S. 197 : Deduction at source – Certificate for lower rate – Order of rejection application was quashed – An ordinance made by the President is not an executive act- Power to promulgate ordinance is legislative in nature.-Directed the Assessing officer to decide the application on merit with in period of six weeks . [Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 , S 3, S. 119 , Art , 226 ]

S. 143(2) : Assessment – Notice – Beyond the period of limitation – Order passed is held to be bad in law . [ S.139(9) ]

S.54F : Capital gains- Investment in a residential house -Claim of exemption cannot be denied even though the House property which the assessee had purchased as co-¬owner had been
demolished before completing 3 years of purchase and no new house property was constructed.-Does not violate section 54F(3) of the Act. [ S. 2(47) 45, 54F(3) ]

S. 45 : Capital gains – Full value of consideration – Valuation report of DVO was less than the stamp valuation – Valuation report given by the DVO cannot be ignored and directs that the value as determined by the DVO be adopted for the purpose of determining the full value of consideration received on transfer of capital asset for computing LTCG as laid down in S..50C(3) of the Act [ S.50C(2)(b) , 50C(3) ]

S. 40A(3) :Expenses or payments not deductible – Cash payments exceeding prescribed limits – Commercial expediency – Not eligible deduction [ R.6DD ]

S. 32 : Depreciation – Rate of depreciation – FSI – Intangible asset-FSI purchased from Government of Maharashtra- held eligible for depreciation at the rates applicable to the Building @ 10% and not to Intangible assets @ 25% [ S.32(1)(ii), 43(6)(c ) ]

S. 260A : Appeal – High Court -Dismissal of appeal on grounds of delay in fling of appeal – Cash credits -No substantial question of law [ S .68 254(1) ]

S.28(i):Business — Income from house property —Object of developing commercial complexes —Income earned assessable as business income [ S.22 ]

S.254(1) : Appellate Tribunal — Powers- Remand – Deduction at source – The Tribunal being the fact finding authority ought to look into the facts before ordering a remand on the basis of the directions issued by the Supreme Court. [ S. 194J , 201(1) 271C ]

S.45: Capital gains — Transfer of bonus shares — Bonus shares in respect of shares held as stock-in-trade — No presumption that bonus shares constituted stock-in-trade — Tribunal justified in treating bonus shares as investments [ S.28(i) ]