Category: Income-Tax Act

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PCIT v. Bravo Sponage Iron (P) Ltd ( 2022) 212 DTR 291/ 326 CTR 85 ( Cal )( HC)

S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue -Commissioner cannot travel beyond the show cause notice – Order of Tribunal is affirmed [ S. 260A ]

Sujatha . T.S. v. TRO ( 2022) 215 DTR 380/ 327 CTR 476 (Ker )( HC)

S. 221 : Collection and recovery – Penalty – Tax in default –Limitation – Pendency of writ petition – Period to be excluded – Order was not barred by limitation . [S. 221(1) , Rule , 688 of the II schedule (Procedure for Recovery of Tax ) Art ,226 ]

Government Chandra Vijay College v .ITO ( 2022) 219 DTR 177/ 329 CTR 545 ( MP)( HC)

S. 201 : Deduction at source – Failure to deduct or pay – Failure to deduct tax at source – Honorarium to Gust Faculty Lecturers – Alternative remedy – Writ petition was dismissed [ S. 192 194H , 246 Art , 226 ]

PCIT v. PCF Ltd ( 2022) 220 DTR 467/ (2023) 330 CTR 89 ( Delhi )( HC)

S. 153A: Assessment – Search or requisition-No incriminating material was found – Sale and purchase of agricultural land held to be bogus / sham / paper transactions -Judgement of Supreme Court rendered after the assessment cannot be said to be incriminating – Order of the Tribunal is affirmed [ S.132(4), 260A ]

PCIT v. Nidan ( 2022) 220 DTR 137/ 329 CTR 919 ( Orissa )( HC)

S. 153A: Assessment – Search or requisition- Limitation – Interpretation – Precedent – Divergent view of different High Courts -SLP dismissed in limine – One favouring the assessee should be followed . [ S. 132, 153B, ]

Nagesh Trading Co v. ITO ( 2022) 219 DTR 156 (Delhi)( HC)

S. 148A: Reassessment – Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice – Accommodation entries -Notice was issued under section 148 of the Act (Unamended Act )- Directions given by the Supreme Court in Ashish Agarwal were applicable to cases , where notices under section 148 had been issued during period 01 st April to 30 th June 2021 – Notice issued under section 148A(b) is held to be bad in law [S. 148A(b), 148A(d), Art , 226 ]

SRS Mining v. Dy. CIT (2022) 217 DTR 361 / 328 CTR 623 (Mad)(HC)Editorial : Refer , SRS Mining v. UOI (2022) 328 CTR 510 / 217 DTR 321 taxmann.com 272 (Mad)(HC)

153A: Assessment in case of search or requisition – Examination or cross Examination – Principles of Natural Justice – If statements are not going to be used against the petitioner – Right of cross examination is not required – Writ petition was dismissed . [S. 132, 132(1), 132(1A) 292C, Art. 226]

Saroj Bhatia v. PCIT (2022) 218 DTR 142/328 CTR 846/145 taxmann.com 237 (Delhi) (HC)

S. 148A: Reassessment – Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice – Penny stock – Long term capital gain and short-term capital gain- Failure to provide bifurcation -Writ petition dismissed . [S. 10(38), 45, 148, 148(a)(d), ]( Art , 226 ]

S. M. Overseas (P) Ltd v. CIT (2022) 220 DTR 465/450 ITR 1/ (2023) 330 CTR 106 /291 Taxman 441 (SC)

S. 147: Reassessment – Pendency of rectification proceedings – Reassessment proceedings is held to be not valid – Order of High Court set aside and the order passed by the ITAT is restored . [S. 80HHC , 143(1), 148, 154 (7) ]

Sanjay Singhal v. UOI (2022) 211 DTR 182/325 CTR 354 (Raj)(HC)

S. 132: Search and Seizure – Reasons to believe -Discretionary jurisdiction – Alternative remedy- Writ petition was dismissed . [ Art . 226 ]