S. 9(1)(vii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Supply of drawings and designs-Not assessable as fees for technical services-Supervisory services-Contract competition method-Remanded to the Assessing Officer-DTAA-India-Germany. [S. 9(1)(vi, 147, Art. 7, 12]

S. 9(1)(vii):Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Fees for provisions for other related services-Software itself is not taxable-Addition made for other related services is deleted-DTAA-India-UK.[S. 9(1)(vi), Art. 13]

S. 5 : Scope of total income-Inter-Corporate Deposits (ICDs)-Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) as per Prudential Norms issued by RBI-Possibility of recovery is almost nil-Cannot not be treated to have accrued to assesse. [S.4 43D]

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Joint development agreement-Income offered to tax-Making once again addition is lead to double addition-Order of CIT(A) deleting the addition is affirmed.

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Reimbursement of expenses incurred by JV firm-Order of CIT(A) deleting the addition is affirmed.

S. 69C : Unexplained expenditure – Bogus purchases – Information from Investigation Wing – Addition restricted to 4% justified – Additional ground of Revenue to disallowance at 100% of alleged bogus purchases is rejected – No justification for 100% disallowance in absence of suppression of sales –Books of account not rejected – PCIT v. Kanak Impex (India ) Ltd [2025] 172 taxmann.com 283/ 474 ITR 175 (Bom)( HC) is referred . [ S.145, 147 , 148 ]

S. 148A: Reassessment – Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice – Faceless assessment – Notice is issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer – On writ the Court set aside the notice issued under Section 148 and all other proceedings/orders emanating therefrom- Honourable Court has granted liberty to the Revenue to revive the order simply by moving a Praecipe before this Court- The Court also observed that once the Petition is revived and restored, the same would have to be decided on its own merits considering that several other issues are also raised in challenging the Notice issued under Section 148 [ S. 148 ,Art. 226 ]

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty – Concealment – Disallowance of deduction- Method of accounting – Plausible interpretation of law – No malafide intention – Disclosed all relevant facts and no false statement –Penalty is deleted . [S. 43B , 145 , 260A ]

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax – Capital or revenue – Sales Tax Incentive – Purpose test – Incentive for setting up industrial unit in backward area – Sales tax incentive under 1979 and 1983 Schemes is capital receipt, not chargeable to tax.[ S. 28(i), 43B, 1979 Scheme . 1983 Scheme]

S. 11 : Income from property held for charitable or religious purposes – Delay in e-verification of audit report – Audit report in Form 10B filed in time- E-verification delayed due to COVID- Delay is not intentional – Delay of 101 or 254 days within permissible limit – Rejection of condonation against principles of substantive justice – Procedural lapses should not override substantive justice, especially when there was no mala fide intent or negligence by the petitioner- Rejection order is quashed – Delay condoned . [S. 12A, 12AA, 80G , Form No 9A, form No 10B , Art.226 ]