii) :Interest on borrowed capital – Borrowed from banks and advanced to sister concern- Commercial expediency – Sufficient interest free fund was available – Deletion of disallowance is held to be justified .

PSTS Heavy Lift and Shift Ltd. v .Dy. CIT (2020)422 ITR 497 /107 CCH 0454 /193 DTR 193/ 317 CTR 172 (Mad)(HC)

S.28(i) : Business income — Income from house property —Main business is let out of property – Income assessable as business income [ S.22 ]

CIT v. Syndicate Bank (2020)422 ITR 298 /186 DTR 200/ 313 CTR 76 / 270 Taxman 237(Karn)(HC)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Notional expenditure on earning dividends cannot be disallowed when there is no expenditure is incurred – Rule 8D cannot be applied to any assessment year prior to assessment year 2008 -09 [ R.8D ]

PCIT v. Jay Chemical Industries Ltd. (2020)422 ITR 449 / 107 CCH 0459 / 275 Taxman 78(Guj) (HC)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – No disallowance if exemption has not been claimed.[ R.8D ]

California Software Co. Ltd. v. CIT (2020)422 ITR 514 / 107 CCH 0458 / 275 Taxman 158 (Mad)(HC)

S. 10A : Free trade zone – Export oriented undertakings – Remission or cessation of trading liability – Profits derived from export- Reversal of the entry with regard to the stock option given to the employees was in the nature of export income- Entitled to exemption. [ S.10B , 41(1) ]

K. Vijaya Kumar v. PCIT (2020) 422 ITR 304/ 271 Taxman 188/107 CCH 0467/ 191 DTR 179 / 315 CTR 572 (Mad)(HC)

S. 10(17A) : Awards and rewards in cash or kind – Award for meritorious service in Public Interest —Approval of State Government or Central Government is not mandatory – Approval is implied .

CIT v. Seven Seas Distillery (Pvt.) Ltd. (2020)422 ITR 229 / 185 DTR 105/ 312 CTR 272 / 271 Taxman 229(Mad) (HC)

S. 10(15) :Interest payable- Interest on Foreign currency loan Specified securities – Loan utilised for repayment of domestic loan taken towards working capital- Exemption cannot be denied . S.10(15)(iv)(f)

PCIT v. Punjab Police Housing Corporation Ltd. (2020)422 ITR 244 / 107 CCH 0457 / 195 DTR 150/ 317 CTR 838(P&H) (HC)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax – Interest- Surplus of Government grant- Interest earned -Not assessable as income .[ S.2(24) (i) ]

PCIT v. Punjab Police Housing Corporation Ltd. (2020)422 ITR 244 / 107 CCH 0457/195 DTR 150 / 317 CTR 838(P&H) (HC)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax – Interest- Surplus of Government grant- Interest earned -Not assessable as income .[ S.2(24) (i) ]

Ganpati Dealcom Pvt. Ltd. v. UOI (2019) 106 CCH 0420 /(2020) 421 ITR 483/ 269 Taxman 489 (Cal)(HC)

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016.

S.2(9) (a): Benami – No Procedure For Declaring Property Benami under Act of 1988 — Amendment Act not made retrospective — Prosecution in respect of Transaction In 2011 is held to be not valid [ Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988, 3 , 5 , 8, General Clauses Act, 1897 S.6 (c ) ]