S. 271DA: Penalty for failure to comply with provisions of section 269ST-Sale consideration over 2 lakhs-Genuineness of transaction was not doubted-Sales to farmers-technical and venial breach-AO is directed to delete the penalty. [S. 269ST, 274]

S.271D: Penalty-Takes or accepts any loan or deposit-Agent-An agent in a transaction of transfer of immovable property between a buyer and seller, cannot be held liable for penal consequence under section 269SS for receiving, for and on behalf of and handing over money to his principal-Not liable for penalty.[S. 269SS, 273B, Indian Contract Act, 1872, S. 226]

S. 271(1)(c): Penalty-Concealment-Disclosure of income in the course of survey-Prior to due date of filing of return-Income returned was accepted-Levy of penalty was deleted. [S.133A, 139(1)]

S. 271(1)(c): Penalty-Concealment-Failure to file return-Addition on estimate basis-Levy of penalty is held to be justified, though the addition was made on an estimate basis applying the explanation 3 [S. 139, 148]

S. 271(1)(b): Penalty-Failure to comply with notices-Strike by the Tax Bar Association on the first schedule date-Penalty was deleted-Delay of 24 days in filing of appeal was condoned. [S. 142(1), 253(5), 273B

S. 263: Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Penalty for under-reporting and misreporting of income-Direction of CIT to invoke the applicable penalty provisions under section 270A(9)(e) on the entire amount of estimated undisclosed income is bad in law. [S.153A, 270A(2), 270A(9)(e)]

S. 263: Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Commodity trading-Revision order was quashed and set aside-Cash deposit-No enquiry was made-Revision order was affirmed-Delay in filing of appeal was condoned. [S. 143(3),254(1)]

S. 251: Appeal-Commissioner (Appeals)-Powers-Direction to AO beyond ground of appeal-Violation of natural justice-Failure to issue show cause notice-The directions of the CIT(A) are deleted. [S.69A]

S. 251: Appeal-Commissioner (Appeals)-Powers-Jurisdiction-Valid order of transfer-Matter remanded to the file of CIT(A) to decide the issue of jurisdiction. [127 (1), 127(3), 144, 147, 148]

S. 206C: Collection at source-Trading-Clubbing of income-Credit must be given-AO is directed to give due credit of TDS/TCS of the minor child in the hands of the assessee-Amendment in Finance Bill, 2024 regarding credit of tax collected to be given to persons other than collectee should be held as retrospective in nature and not to detriment of assessee against a legitimate claim [S.64(IA)]