S. 12A : Registration-Trust or institution-Retrospective registration-Delay in application-Assessee having claimed exemption under section 10(23C)(iiiad) from inception, being aware of statutory requirements, but not seeking registration under section 12A and failing to furnish cogent and justifiable reasons for delay-Denial of retrospective registration held justified. [S. 10(23C)(iiiad), 260A]

S. 10(26) : Schedule Tribes-Residing in Ladakh-Failure to prove residence in specified area and income derived from such area-Mere production of ST certificate not sufficient-Concurrent findings of fact not interfered with in writ jurisdiction-Writ petition dismissed. [S. 144, 264, Art. 226]

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Accrual-Sale of fly ash-Did not belong to assessee-A separate utilization account as mandated, and used funds solely for specified purposes without deriving any benefit or ownership-Income not accrued to assessee-Sale proceeds were not taxable.[S. 5, 260A]

S. 288 : Appearance by authorised representative –Duties – Appellate Tribunal – Adjournment sought by Departmental Representative – Statement of loss of trust in the Bench – Conduct held wholly unacceptable – Revenue representative duty bound to assist Tribunal – Matter adjourned with direction for proper representation. [S. 254(1)]

S. 151 : Reassessment – Sanction for issue of notice – Sanction of specified authority – Notice issued beyond three years from end of relevant assessment year – Approval obtained from Pr.CIT instead of Pr.CCIT/CCIT – Invalid assumption of jurisdiction – Reassessment quashed. [ S. 144, 147 , 148, 148A(d), 151(ii) ]

S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue – Long-term capital gains on equity-oriented funds – Annual letting value of properties – Non-initiation of penalty proceedings – Where AO had examined the details and taken a possible view, revision was not justified. [S. 45, 112A, 14A, 23, 24(b), 143(3), 271C]

S. 54 : Capital gains – Profit on sale of property used for residence – Development agreement – Indexed cost of acquisition – Assessee entitled to indexation on entire property and not restricted to 22.5% land share – Multiple floors in same redeveloped building constitute one residential house – Deduction u/s 54 allowable.[ S.2(47), 45 , 48 ]

S. 271E : Penalty-Repayment of loan or deposit-Reasonable cause-Bona fide transaction duly reflected in books-No intention to evade tax-Penalty not sustainable. [S. 269T, 273B]

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Inadvertent data feeding mistake in the return-Audit report-Voluntary disclosure of the income-Penalty deleted. [S. 44B, 115JB, 139(5)]

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Survey-Lack of proper enquiry-Specific show-cause notice-Excess stock-Principal CIT unjustified in invoking revisionary jurisdiction-Tribunal order affirmed. [S. 69, 115BBE, 133A, 260A]