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Dhananjay Kumar Singh v. ACIT (2018) 402 ITR 91/167 DTR 261 / 303 CTR 413// 99 taxmann.com 203/ 259 Taxman 373 (Pat) (HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed , ACIT v. Balmiki Prasad Singh ( 2018) 259 Taxman 372 (SC)

S.143(3): Assessment -Assessment order passed without considering relevant materials and objections raised by assessee was held to be arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice was quashed .[ Art 226 ]

Subodhchandra and Co. v. DCIT (2018) 402 ITR 500 (Guj) (HC)

S. 143(3): Assessment -Income from undisclosed sources — Manufacture and sale of gold ornaments -Discrepancy in recording quantity of gold- Addition was held to be justified .

Raghavan Nair v. ACIT (2018) 402 ITR 400/162 DTR 353/253 Taxman 379 / 304 CTR 96 (Ker) (HC)

S. 143(3): Assessment – Capital gains — Capital gains wrong shown in the return as taxable – Duty Of Assessing Officer to refrain from assessing such income.- No tax shall be levied or collected except by authority of law.[S. 45, Right to fair compensation and transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, S. 96 , Art. 265 ]

Nek Ram Sharma And Co. v. CIT (2018) 402 ITR 194 (J&K) (HC)

S. 143(3): Assessment -Estimate of profits — Gross profit rate —Findings based on conjectures and surmises and not on positive evidence — Order of Tribunal was set aside .[ S. 254(1) ]

CIT v. Virtual Soft Systems Ltd (2018)404 ITR 409/ 165 DTR 121 /302 CTR 65 / 255 Taxman 352 (SC) , www.itatonline.orgEditorial: Refer CIT v. CIT v. Virtual Soft Systems Ltd ( 2012)341 ITR 593 / 67 DTR 410 ( Delhi) (HC) is affirmed

S. 143(3): Assessment – Real income- lease rental- Interest and loan recovery – Guidance Note issued by the ICAI carries great weight – An assessee can only be taxed on “real income” -Lease rental is allowable [ S. 37(1),145(3), CA 1956, S.211 ]

ITO v. NVS Builders Pvt. Ltd.( 2018) 169 ITD 679(Delhi)(Trib) , www.itatonline.org

S. 143(2): Assessment – Notice by an AO not having jurisdiction over the assessee is irrelevant- Assessment was held to be bad in law .

CIT v. V.V. Devassy (2018) 403 ITR 25/ 252 Taxman 390/ 163 DTR 76 (Ker.)(HC)

S. 143(2) : Assessment – Block assessment -Notice issued with in period of limitation , however the notice was served beyond limitation period hence the assessment was held to be in valid and quashed- Tribunal was justified in considering the issue of limitation first time raised before the Tribunal [ S. 158BC, 254(1),292BB ]

ITO v. Dharam Narain ( 2018) 163 DTR 41/ 253 Taxman 479/ 301 CTR 41 ( SC)

S. 143(2) : Assessment -Notice – Notice to authorised representative was held to be deemed service of notice on assesse and sufficient compliance – Non availability of assesse on the given address the notices were could not be served [ S. 143(3) ]

Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board v. CIT (2018) 401 ITR 74 / 162 DTR 73/ 300 CTR 449/ 253 Taxman 178 (Karn) (HC)

S.142(2A): Inquiry before assessment– Special audit– Order passed without application of mind and objections of the assesse was held to be bad in law .

Bajaj Auto Finance Ltd. v. CIT (2018) 404 ITR 564 / 166 DTR 379 (Bom)(HC) , www.itatonline.org

S. 143(1)(a) : Assessment – Intimation –Provision for doubtful over due instalments – Adjustment was held to be not valid – Interpretations given by High Courts and Tribunals cannot be ignored by the Assessing Officers [ S. 36(1)(vii), 36(2) ]