Category: Income-Tax Act

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Prabhukumar Aiyappa Kullatira v. ITO [2022] 197 ITD 58/(2023) 224 TTJ 252 (Bang.) (Trib.)

S. 5 : Scope of total income-Resident in India-Long term capital gains-Shares held in UAE based company-Taxable as per the provisions of Indian Income-tax and not as per article 13 of DTAA-DTAA-India-UAE. [S. 6(1), 9(1), Art. 13]

ACIT v. Anilkumar Phoolchand Sanghvi (2022) 197 ITD 439 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 2(22)(e) : Deemed dividend-Fixed deposit-Fiduciary capacity-Protect the interest of company-Addition cannot be made as deemed dividend.

Pallava Resorts (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2022) 197 ITD 411 (Chennai) (Trib.)

S. 2(22)(e) : Deemed dividend-Not a share holder of holding company-Not taxable as deemed dividend irrespective of their common shareholders.

Jai Singh Goel v. CCIT . (2022) 325 CTR 485 / 211 DTR 293 (Delhi)( HC)

S. 279 : Offences and prosecutions – Sanction – Chief Commissioner – Commissioner – Application for compounding of offence – Rejected on the ground of limitation and the fact that assessee was already convicted by Magistrate – Conviction order set aside by CBI Judge and directed a fresh trial – High Court sets aside rejection of compounding application as (i) CBDT Circular had relaxed time limit to file a such application and (ii) second objection no longer survives as the conviction set aside – Revenue to consider the application seeking compounding on its own merit and in accordance with law [ S. 119 , 276CC, 278E, Art , 226 , CRPC , 391 ]

Elavally Service Co-Operative Bank Ltd. v. CIT(A) ( 2022) 213 DTR 453 / 326 CTR 860 (Ker)( HC)

S. 271B :Penalty- Failure to get accounts audited – Stay – Technical glitches Natural justice- Advancement in technology cannot hamper the cause of justice -Directed not to take coercive action [ S. 246A Art , 226 ]

PCIT v. J. M. J. Essential Oil Company (2022) 216 DTR 273/ 327 CTR 721 (Orissa HC)

S.271(1)(c): Penalty – Concealment – Mere acceptance of sales figures by VAT Authority cannot be a sufficient ground to hold that the cash sales were in fact genuine so as to delete the levy of penalty . [ S.80IC ]

CIT v. Maharashtra Seamless Ltd. (2022) 220 DTR 415/329 CTR 937 (SC) CIT v. Air France ( 2022) 220 DTR 416 (SC )/ (2023) 330 CTR 110 /CIT v. British Airways (2022 ) 220 DTR 416 / 2023) 330 CTR 110( SC)

S. 268A : Appeal –Instructions – Monetary limit less than Rs 2 Crores – Appeal of revenue was dismissed .

PCIT v. Dinesh Kumar Bansal (HUF) (2022) 214 DTR 11/(2023) 335 CTR 577 (Cal (HC)

S. 260A : Appeal – High Court – Condonation of delay – Substantial justice – Every single day’s delay must be explained does not mean that a pedantic approach should be made. When substantial justice and technical consideration are pitted against each other, cause of substantial justice deserves to be preferred. [S. 254(1), Limitation Act , S. 5, Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act , 2020 , S. 3 ]

Headmaster, Government Upper Primary School v. ITO (2022) 218 DTR 38/(2023) 334 CTR 337 (Ker)( HC)

S.234E: Fee-Default in furnishing the statements- Non-filing of TDS statement – Effective from 1-6-2015 – Levy of late fee invalid [ S. 200A, Art 226 ]

Equity Intelligence India (P) Ltd. v. DCIT (2022) 324 CTR 563 / 209 DTR 412 ( Ker )( HC)

S. 154 : Rectification of mistake -Mistake apparent from the record – Appeal – Refusal to consider circular – Writ petition was dismissed [ S. 246A ,Art , 226 ]