S. 23: Income from house property – Annual value -Vacancy allowance -Construction business- Some flats constructed by assessee were not let out during year -Properties held as stock-in-trade were not let out for any previous years, vacancy allowance is not available-Liable to pay tax on the sum for which the property might reasonably be expected to let from year to year under S. 23(1)(a) of the Act. [ S. 22,23(1)(a), 23(1)(c) ]

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income -Disallowance cannot be made in excess of actual exempted income-Matter remanded . [ R.8D ]

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax -Capital or revenue -Power subsidy received by assessee company from State Government under Power Intensive Industries Scheme, 2005, for setting up a new industrial unit in backward area was capital receipt and, thus, not liable to tax

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax – Interest on bank deposits out of share capital- Prior to commencement of business operations- Interest is liable to be assesses as income from other sources- interest income would go to reduce capital cost of project and was on capital account and same could not be taxed as income from other sources [ S.56 , 145 ]

S. 281 : Certain transfers to be void – Failure by Department to bring on record service of notice under Rule 2 — Charge registered by Sub-Registrar six and a half years after sale deed registered in favour of purchaser — Order declaring transfer null and void and notice for auction of property set aside .[ S.179(1) 220, 222 SCH II, RR. 2, 16.]

S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue – Writ against notice is not maintainable , except where the Commissioner lacks jurisdiction .[ Art 226 ]

S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue – Commissioner (Appeals) — Merger- Development expenses –Commission- Orders passed by Assessing Officer was merged with order of CIT(A) – Revision order is held to be not valid

S. 230 : Collection and recovery – Tax clearance certificate – liability of the assessee was more than Rs. 400 crores.- Insistence on a tax clearance certificate for the assessee to leave the country under the first proviso to sub-section (1A) of S.230 of the Act is valid .

S. 179 : Private company – Liability of directors -Person treated as Director should be given opportunity to be heard.

S.147: Reassessment — With in four years- Deduction allowed from Income from other sources in original assessment — No new facts on record — Reassessment to withdraw deduction is not valid .[ S. 56, 57(iii), 148]