S. 23 : Income from house property – Annual value -Vacancy allowance- When property had remained let out for a period of 36 months, and thereafter could not be let out and had remained vacant during whole of year under consideration, but had never remained under self-occupation of assessee, ‘annual value’ of said property was to computed at nil. [S. 23(1)(a), 23(1)(c)]

S. 12A : Registration –Trust or institution-Educational trust- Registration could not be denied on ground that assessee should have sought approval under S. 10(23C)(vi) of the Act. Matter remanded to CIT (E), in accordance with law. [S. 10(23C)(iiiad), 10(23C(vi)]

S.22: Professional misconduct- SEBI and disciplinary committee of ICAI found respondent guilty of several irregularities in public issu of a company – Removal of his name from register of members of ICAI for a period of one year , reference was accepted .

S.147 : Reassessment – Notice – Non-resident – Permanent-establishment – Tax deduction at source – Survey –Reassessment proceedings was held to be valid by High Court -Subsequent finding of DRP that there was no permanent of assessee in India , AO has dropped reasssement proceedings- Order passed by High Court up holding validity of proceedings was set aside- DTAA–India–Korea. [S.148, Art. 5 ]

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 ]