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Viswabharathi Medicals v. ITO (2023) 330 CTR 445 / 221 DTR 309 (Ker)( HC )

S.148 :Reassessment – Order disposing the objection – Judgments relied upon by petitioner not applicable- Order disposing the objection was up held [S.147, Art , 226 ]

U.S Associates v. PCIT (2023) 330 CTR 317(Chattisgarh)( HC)

S. 148A: Reassessment – Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice – Assessing Officer cannot travel beyond show cause notice- CBDT Circular dated 11.5. 2022 applicable if amount of income which has escaped tax is less than Rs. 50 lakhs- Order was quashed .[ S. 148A(b), 148(A)(d), Art , 226 ]

Savithri Naidu v. ACIT (2023) 330 CTR 200 / 212 DTR 462 (Mad)( HC)

S. 153A: Assessment – Search or requisition- Order was not barred by limitation – Seized material was handed on 27 -8 -2019 – Writ petition was dismissed- Directed to pursue alternative remedy . [S.153C(2) Art , 226 ]

Narayan Devarajn Iyengar v. ITO (2023) 201 ITD 503/ 223 TTJ 905( Mum)( Trib) www.itatonline .org

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax – Alternative accommodation –Redevelopment agreement – Corpus monetary consideration -Rent for alternative accommodation – Hardship allowance – Capital receipt not taxable . [ S. 56 ]

Krishna D. Pawar v. ITO ( Mum)( Trib) www.itatonline .org

S. 69C : Unexplained expenditure -Capitalisation fee – Admission in medical college – Scribbling made on the back side of two pages which does not reveal that assessee had made any payment – Failure to give an opportunity of cross examination of Dean – Addition was deleted . [ S. 132 ]

Amrita Jhaveri (Ms.) v . Dy CIT ( Mum)( Trib) www.itatonline .org

S. 147: Reassessment – After the expiry of four years- Non -Resident – Swiss account funds of non -resident – Credits in HSBC (Geneva) accounts originated outside Indian Territories. – Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – No business connection – Limitation – Extended period of 16 years is not applicable to non -Residents- Reassessment notice and order is held to be bad in law and quashed – DTAA -India -UK -French . [ S.6(1), 6(6), 9(1)(i) , 69,139(1) , 148 , 149(1), (149(1)( c), Art, 28 ]

Dy .CIT v. Curosis Healthcare Private Limited ( Jaipur )( Trib) www.itatonline .org.

.37(1): Business expenditure – Sales and business promotion expenses -Gifting freebies to dealers and stockists – Performance in meeting sales targets – Allowable as a deduction – Circular No 5 of 2012 dt. 18 -2012 prohibits the benefit of freebies directly or indirectly to medical practioners and their professional associations and not to dealers and stockists .

Sahil Infra Creative Pvt Ltd v. ITO (Surat) (2023) 455 ITR 11 / 294 Taxman 113 ( Guj)( HC) www.itatonline.org

S. 148A: Reassessment – Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice – Shell company – Natural justice – Reply was filed in response to notice under the old regime – Order passed without considering the objection was set aside – Directed to pass the order considering the objections filed by the assessee. [S.143(2), 148, 148A(b), 148A(d), Art , 226 ]

PCIT v. Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. (2023) 452 ITR 246 (SC) Editorial: PCIT v. Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (ITA No. 155 of 2019 dt 8-11-2021 (Raj)(HC) is affirmed.

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Addition was deleted-Cancellation of penalty is valid. [Art. 136]

S. Palaniappan v. CIT (2023) 452 ITR 91 (Mad.)(HC) S. Manickavasagam v. ITO (2023) 452 ITR 91 (Mad.) (HC) Editorial : S. Manickavasagam v. ITO (2010) 3 ITR 304 (Chennai)(Trib.), affirmed.

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Loss on account of sale of shares-Shares were undervalued-Revision is justified. [S. 263(3)]