S. 13 : Denial of exemption-Trust or institution- Investment restrictions -Shares received by way of gift failed to dispose off or convert said shares in to permissible investments – Denial of exemption is to be restricted to only income earned from shares to be taxed at marginal rate under S.164(2) and not on entire income of the assessee.[ S. 11,13(1)(d) (iii),164(2) ]

S.37(1): Business expenditure -Granting monetary benefit to legal heir of a former employee on the basis of resolution passed by the cpmpany is allowable as business expenditure .

S.37(1): Business expenditure – Capital or revenue- Product development expenses -Expenditure incurred improving quality of existing products – Held to be allowable as revenue expenditure .

S. 220 : Collection and recovery – Assessee deemed in default – Stay- Revenue authorities cannot pass an order mechanically referring the instruction no 1914 dt. 21-03 1996,directing the Assessee to pay 20 percent of amount during pendency of appeal before CIT (A)- Order of PCIT is set aside and reamnded to the PCIT to reconsider the application of stay and decide in accordance with law .[ S.251 ]

S. 220 : Collection and recovery – Assessee deemed in default – Stay- Power of stay with Appellate Authority cannot be equated to power garnted to the Assessing Officer- Petition was dismissed and directed to file stay petition before CIT(A )[ S.220(6), 251 ]

S. 147 : Reassessment- Charitable trust-Appeal agsint rejection of application for exemption of income was pending for next year- Reassessment notice for earlier years would not be vitiated by pending appeal against cancellation of application under S.13 of the Act .[ S. 11, 12AA, 13 , 148 ]

S. 36(1)(iii) :Interest on borrowed capital -Development and construction of residential building -Followed Accounting Standard- Disallowance of interest is not justified on the ground that interest on borrowings was included in closing work in progress .[ S.145 ]

S. 5 : Scope of total income -Accrual- Mercantile system of accounting -Not liable to be taxed on notional interest on non-performing assets considering the guidelines of Reserve Bank of India [ S. 145 ]

S.145: Method of accounting -Project completion method- Disclusure in the course of survey-Construction business- Income could be taxed only when sale deeds of units sold were registered even though sale consideration have been received earlier from buyer .[S.133A]

S. 150 : Assessment – Order on appeal –Reassessment -Assessment in pursuance of an order of appeal, etc. -Amendment is held to be prospectively -In course of appellate proceedings Commissioner (Appeals) made on observation that issue relating to capital gain earned by assessee might be considered in relevant year, it could not be regarded as definite finding under section 150(1) and, thus, assessment could not be reopened on basis of said observation after expiry of time limit of six years as prescribed in section 149- Order was quashed. [S. 147, 148 , 149]