S. 255 : Income tax Appellate Tribunal–Additional premises for the functioning of Court Rooms–Interim order of the High Court dated 28th June, 2000 allotting the premises to ITAT for the functioning of additional five court rooms is affirmed [S. 254, Art. 226]

S. 144C : Dispute Resolution Panel – Draft Assessment Order – Eligible assessee – Not an eligible assessee if TPO makes no variation – Assessment order without jurisdiction.- Quashed assessment order. [S. 92CA(3), 144C(15)(b) , Art. 226 ]

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty – Bogus purchases – Addition on estimation –Rejection of books oaf account – Penalty not leviable.[ S. 145(3) ,147, 148 , 260A ]

S. 192 : Deduction at source – Salary – Consultant doctors – No employer-employee relationship – TDS deductible u/s 194J – Income from business or profession-No substantial question of law – Contract – Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMCs) – Whether technical services – Matter remanded to the Tribunal to verify the contract . [S. 133A, 194C , 194J, 201(1), 201(1A), 260A ]

S. 56 : Income from other sources – Property received for inadequate consideration – Difference between agreement value and stamp duty value – Oral agreement supported by contemporaneous evidence –Agreement fixing the consideration and does not mandatorily require a written agreement – Change in stamp duty valuation method – Addition not sustainable- No binding precedent – Tribunal held that decision is based the facts and circumstances unique to assessee’s case and therefore the same cannot be applied as precedent in any other case. [S. 56(2)(vii)(b)(ii), 69B ]

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes – Carry forward of deficit – Excess expenditure incurred by trust in earlier years – Set off against income of subsequent years – Permissible – Appeal of Revenue dismissed. [S. 11(1)(a), 11(1)(d), 260A .]

S. 270A : Penalty for under -reporting and misreporting of income – Transfer Pricing adjustment – Advanced Pricing Agreement – No order passed u/s. 92CD(3) on modified return – Virtual hearing mandatory under Faceless Penalty Scheme – Penalty order quashed and matter remanded to AO to grant virtual hearing and pass fresh speaking order within 12 weeks. [S. 92CD(3) , 143(3), 144C(3), Art. 226 ]

S. 143(3) Assessment – Disallowance of expenditure – Business income – Entries in the books of account is not conclusive- Alternative remedy – No deduction of expenses claimed either by assessee or unit holders – Addition made by AO wholly without jurisdiction – Writ petition maintainable – Assessment order quashed. [S. 10(23FBA), 28(i), 37(1), 115UB, 144B , 246A , Art. 226]

S. 254(2) : Appellate Tribunal – Rectification of mistake apparent from the record – PF/ESI contribution – Subsequent decision of Supreme Court – Cannot be ground for rectification – Tribunal erred in recalling its order on the basis of subsequent ruling – Writ petition allowed. [S. 254(1), 143(1)(a), 36(1)(va), 43B, 260A, Art. 226, CPC O.47 R.1]

S. 73 : Loss in share trading – Speculation loss – Set-off – Not allowable against profit from F&O transactions – Arbitrage operations – Explanation to S.73 operates independently of S.43(5) – Speculative loss cannot be adjusted against F&O business income.[ S.28(i) , 43(5)]